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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 17 – Organizational Design – Safi Bahcall

Steve Blank

It’s not leadership. The military has three of the four pieces of the puzzle you need: strategy, access to technology, leadership. Leadership was not the problem. Strategy, technology, leadership – those were fine. The second is a preference for product over strategy. It’s not technology. Organization Design.

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China – The Sleeper Awakens (Part 1 of 5)

Steve Blank

We made major investments in it, understanding that establishing basic and applied science leadership was necessary for us to build advanced weapons systems to defend our country and deter and if necessary, wage and win a war with the Soviet Union. bases in Guam and Okinawa. viewed science and technology as a strategic asset.

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China – The Sleeper Awakens (Part 1 of 5)

Steve Blank

We made major investments in it, understanding that establishing basic and applied science leadership was necessary for us to build advanced weapons systems to defend our country and deter and if necessary, wage and win a war with the Soviet Union. bases in Guam and Okinawa. viewed science and technology as a strategic asset.

China 207