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Why The Government is Isn’t a Bigger Version of a Startup

Steve Blank

Russia, Iran, and North Korea have also fused those activities. With Agile development, used by all startups, updates can occur in weeks or sometimes days, or even hours. The answer is that, yes, government agencies need to be more agile. America’s adversaries understand this. So, the question is: What’s next?

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 2

Steve Blank

Our proposition to the class is that once the pattern is understood we can manage it and hopefully accelerate it. General/Flag Officers achieved their rank because of their ability to lead people and manage known processes. Simply stated, this cycle is a repeatable pattern that has been occurring for hundreds if not thousands of years.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 2 – Max Boot

Steve Blank

Our proposition to the class is that once the pattern is understood we can manage it and hopefully accelerate it. General/Flag Officers achieved their rank because of their ability to lead people and manage known processes. Simply stated, this cycle is a repeatable pattern that has been occurring for hundreds if not thousands of years.

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The Red Queen Problem – Innovation in the DoD and Intelligence Community

Steve Blank

In the 21st century you need a scorecard to keep track of the threats: Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, ISIS in Yemen/Libya/Philippines, Taliban, Al-Qaeda, hackers for hire, etc. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan finding and deploying technology solutions against agile insurgents.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War

Steve Blank

The class is joint listed in Stanford’s International Policy department as well as in the Engineering School, in the department of Management Science and Engineering. This was our first step in fostering a more agile, responsive and resilient, approach to national security in the 21st century. — Why This Course?