Hacking For Defense

Stanford Video · ★ Dr. Daniels Hall of Fame

Why it's in the Hall of Fame: Lean methods applied to national security. Speed and learning matter in defense too.

Why leaders watch it

Watch lean startup methods applied to real defense problems.

Stanford Hacking for Defense class session recording, with teams presenting customer discovery on national security problems.

Takeaways

• Teams interview many stakeholders
• Pivot based on discovered needs
• Mission model over business model

Topics: Innovation & creativity, Military & command leadership

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