General Robert Neller, Commandant of the Marine Corps, addresses the Force Development 25 Innovation Symposium on February 23, 2016. You can read more about it in this recent Marine Corps Times article as well as review briefs and videos from the two day Symposium at this link.
Workshop participants use sticky notes, sharpies and pipe cleaners during the Force Development 25 Innovation Symposium to aid their design thinking about the future of the force and harnessing innovation. Video of the plenary speakers and their briefs can be found here. |
August Cole (left), co-author "Ghost Fleet", Dr. Chuck Gannon (center), author "Trial by Fire", and Max Brooks (right), author "World War Z" talk with a select group of burgeoning science fiction writers from across the Department of Defense. The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory/Futures Directorate's (MCWL/FD) Futures Assessment Division (FAD) and the Atlantic Council setup the workshop to help MCWL/FD craft a more compelling and credible narrative of the future as it prepares to update the Marine Corps Security Environment Forecast.
The Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory/Futures Directorate identifies future challenges and opportunities, develops warfighting concepts, and comprehensively explores options in order to inform the combat development process to meet the challenges of the future operating environment.