Influence Wargaming Handbook
This publication explains how wargaming can be used to explore influence and how influence effects might be better represented within wargames.
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The Influence Wargaming Handbook provides general guidance and highlights points that require consideration in the context of wargaming.
This handbook assumes that the reader is familiar with wargaming and the associated red teaming good practice and will focus on factors that relate specifically to wargaming influence.
The Influence Wargaming Handbook should be read alongside the Wargaming Handbook and Red Teaming Handbook.
Produced in association with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the Joint Information Activities Group (JIAG), the handbook was officially launched at the Influence Wargaming Conference in July 2023.
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Who should read this publication
The Influence Wargaming Handbook is intended for all Defence and security personnel, including partners across government, related non-government departments and those in the private sector.
The handbook is split to accommodate different audiences. Chapters one and two are aimed at the owners of influence-related problems (for example, potential wargame sponsors), so they can better understand how wargaming can be used to support their activities. Chapters three and four are aimed at practitioners who design and deliver influence wargames.
A comprehensive presentation by the lead authors can be viewed in the following Georgetown University Wargaming Society video.
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