A thinking culture accelerates the rate of change : John Boyd, David Marquet and the future of United States military / Jason R. Bingham, Major, USAF, BSC ; Air University, Air Command and Staff College.
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Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama : Air University Press, 2023.
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1 online resource (vi, 20 pages) : color illustrations.
"Accepted by Air University Press May 2022 and published January 2023"--Page ii.
In scope of the U.S. Government Publishing Office Cataloging and Indexing Program (C&I) and Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP).
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 19-20).
Contents
Introduction: Statement of the the problem -- Literature review. An intellectual history of the methologies used in the 31 MDG. -- Achievements and limitations. Review of the 31 MDG CPI tactics and qualitative data. -- Analysis: Assess if the experiences of the 31 MDG may be extrapolated to the AF. -- Conclusion: Proposal for future research and new lines of Inquiry.
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Summary
"It is all about thinking. Air Force legend Colonel John Boyd prophetically declared, "He who can handle the quickest rate of change survives." Six decades later, General Charles Brown, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, declared the Air Force must "Accelerate Change or Lose." General Brown claims that while the United States spent decades engaged in non-peer conflicts, China and Russia sought to nullify the Air Force's ability to project power globally. The United States Air Force's risk of eclipse by these or other rivals continues to rise. This article explores how a group from Aviano Air Base, Italy, accelerated the rate of change by transforming a stagnant bureaucracy into a culture of empowered Airmen strategically aligned with organizational priorities. The group relied on incremental changes to create a culture of scientific thinking echoing the motto of "we learn" embraced by the crew on the Santa Fe, detailed by CAPT David Marquet in his book Turn the Ship Around. The article also identifies how two large Navy organizations (Navy Personnel Command and Southwest Regional Maintenance Center) utilized similar principles to transform their cultures. The article concludes with specific recommendations to help the AF Accelerate the Rate of Change by fostering a learning culture. Failing to accelerate change will jeopardize national security."--Abstract.
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Description based on online resource; title from PDF file (AUL ALMA-D, viewed on February 1, 2023).
