Agile, Customer Development, Government and Security

Why Companies and Government Do “Innovation Theater” Instead of Actual Innovation

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 15, 2019

The type of disruption most companies and government agencies are facing is a once-in-every-few-centuries event. Ultimately, companies and government agencies need to stop doing this or they will fail. By process I mean all the tools that allow companies and government to scale repeatable execution. Process Versus Product.

Government

Government Technical Review Acquisition Metrics

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2021

Hacking for Defense has teams of students working to understand and solve national security problems. This was followed by an 8-minute slide presentation describing their customer discovery journey over the 10 weeks. This was my sixth time teaching a virtual class during the lockdown – and for our students likely their 15th or more.

Lean

Lean Security Asia SBIR

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

Second, doing customer discovery via video actually increased the number of interviews the students were able to do each week. The eight teams spoke to over 945 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc.

Oakland

Oakland Asia Lean Video

Lean Meets Wicked Problems

Steve Blank

JULY 25, 2023

This meant the class was team-based, Lean-driven (hypothesis testing/business model/customer development/agile engineering) and experiential – where the students, rather than being presented with all of the essential information, must discover that information rapidly for themselves. What is unique about Wicked Problems?

Lean

Lean Chile Ukraine Spain

NYU Commencement Speech 2016

Steve Blank

MAY 23, 2016

The Lean LaunchPad class is now taught around the world – and VC’s expect entrepreneurs to talk about not just their technology but their customer development findings. government is still operating like a 20 th century organization while our adversaries are operating at 21 st century speed.

Lean

Lean Technical Review Vietnam Engineer

The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Goes Lean

Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2016

We tend to associate the government with words like bureaucracy rather than lean innovation. But smart people within government agencies are working to change the culture and embrace new ways of doing things. The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a great example. The NGA, an organization within the U.S.

Lean

Lean Silicon Valley Government Acquisition

The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Goes Lean

Steve Blank

AUGUST 29, 2016

We tend to associate the government with words like bureaucracy rather than lean innovation. But smart people within government agencies are working to change the culture and embrace new ways of doing things. The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a great example. The NGA, an organization within the U.S.

Lean

Lean Silicon Valley Government Acquisition

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2019

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

The eight teams spoke to over 820 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. Followed by an 8-minute slide presentation follow their customer discovery journey over the 10-weeks. All the presentations are worth a watch. Team: Panacea. Team: Embargo NK.

Oakland

Oakland Lean SBIR Afghanistan

Hacking for Diplomacy – Solving Foreign Policy Challenges with the Lean LaunchPad

Steve Blank

AUGUST 4, 2016

Department of State manages America’s relationships with 180 foreign governments, international organizations, and the people of other countries with 270 embassies, consulates, and other posts. diplomats, government officials, and all other personnel at home and abroad. Department of State is working on all of them. Support U.S.

Lean

Lean Government Agile Africa

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Making the World a Safer Place

Steve Blank

JANUARY 26, 2016

Join a select cross-disciplinary class that will put you hands-on with the masters of lean innovation to help bring rapid-fire innovative solutions to address threats to our national security. All while we’re still writing a Request for a Proposal from within the US Government procurement and acquisition channels.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley North Korea Agile Lean

Hacking for Diplomacy – Solving Foreign Policy Challenges with the Lean LaunchPad

Steve Blank

AUGUST 4, 2016

Department of State manages America’s relationships with 180 foreign governments, international organizations, and the people of other countries with 270 embassies, consulates, and other posts. diplomats, government officials, and all other personnel at home and abroad. Department of State is working on all of them. Support U.S.

Lean

Lean Government Agile Africa

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2016

Over half the student teams have decided to continue working on national security projects after this class. First was to teach students to develop the mindset, reflexes, agility and resilience an entrepreneur needs to make decisions at speed and with urgency in a chaotic and uncertain world. What Were Our Goals for this Class?

Agile

Agile Security Audio Video

Hacking for Defense & Hacking for Diplomacy – Educator/Sponsor Class

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

So I was astonished how ready and eager students were for a class that combines the toughest problems in national security, with learning Lean Innovation methods. Over half the student teams have decided to continue working on national security projects. Engage directly with potential government problem sponsors.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean

Hacking for Defense & Hacking for Diplomacy – Educator/Sponsor Class

Steve Blank

AUGUST 1, 2016

So I was astonished how ready and eager students were for a class that combines the toughest problems in national security, with learning Lean Innovation methods. Over half the student teams have decided to continue working on national security projects. Engage directly with potential government problem sponsors.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Southern California San Diego Lean

Fly High

Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

I was surprised how interested the faculty was in exploring whether the Capstone class could be modified to use the Customer Development process to get input from potential “customers” inside the Air Force. And how the engineering process could be turned Agile. We do what? Cyber Warfare has been through the same battles.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Colorado Lean Connecticut

Episode 5 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Pete Newell, John Kuhn, Matt Weingart, Takashi Tsutsmi and Masato Iino

Steve Blank

JULY 2, 2015

military can work together – for access to advanced technology and to learn how to move with agility, speed and urgency. military and are now helping government agencies operate with the speed and urgency of Silicon Valley. The focus of our first segment is how Silicon Valley and the U.S. Listen to my entire chat with Matt.

Channel

Channel Japan Bosnia Silicon Valley

Fly High

Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

I was surprised how interested the faculty was in exploring whether the Capstone class could be modified to use the Customer Development process to get input from potential “customers” inside the Air Force. And how the engineering process could be turned Agile. We do what? Cyber Warfare has been through the same battles.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Colorado Lean Connecticut

How companies strangle innovation – and how you can get it right

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

An existing company or government organization is primarily organized for day-to-day execution of its current business processes or mission. In reality for innovation to contribute to a company or government agency, it needs to be designed a process from start to deployment. Security issues. Who are the customers?

Incubator

Incubator Curation Engineer Government

Lessons Learned: Where did Silicon Valley come from?

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 11, 2008

To an early observer, it would have seemed obvious that Route 128 had all the advantages: a head start, more government and military funding, and far more established companies. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? What is customer development? Expo SF (May.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2017 – Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

Few consider opportunities to make the world safer with the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community or other government agencies. The Hacking for Defense class was designed as “fundamental research” to be shared broadly and the results are not subject to restriction for proprietary or national security reasons. This is the End.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Southern California Lean San Diego

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2018 – wonder and awe

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2018

Six teams spoke to over 600 beneficiaries, stakeholders, requirements writers, program managers, warfighters, legal, security, customers, etc. Each of their slide presentations follow their customer discovery journey. Watching them I was left with wonder and awe about what they accomplished in 10 weeks.

Southern California

Southern California San Diego Mississippi SBIR

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Why Companies and Government Do “Innovation Theater” Instead of Actual Innovation

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2021 Lessons Learned Presentations

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2020 Lesson Learned Presentations

Lean Meets Wicked Problems

NYU Commencement Speech 2016

The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Goes Lean

The National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Goes Lean

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2019

Hacking for Diplomacy – Solving Foreign Policy Challenges with the Lean LaunchPad

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Making the World a Safer Place

Hacking for Diplomacy – Solving Foreign Policy Challenges with the Lean LaunchPad

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Lessons Learned Presentations

Hacking for Defense & Hacking for Diplomacy – Educator/Sponsor Class

Hacking for Defense & Hacking for Diplomacy – Educator/Sponsor Class

Fly High

Episode 5 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Pete Newell, John Kuhn, Matt Weingart, Takashi Tsutsmi and Masato Iino

Fly High

How companies strangle innovation – and how you can get it right

Lessons Learned: Where did Silicon Valley come from?

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2017 – Lessons Learned Presentations

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2018 – wonder and awe

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