Design, Iraq, Lean and Technology

The Air Force Academy Gets Lean

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Todd Branchflower took my Lean LaunchPad class having been entrepreneurial enough to convince the Air Force send him to Stanford to get his graduate engineering degree. Graduation day with classmate Joseph Helton (right), killed in action in Iraq in 2009. Here’s Todd’s story of how we got there and progress to date. ——-.

Lean

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 12 –The Space Force– General John Raymond

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We just held our twelfth session of our new national security class Technology, Innovation and Modern War. Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I designed a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy.

Technology

Technology United States Iraq Operations

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

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

We could design warfighting tactics based on knowing the tactics of our opponent. Our defense department and intelligence community owned proprietary advanced tools and technology. We and our contractors had the best technology domain experts. We could design and manufacture the best systems. Newell ran the U.S.

Community

Community Silicon Valley Technical Review Incubator

Herding Cats – Using Lean to Work Together

Steve Blank

MARCH 28, 2017

When Colonel Peter Newell headed up the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force (REF) he used lean methods on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to provide immediate technology solutions to urgent problems. Filed under: Customer Development , Hacking For Defense , Lean LaunchPad. These were big ideas.

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Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2019

Steve Blank

JUNE 7, 2019

Our keynote speaker was Palmer Luckey , founder of Oculus and the designer of the Oculus Rift. And the trick is we use the same Lean LaunchPad / I-Corps curriculum — and kept the same class structure – experiential, hands-on, driven this time by a mission -model not a business model. Presentation Format.

Oakland

Oakland Lean SBIR Afghanistan

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2018 – wonder and awe

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2018

Our observation is that the DOD has more technology demos than they need, but often lack deep problem understanding. Note: 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. Worth your time to watch.

Southern California

Southern California San Diego Mississippi SBIR

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2017 – Lessons Learned Presentations

Steve Blank

JUNE 8, 2017

It combines the same Lean Startup Methodology used by the National Science Foundation to commercialize science, with the rapid problem sourcing and curation methodology developed on the battlefields in Afghanistan and Iraq by Colonel Pete Newell and the US Army’s Rapid Equipping Force. Goals for the Hacking for Defense Class.

Silicon Valley

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Hacking For Defense In Silicon Valley

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2015

BMNT , a new Silicon Valley company, is combining the Lean Methods it learned in combat with the technology expertise and speed of startups. The University of California managed research and development of the bomb design at Los Alamos while the US Army managed the Los Alamos facilities and the overall administration of the project.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Afghanistan Iraq Kuwait

What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Beyond just those who will be hearing about the lean startup for the first time, Im expecting to shake a lot of hands and have a lot of interesting side conversations. Policy makers need to know: regulations designed to manage big-companies actually protect those companies by stifling innovation (and competition) from startups.

DC

DC Washington San Francisco SBIR

Unlocking Your Unfair Advantage: How Your Unique Story Powers Your Entrepreneurial Success

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2023

You designed it, your decisions led to the moment you're in now, and all these kinds of quotes and beliefs and mental models to make you take responsibility for your life, which is a very useful tool, but it's limited because it's not actually that accurate. That was luck to spot that technology. So that was huge for me.

Framework

Framework Cofounder Early Stage IPO

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Week 5

Steve Blank

MAY 2, 2016

The teams live and die by the Lean Startup credo: “There are no facts inside the building so get the hell outside.” But by week 5, (this week) the teams have either embraced the Lean process or we’re not going to get through to them. First and foremost, it is experiential and hands-on. If you can’t see the presentation click here.

San Diego

San Diego Lean Iraq Acquisition

Preparing for Chaos – the Life of a Startup « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2009

This book may be the Iraq war equivalent of “ Dispatches &# which defined Vietnam for my generation. It’s not something I’ve heard often from those in the technology sphere. Theme: Digg 3 Column by WP Designer. Both reminded me why National Service would be a very good idea.) It may not be for you.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Iraq RSS Vietnam

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Week 5

Steve Blank

MAY 2, 2016

The teams live and die by the Lean Startup credo: “There are no facts inside the building so get the hell outside.” But by week 5, (this week) the teams have either embraced the Lean process or we’re not going to get through to them. First and foremost, it is experiential and hands-on. If you can’t see the presentation click here.

San Diego

San Diego Lean Acquisition Iraq

Why the Navy Needs Disruption Now (part 2 of 2)

Steve Blank

JULY 29, 2016

And that the Lean Innovation tools we’ve built to deal with disruption and create continuous innovation for large commercial organizations were equally relevant here. For targets over uncontested airspace (Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Libya, etc.) But using Lean Innovation they’ll fail quickly and cheaply.

Syria

Syria Silicon Valley Afghanistan Iran

Uncovering The Hidden Power Of Your Unfair Advantage

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 19, 2023

You designed it. That was luck to spot that technology. So now when I'm building startups, I'm really shrewd and very lean and I can build things very quickly and I'm very resourceful. (15:01): And sometimes when you get into self-development, like I did, and still I still enjoy a bit of self-development.

Audio

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The Air Force Academy Gets Lean

Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 12 –The Space Force– General John Raymond

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

Herding Cats – Using Lean to Work Together

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2019

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2018 – wonder and awe

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford 2017 – Lessons Learned Presentations

Hacking For Defense In Silicon Valley

What would you want to tell Washington DC about startups?

Unlocking Your Unfair Advantage: How Your Unique Story Powers Your Entrepreneurial Success

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Week 5

Preparing for Chaos – the Life of a Startup « Steve Blank

Hacking for Defense @ Stanford – Week 5

Why the Navy Needs Disruption Now (part 2 of 2)

Uncovering The Hidden Power Of Your Unfair Advantage

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