(This is the second half of a longer podcast. Also, we experienced sound quality problems while recording this episode, so we apologize in advance!)
In this episode, we discuss:
*How Nick found his way to DFCs
*Nick’s experience of watching a DFC taught about his own combat experiences
*Green-eyed Ghosts, the first DFC that Nick designed, developed, and facilitated
*Nick’s first time teaching Green-eyed Ghosts and the reception it received
*The need for case facilitators to honor the facts of the case and describe its events as accurately as possible
*Why case facilitators should be impartial in their facilitation
*Nick’s experience delivering a Battle of Belleau Wood case at a World War One conference
*His thoughts on what makes a great DFC and his work on enlisted-focused cases
*How teaching DFCs on ethics and leadership is akin to hitting the “easy button”
*How Nick finds a “home” for a DFC
*The experiences of Nick’s wife teaching DFCs at her job at Marine Corps Community Services
*Common DFC facilitation pitfalls
*One of Damien’s nightmare case teaching experiences and the profound learning he took from it
*The need for including fine details in tactical DFCs
*Why context is key to DFCs
*How some case participants get “stuck” on the actual decisions made by the case protagonist
*Nick’s favorite DFC, Missile Command, and the time he taught it The Basic School
*The stories behind two other DFCs that Nick created and taught, Rage Against the Machine and 1st and 10
*Nick’s experience teaching DFCs in the fleet and at the 29 Palms Staff Non-Commissioned Officer Academy
*Nick’s approach to teaching people how to develop and facilitate DFCs
*His thoughts on why we don’t see more enlisted Marines facilitating DFCs and what he’d do to change that
*What drew Nick to teaching and his advice to young Marines interested in becoming instructors
*The connection between teaching and leading
*Nick’s experience as a sergeant major
Notes
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