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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption

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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption

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Exponential innovation is causing exponential disruption

Analysis

Speculative Design: A Nuclear-Powered Sky Hotel

The Nuclear-Powered Sky Hotel is the intersection of Speculative Design, “a design practice that is concerned with future design proposals of a critical nature” and the conclusion amongst foresight strategists and subject matter experts in many scientific disciplines and public policy arenas that nuclear power is central to an “all-of-the-above” portfolio for the future of…
CHIPS Plus Act Passes Senate Procedural Vote on Way to Final $52 Billion Semiconductor Industry Subsidy

At 10:24 p.m. last night, Natalie Andrews from the WSJ filed this update on the unexpected vote yesterday on the CHIPS Act and the FABS Act: “A bipartisan bill subsidizing domestic semiconductor production cleared its first procedural hurdle on Tuesday in a 64-34 vote, even as the details of the legislation were still being worked out.…
Is There Too Much Focus on Disinformation?

Recently, the United Nations (UN) Security Council stated that there needed to be more done to counter misinformation and disinformation concerning the UN’s 12 global peacekeeping operations, which have received an increase of attacks on social media channels. Approved by all council members, the statement emphasizes that strategic communications needed to be improved in order…
The CHIPS Act up for Unexpected Vote to Approve $62 Billion Semiconductor Industry Subsidy

The U.S. Senate has fast-tracked a vote to bring to the Senate floor deliberation and final approval of the $62B in subsidies for the already Senate-approved bill known as the CHIPS Act. The separate vote today on the CHIPS act appropriations will also include a vote on the Fabs Act.
Safety Performance Will Drive the Future of Self-Driving Cars

Safety performance will be the determinant factor in not only the long-term viability of automated driving system (ADS) vehicles but the short-term perception and branding of the “Future of Mobility” to the general public. The actual promise of the future of mobility is as diverse as e-bikes, e-scooters, robotaxis, Mobility as a Service (MaaS), supersonic…
What Exactly is the PRC up to in the Artic?

Climate change and climate-induced emergencies and crises are also creating newly contested, geopolitical arenas. In February 2021, OODA CTO Bob Gourley reported on the “Blueprint for a Blue Ocean”: In January 2021, the Department of Navy released their Strategic Blueprint for a Blue Arctic. The document outlines their plan to prepare for an increasingly available and…
What Exactly is the PRC up to in the Arctic?

Climate change and climate-induced emergencies and crises are also creating newly contested, geopolitical arenas. In February 2021, OODA CTO Bob Gourley reported on the “Blueprint for a Blue Ocean”: In January 2021, the Department of Navy released their Strategic Blueprint for a Blue Arctic. The document outlines their plan to prepare for an increasingly available and…
Takeaways from the Third Meeting of the CISA Cybersecurity Advisory Committee

The third meeting of the CISA Cybersecurity Advisory Committee (CSAC) was held on June 22, 2022. We provide a brief recap of the vital subcommittee updates and takeaways – including Director Easterly assigning the Committee a new topic for their advice, specifically that they assess the feasibility and key characteristics of a national alert system…
Opportunities for Advantage: The Industries of the Future Act of 2020

The recent launch by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) of the Washington Metropolitan Quantum Network Research Consortium (DC-QNet) turned our attention back to the legislation, follow-on initiatives, and progress reports which are not only the origins of and mandate for DC-QNet, but establish a working definition for the federal government of the “Industries of…
Can We Rethink Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity?

Protecting critical infrastructure is an imperative for any government grappling to integrate resilient cybersecurity measures into the assets, systems, and networks that are vital for a nation’s national, economic, and public health and safety security. The 16 sectors identified by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reflect the industries that are essential to sustaining the…

OODAcasts

Intelligence

Megan Jaffer on Leadership, Intelligence, Innovation and Iron Butterfly Media

July 19, 2024

In this episode of OODAcast, Megan Jaffer joins the conversation to discuss her journey in the intelligence community and the creation of Iron Butterfly Media Group. Megan also discusses the expansion of Iron Butterfly Media, including new podcast series and a documentary on women in intelligence. Megan shares her background, including her studies in international…
Intelligence, Tech

Decision-Making and Deep Tech with Laura Thomas: Insights from a Former CIA Officer

June 4, 2024

In this episode of OODAcast, Bob Gourley interviews Laura Thomas, a deep tech consultant and former CIA officer. Laura discusses her journey from a small town in North Carolina to a career in the CIA, where she served as a case officer. She emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and decision-making under uncertainty, and how…
Cyber

Leading Cyber Change: Allan Friedman on the Revolution of SBOM & Future Cybersecurity Initiatives

December 8, 2023

Allan Friedman is a senior strategist at CISA (the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency) where he coordinates all of their cross-sector activities on the topic of SBOM: The Software Bill of Materials.
Cyber

Joe Sullivan on Managing Complex Security Challenges

October 11, 2023

Joe Sullivan has been at the forefront of managing security risk in rapidly growing high tech companies over the past 20 years serving as the Chief Security Officer at Facebook from early start-up through the IPO, CSO of Uber and CloudFlare, and as a security leader at eBay/PayPal. Learn what motivates him and some of…
Authors, Tech

Joe Tranquillo on the Revolution in Biological Science

July 28, 2023

Joe Tranquillo is a Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Bucknell University and a provost at the school. He is also and author and speaker with a knack for helping make new and at times complex subjects understandable. In this OODAcast we discuss many aspects of the revolution in biological sciences with Joe including topics like:…
Tech

MITRE Futurist Charles Clancy on our Quantum Enabled Future

June 16, 2023

Charles Clancy has successfully led technology efforts in government, industry, academia and continues to lead and innovate in his current position as Senior Vice President and GM of MITRE Labs. He is MITRE’s Chief Futurist. His role in technology leadership and his tracking of tech across multiple domains made for an incredibly insightful OODAcast. We…
Intelligence

Mark McGrath: John Boyd Is Far More Than The OODA Loop

May 24, 2023

Mark McGrath has applied the teachings of John Boyd to a career that began in the Marine Corps, included leadership positions in financial services firms and consulting with businesses with a need to learn to thrive in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) environments. He co-founded the consultancy AGLX and serves as its Chief Learning…
Tech

Serene – The Hacker Pianist Saving Cyberspace

May 8, 2023

Serene is a hacker in the truest sense of the word. She’s applied a hacker mindset to learn coding, piano, and blend art and engineering in fascinating ways. You’ll find her collaborating on-stage with Grimes one night and coding censorship resistant technologies the next day. As a self-taught coder she was the first engineer hired…
Cyber

Andy Bochman on Countering Cyber Sabotage

May 5, 2023

Andy Bochman is the Senior Grid Strategist-Defender for Idaho National Laboratory’s National and Homeland Security directorate. In this role, Andy provides strategic guidance on topics at the intersection of grid security and climate resilience to INL leadership as well as senior U.S. and international government and industry leaders. Andy is a frequent speaker, writer, and trainer…
Authors

Spencer Ante on Creative Capital and Disruptive Innovation

April 17, 2023

Spencer Ante is the author or “Creative Capital: Georges Doriot and the Birth of Venture Capital”, which was on my Top 10 book list for 2022. In fact, I found Doriot’s story so compelling that a portrait of him hangs on the wall at the Hack Factory start-up studio in Reston, VA. Doriot is a…