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Developing Psychological Flexibility
Navy SBIR FY2015.1
| Sol No.: |
Navy SBIR FY2015.1 |
| Topic No.: |
N151-077 |
| Topic Title: |
Developing Psychological Flexibility |
| Proposal No.: |
N151-077-0205 |
| Firm: |
Soar Technology, Inc.
3600 Green Court
Suite 600
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105-2588 |
| Contact: |
Robert Hubal |
| Phone: |
(762) 233-1763 |
| Abstract: |
Soar Technology, Inc. and Quantum Improvements Consulting propose a Cognitive Resilience and Flexibility Training (CRAFT) curriculum to address Marines resilience training and assessment. The team will build on a unique combination of four capabilities: Curriculum development and experience in developing engaging reusable modules, in making good instructors great, and in motivating instructors and students alike; direct experience training and assessing Marines in resilience techniques; cost-effective designs of a mix of learning technologies including virtual environments to situate learning and assessment and physiological sensing to measure signals that indicate a need for system adaptation or augmentation; and adaptive, tailored simulation training. The team will develop a curriculum to support Marine resilience training through mind-body awareness that is scientifically validated, intuitive for all instructors - novice to expert - to implement, Marine friendly, supportive of Marines both inside and outside the classroom, and in line with Navy goals for training modernization. |
| Benefits: |
The team's modular training approach will enable dynamic tailoring by instructors and immediate switching between military-specific and -nonspecific situations to increase breadth of application of resilience skills as well as reach non-military audiences. Its use of physiological and behavioral metrics of performance will support real-time assessment of learners' internal state. Its integration of systems intelligence will overcome largely passive training that requires learner initiative by introducing an active environments requiring realistic learner behavior while engaging with intelligent agents in representative settings. |
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