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

Steve Blank

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. John Raymond , Chief of Space Operations, United States Space Force. He or she has to conduct operations today.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 1

Steve Blank

Given the tech-centricity of Stanford and Silicon Valley, Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I thought it was natural to design 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. And that has happened to us.

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Technology, Innovation, and Modern War – Class 1 – Ash Carter

Steve Blank

Given the tech-centricity of Stanford and Silicon Valley, Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I thought it was natural to design 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. Read about all the class sessions here.

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

Steve Blank

Part 1 talked about what I saw and learned – the layout of a carrier, how the air crew operates and how the carrier functions in context of the other ships around it (the strike group.) For targets over uncontested airspace (Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, Yemen, Libya, etc.) that’s pretty easy.

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

Steve Blank

Some are strategic peers, some are near peers in specific areas, some are threats as non-state disrupters operating with no rules. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan finding and deploying technology solutions against agile insurgents. Newell ran the U.S.

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

Steve Blank

This book may be the Iraq war equivalent of “ Dispatches &# which defined Vietnam for my generation. Every potential startup founder should think about their level of comfort operating in chaos and uncertainty. Both reminded me why National Service would be a very good idea.) It may not be for you.

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How “False Expertise” Can Damage Your Business—and How to Protect It

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Thorndike first demonstrated the Halo Effect in the military by showing the high correlation among soldiers’ ratings for physique, intelligence, leadership, and character. invasion of Iraq in 2003 as a classic example.) The big business of “thought leadership”. – Daniel Kahneman. He cites the U.S. We’ve poisoned the well.