The Realignment

328 | The Pentagon Isn't Ready for the New World of Disruptive Innovation with Steve Blank

Episode Summary

Steve Blank, co-founder of the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation, Stanford adjunct professor, and former Defense Business Board member, joins The Realignment to discuss why the Department of Defense is built for a world that no longer exists, how and why the U.S. finds itself in an undeclared "crisis," the case for sweeping reform, the implications and nature of disruptive technology, and why the Pentagon continues to fail its audits.

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Steve Blank, co-founder of the Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation, Stanford adjunct professor, and former Defense Business Board member, joins The Realignment to discuss why the Department of Defense is built for a world that no longer exists, how and why the U.S. finds itself in an undeclared "crisis," the case for sweeping reform, the implications and nature of disruptive technology, and why the Pentagon continues to fail its audits.