This publication, Army Techniques Publication ATP 5-0.1, Army Design Methodology (ADM), is part of a continuing effort focused on improving the critical and creative thinking abilities of leaders and teams to understand and solve problems. This publication describes ADM in the context of the operations process and offers techniques for forming and leading teams for group problem solving. It describes the major activities of ADM and provides techniques for framing operational environments, framing problems, developing an operational approach, and reframing. ADM takes an interdisciplinary approach to planning and problem solving incorporating ideas associated to critical and creative thinking, leadership, decisionmaking, and organizational learning. The professional field of books and articles on these disciplines is vast and rich. Readers are encouraged to continue their study on these topics beyond the material offered in this ATP. The principal audience for this publication is Army commanders and staffs. Commanders and staffs of Army headquarters serving as joint task force or multinational headquarters should refer to applicable joint or multinational doctrine concerning joint or multinational planning. Trainers and educators throughout the Army will also use this publication as a guide for instructing ADM. Recognizing and solving problems is essential. Faced with unfamiliar or ambiguous situations, commanders and staffs may feel overwhelmed by uncertainty. This is where Army design methodology (ADM) can help. By first framing an operational environment and associated problems, ADM enables commanders and staffs to think about the situation before developing ways to solve those problems. Based on this understanding, commanders and staffs are better equipped to develop approaches to overcome identified problems. ADM helps commanders and staffs with understanding, visualizing, and describing operations and it is an aid to conceptual planning. During operations, ADM supports organizational learning as the command adapts to changing circumstances. The potential benefits for using ADM include: - Enhanced dialogue between commanders, staffs, and unified action partners. - Greater understanding of an operational environment. - Deeper understanding of problems and their causes. - Shared understanding of the operation's purpose. - Shared visualization of the conduct of an operation. - Enhanced guidance to drive detailed planning. - Expanded role of the assessment process. This publication contains six chapters and two appendices.