by Dan Ward | May 4, 2022 | Acquisition
Disrupting Acquisition Blog Acquisition Lessons From Ukraine No matter how long the war in Ukraine lasts, one thing is certain: military professionals across the DoD and around the world will study this conflict for years, drawing lessons that are specific to their...
by Dan Ward | Mar 22, 2022 | Acquisition, Agile, Execution, Innovation
Disrupting Acquisition Blog Intended To Be Blended My blender just might be the most useful gadget in my kitchen. I use it for everything from soups to sauces to smoothies, to say nothing of frozen drinks. And as a Card Carrying Acquisition Nerd, my blender naturally...
by Dan Ward | Aug 27, 2021 | Accelerate, Accelerate, Blog, Execution, Innovation, Rapid Acquisition
The sun was setting as my buddy Ryan and I finished building our survival shelter, one of our last requirements to earn the Wilderness Survival merit badge. Well, I assumed the sun was setting. The thick forest around us and even thicker rain clouds above made it hard...
by Dan Ward | Apr 9, 2020 | Agile, Innovation
Disrupting Acquisition Blog Don’t Play Mob Ball, Revisited “Have you ever seen little kids play soccer? Without fail, all the kids on the field mob the ball as soon as the whistle blows. It’s the only thing they focus on, despite what their coaches told them about...
by Dan Ward | Apr 1, 2020 | Innovation, Rapid Acquisition
Disrupting Acquisition Blog JTRS: A Cautionary Tale For Today A version of this post originally appeared in National Defense Magazine in 2012. It has been edited and updated. In a January 2012 article titled Failure To Communicate, published on the Center For Public...
