Sustaining a Distant Vision: NASA, Mars, and Relay Leadership

Submitted by on Thu, 11/04/2021 - 09:00

In October 2020, three former NASA administrators—Dan Goldin, Sean O’Keefe, and Charles Bolden—convened with the then incumbent, James Bridenstine, to ponder the state of NASA and human space exploration. Goldin (1992-2001) chafed at the slow pace of returning to the Moon and going on to Mars. He pointed out that China was “moving at the speed of light” and it was “damn time for America to get people out of Earth’s orbit.”

Making Agile Happen: Pre-Service - Part III

Submitted by on Wed, 11/03/2021 - 11:34

The next post in this series moves away from addressing agile competencies in the traditional masters’ program the subject of the prior post, and suggests the creation of a portfolio track approach for future programs that provide education on agility in government.  Broadly speaking, five portfolio tracks would serve as the main set of offerings of new public affairs education.  These tracks would share five attributes:

Sanjay Gupta

Submitted by on Mon, 11/01/2021 - 10:55

Sanjay Gupta joined the U.S. Small Business Administration in January 2017 as Chief Technology Officer from the private sector. Sanjay is a business driven, results oriented leader, adept at leveraging technology to innovate and deliver results quickly. He brings to SBA an exclusive combination of experiences as a CIO (Heidrick & Struggles, International Code Council, World Book), as a Managing Partner Consulting (Gartner), and as an Adjunct Research Analyst (IDC).

NEW REPORT: Sustaining a Distant Vision: NASA, Mars, and Relay Leadership

Submitted by on Sun, 10/31/2021 - 20:06

With the release of Sustaining a Distant Vision: NASA, Mars, and Relay Leadership, Professor W. Henry Lambright of the Maxwell School at Syracuse University continues his research for the IBM Center exploring the intersection of government leadership, Big Science, and space exploration.  The report draws on insights from a group of experts in leadership roles with NASA.

Major Lev Mazeres

Submitted by on Thu, 10/28/2021 - 15:04

Major Lev Mazeres, U.S. Army, is an active duty acquisition officer currently serving as a Research Fellow in the Army’s one-year-long Training with Industry Program at IBM.  His research fellowship is intended to develop his technical expertise and analytic leadership so that he can apply industry best practices in his future Army assignments. 

Addressing the U.S. Army’s Sustainment Data Problem

Submitted by on Thu, 10/28/2021 - 15:00

“To solve problems with agility in a complex, uncertain environment, the Army must leverage information and data – at scale – more quickly and effectively than our adversaries.”

 

-Gen James McConville, U.S. Army Chief of Staff.  The Army’s Narrative on Project Convergence.

 

Making Agile Happen: Pre-Service - Part II

Submitted by on Wed, 10/27/2021 - 11:56

PRE-SERVICE CAREER EDUCATION

Two basic approaches exist to promote learning prior to entry into the workforce: (1) use existing program structures and educational protocols, and (2) reimagine how public affairs education is offered.

Common to each approach is the development of an Induction Phase of education required for all students. This blog is organized as follows:

  1. Induction Phase
  2. Modification of Existing Programs
  3. Re-Imagining Programs

Induction Phase

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