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by Chris Williams (Thinking Like a Cheetah) If necessity is the mother of all invention, then concept is the father of technology. While needs produce items of necessity, ideas produce items of ingenuity. Realistically no one needed an airplane in 1903, but that didn’t stop the Wright brothers from making their first flight. This same […]
July 24, 2012
by Chris Williams (Thinking Like a Cheetah) Synergy has become this weird new expression of the latest orthodox of American Management. Misused, overused and even less understood, synergy, by definition is also called synergism; the potential ability of organizations or groups to be more successful or productive as a result of a merger. Synergy is more […]
July 22, 2012
As I prepare to head out this week for a conference on Joint Concept Development and Experimentation, I thought that “disruptive innovation” would be a good theme for this week’s posts. Unfortunately, there will be no tweeting or blogging from the conference because of the classification of the conference and facilities. However this week’s posts […]
July 16, 2012
Part II of a reblog from Small Wars Journal Disruptive Technology and Reforming the Pentagon Establishment—Part II The Origin of MRAPs in DoD by Thaddeus L. Jankowski “Dear Mr. Secretary, thank you for your letter of June 27th 2011…As I noted when you were here in June you had my back throughout that time. More […]
July 9, 2012
Small Wars Journal published a very interesting and provocative article of a series focused on reforming the Pentagon Establishment. Hard hitting and worth the read. Disruptive Technology and Reforming the Pentagon Establishment—Part I by Thaddeus L. Jankowski Introduction In 2006-2007 I was one of the first few officers within U.S. Central Command to initiate the comprehensive […]
January 26, 2012
by Chris Williams (Thinking Like a Cheetah) Synergy has become this weird new expression of the latest orthodox of American Management. Misused, overused and even less understood, synergy, by definition is also called synergism; the potential ability of organizations or groups to be more successful or productive as a result of a merger. Synergy is more often […]
January 14, 2012
by Chris Williams (Thinking Like a Cheetah) If necessity is the mother of all invention, then concept is the father of technology. While needs produce items of necessity, ideas produce items of ingenuity. Realistically no one needed an airplane in 1903, but that didn’t stop the Wright brothers from making their first flight. This same […]
January 13, 2012
The writer from “Thinking Like a Cheetah” has offered to be a guest writer here at rrugezbulues. He is the co-author of the emerging strategic approach paper seen here: the intersection of interdependence and stability. He has offered to write about the intersection of concepts and technology. A peek at his title: “Technology is the […]
November 3, 2011
The picture here represents the mash-up of Ivy league smarts and State school grit. Well not rocket science but at least the start of a political science dissertation. My colleague at Thinking Like A Cheetah (ivy leaguer) and I (state schooler) spent our afternoon creating a model of the strategic environment to help forecast capability requirements. Using the […]
June 20, 2011
Capabilities, not clothes Distinctions between military and civil services are unnecessary BY CMDR. MICHAEL HALLETT via AFJ, June 2011 Talk about the whole-of-government or comprehensive approach to complex operations such as post-conflict reconstruction often emphasizes that lasting success requires capabilities beyond those provided by the military. Indeed, a comprehensive approach is based on not only […]
Pathfinder 
July 25, 2012
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