Alex Ryan

Biography

Dr Alex Ryan is Assistant Professor of Complex Systems at the School of Advanced Military Studies, Command and General Staff College in the United States. He teaches effective thinking, complex systems and design within the Advanced Military Studies Program and the Advanced Operational Art Studies Fellowship. In nine years at the Defence Science and Technology Organisation, Alex Ryan was the Australian national lead for the TTCP Joint Systems Analysis Action Group on complex adaptive systems for defence, task manager for complex adaptive systems research, and managed support to operations for winning the adaptation battle. Alex Ryan has a PhD in complex systems design from the University of Adelaide.

Contributions

Title	Date Published
The Foundation for an Adaptive Approach: Insights from the Science of Complex Systems	15 Feb 2025

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