by dbward@mitre.org | 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 m93718 | Feb 3, 2021 | Innovation
Disrupting Acquisition Blog Mountains in the Stream The stream is one of those recurring metaphors that shows up throughout all aspects of my life, everything from the Acquisition field to personal views on life, love, spirituality, immortality. Maybe that’s...
by m93718 | Jan 26, 2021 | Innovation
Disrupting Acquisition Blog Flipping the Mentor Model to Keep Innovation Innovative If you want to see the future, get to know the youngest person in the room. That’s not a “boomer” complaint about Millennials and Gen Zers: it’s inspiration to keep learning, stay...
by m93718 | May 4, 2020 | Accelerate, Innovation, Mindset
Disrupting Acquisition Blog Pentagon Wars 2020: The Return of the Bureaucrats As the United States advances in the Great Power Competition, one thing is certain – the DoD must increase its speed, agility, and innovation. This new era offers greater threats and...
by m93718 | Apr 16, 2020 | Accelerate, Innovation, Policy
Disrupting Acquisition Blog Modernizing DoD’s Requirements System The world is accelerating into the future, but the DoD’s requirements system is stuck in the past. The current approach to generating requirements is too slow to produce results when they...
by dbward@mitre.org | 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...
