Recommended Innovation Articles (and Commentary) 1: Chinese Strategy and ‘Go’ is not like Western (Clausewitzian) Warfare and ‘Chess’

Ben Zweibelson, PhD
3 min readJan 21, 2023

This is a series I will post to Medium where I share links to articles concerning innovation, strategic change, design thinking, and related topics. People ask me frequently for article suggestions, and I also maintain several innovation distribution lists where I provide commentary and suggestions on one article at a time. All thoughts below are of my own opinion, and while most of the linked articles will be freely available, some may be behind paywalls due to where the article is published. Follow me on Medium, Twitter, and LinkedIn for new articles in this series.

Image source: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/27/464566551/forget-chess-ai-masters-wickedly-complex-chinese-game-of-go

Today’s recommended article is actually a monograph published through the United States Army War College Press and one I have enjoyed and referenced for over a decade in my own work. It is titled “Learning from the Stones: A ‘Go’ Approach to Mastering China’s Strategic Concept ‘Shi’ by Dr. David Lai. The PDF can be downloaded without paywall here on the AWC official site:

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Ben Zweibelson, PhD

Philosopher of Conflict; works at U.S. Space Command; All opinions my own!