Author: Adam Jay Harrison / Topic: International Affairs

Author:: Adam Jay Harrison
Publication Date:: 08-2017
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Abstract:: Historically, the Department of Defense (DOD) has relied on strategic forecasting to determine specifications for new military products. These specifications are codified in formal product requirements that drive new product development (NPD). The rapid rate of technology change combined with increasing uncertainty in the global security environment challenges the ability of DOD to make accurate longterm predictions about future military product needs. To improve the efficacy of capability development, many DOD agencies and the Defense Industrial Base are exploring NPD strategies based on the insights of lead users with direct exposure to emerging military-technology problems. This paper details emerging approaches to military NPD that incorporate lead users; that is, practitioners who experience and proactively solve needs ahead of the market.
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: Adam Jay Harrison, Bharat Rao, and Bala Mulloth
Publication Date:: 05-2017
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Abstract:: The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is looking at new ways to spur entrepreneurship and innovation among its stakeholders and related constituencies. We recommend creating a platform within the DOD focused on developing the Human and Relational Capital components of the innovation ecosystem such as the MD5 National Security Technology Accelerator, an initiative that develops innovators and human-centered networks that create high-tech “ventures” relevant to national security. The proposed ecosystem would not only facilitate the development of high-tech ventures in the national security interest, but also educate and build networks of innovators and entrepreneurs, both inside and outside of DOD, who would be equipped with the incentives, expertise, know-how, and resources required to continuously develop, commercialize, or apply technology relevant to military needs. A competency framework for developing such an ecosystem that would encourage venture-led, dual-use products that provide a sustainable, competitive advantage for the DOD and the national economy is presented and discussed.
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: Adam Jay Harrison
Publication Date:: 02-2017
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS), National Defense University
Abstract:: Historically, the Department of Defense (DOD) has relied on strategic forecasting to determine specifications for new military products. These specifications are codified in formal product requirements that drive new product development (NPD). The rapid rate of technology change combined with increasing uncertainty in the global security environment challenges the ability of DOD to make accurate longterm predictions about future military product needs. To improve the efficacy of capability development, many DOD agencies and the Defense Industrial Base are exploring NPD strategies based on the insights of lead users with direct exposure to emerging military-technology problems. This paper details emerging approaches to military NPD that incorporate lead users; that is, practitioners who experience and proactively solve needs ahead of the market.
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: Global Focus

Author:: Adam Jay Harrison, Bharat Rao, and Bala Mulloth
Publication Date:: 02-2017
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS), National Defense University
Abstract:: The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) is looking at new ways to spur entrepreneurship and innovation among its stakeholders and related constituencies.
Topic:: International Affairs
Political Geography:: Global Focus

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