Commanders and staff apply systems thinking and operational variables to visualize and describe the operational environment (OE) (DA, 2015). According to DA (2022), the infrastructure variable depicts the essential installations, services, and facilities needed for a community or society to function effectively. FramingFraming occurs when planners build conceptual models that depict the reality of the current environment and all the intricate details that influence that environment (DA, 2015). Through meta-questioning, the planning team explores ideas, finds problems, and generate assumptions within the OE (DA, 2015). The key concepts of framing, visual modeling, and narrative construction guide the operational approach by finding problems and solutions within the OE (DA, 2015).

Source: Washington Post January 11, 2023 22:45 UTC