Think Holistically

Accelerate Accelerate Home Accelerate Culture Accelerate Requirements Accelerate System Design Accelerate Execution Accelerate Contracting “Systems thinking has been defined as an approach to problem solving that attempts to balance holistic thinking and reductionist...

Apply Design Thinking

Accelerate Accelerate Home Accelerate Culture Accelerate Requirements Accelerate System Design Accelerate Execution Accelerate Contracting Design Thinking is a mindset for problem solving or “A style of thinking that combines empathy for the users and immersion in the...

Ride the Simplicity Cycle

Accelerate Accelerate Home Accelerate Culture Accelerate Requirements Accelerate System Design Accelerate Execution Accelerate Contracting The Simplicity Cycle equips teams with a visual vocabulary for assessing a design’s complexity and value. It can be applied to...

Just Keep Trimming

Accelerate Accelerate Home Accelerate Culture Accelerate Requirements Accelerate System Design Accelerate Execution Accelerate Contracting Trimming is an iterative technique for removing unnecessary elements from a design. It can be applied to technical designs and...

Build a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA)

Accelerate Accelerate Home Accelerate Culture Accelerate Requirements Accelerate System Design Accelerate Execution Accelerate Contracting Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) is a systems engineering approach that involves dividing large entities into smaller modules...

Cross the Valley of Death with Confidence

Accelerate Home Accelerate Culture Accelerate Requirements Accelerate System Design Accelerate Execution Accelerate Contracting Crossing the Valley of Death is a common phrase in DoD whereby many promising science and technology research projects fail to be integrated...