1-90. Commanders use the elements of operational art to help them form their commander’s visualization— the mental process of developing situational understanding, determining a desired end state, and envisioning an operational approach by which the force will achieve that end state (ADRP 5-0). In building their visualization, commanders first seek to understand the OE. Next, commanders envision a set of desired future conditions that represents the operation’s end state. Commanders complete their visualization by conceptualizing an operational approach—a broad description of the mission, operational concepts, tasks, and actions required to accomplish the mission (JP 5-0). (See ADRP 3-0 for a discussion of each element of operational art.)