Daniel F. Oriesek is a Swiss general staff officer, civil servant and entrepreneur. After many years in banking and strategy consulting, while pursuing his military career as a reserve officer, he served two tours in the Balkans and in 2014 became a full-time employee of the Swiss Department of Defense. He serves on the board of a real estate company co-founded by him and has participated, designed and conducted numerous business and military wargames.

Jan Oliver Schwarz is a professor of strategic management and leadership at the ESB Business School, Reutlingen University, Germany and a senior advisor at the Institute for Innovation and Change Methodologies (IICM), Munich, Germany. His academic and consulting work specializes in future-oriented strategy development which includes implementing corporate foresight processes and applying approaches such as scenario planning and business wargaming.

Introduction. Part One: Challenges Of A VUCA World And The Need For A New Approach 1. Vuca As A Driver For Change 2. Strategy As A Tool To Deal With Uncertainty 3. The Essence Of A "Joint Approach" - Lessons From Military Planning 4. The "Joint Approach" In A Civilian Context Part Two: Background To Wargaming 5. The History Of Wargaming 6. Business Wargaming Methodology Part Three: Wargaming In Practice 7. Tactical Wargaming 8. Operational Wargaming 9. Strategic Wargaming 10. Hindsight: How Well Does Business Wargaming Work? And Why Does Business Wargaming Work? Part Four: Business Wargaming In Teaching 11. Challenges In Teaching In A VUCA World 12. Reflection On Applying Business Wargaming In The Classroom: Critical Success Factors Part Five: How To Get Started 13. Design, Execution, And Evaluation Outlook And Conclusion