The National Defense Strategy: A Compelling Call for Defense Innovation
Steve Blank
February 12, 2018
“Success no longer goes to the country that develops a new fighting technology first, but rather to the one that better integrates it and adapts its way of fighting …Our response will be to prioritize speed of delivery, continuous adaptation, and frequent modular upgrades. We must not accept cumbersome approval chains, wasteful applications of resources in uncompetitive space, or overly risk-averse thinking that impedes change.â€
At first glance, you might think these quotes were from a CEO who just took over a company facing disruption from agile startups and a changing environment. And you’d be right. But in this case the CEO is the secretary of defense. And his company has 2 million employees.
https://warontherocks.com/2018/02/national-defense-strategy-compelling-call-defense-innovation/
