SOAR TECHNOLOGY, LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase I: N151-077

Description

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.