Working with the US Navy, our colleagues at BMNT proved that a disciplined innovation pipeline can accelerate the integration of new technology. See below for how they did it and check out the full article. “Using BMNT’s disciplined Innovation Pipeline as the foundation, we designed and introduced the Innovation Navigators Course to establish a common language and framework for the UTF to operate. This framework helped the group hone in on the right operational needs, sourced directly from the combatant commanders, so the focus was on the most important concerns. A key aspect was to bring disconnected stakeholders together in order to move problems forward more quickly. By having representatives from legal, policy, warfighting, technology and finance to deliberate potential solutions, the group was able to zero in on solutions that could be fielded within the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP), the military’s primary planning tool that projects five years into the future.” Peter Newell Tim Newell Steve Weinstein Steve Blank Joe Felter
This wasn't in the original plan but born from the results of a series of experiments that started elsewhere. Nourished by the thoughtful efforts of a diverse group of government, industry and venture leaders came an exceptionally effective program. I'm grateful for the time and effort the BMNT and the Office of Naval Research teams put into building this program that helps transition technology to our warfighters. A special hat tip to Michael Stewart, Robert Smith, Richard Carlin and Lorin Selby for rolling up their sleeves and turning a vision into reality.
