Fiscal Year	2018
Division	Research & Sponsored Programs
Department	Naval Research Program
Investigator(s)	Thomas, Gail F. Gallenson, Ann C. Higgins, Susan L. Brutzman, Donald P. Law, Rebecca L.
Sponsor	NPS Naval Research Program (Navy)
Summary	The Department of Navy’s (DoN) first 30-year R&D Plan signed by SECNAV in Jan 2017 is a call to action: the modern battlespace is changing at such a pace that the status quo will not enable victory in the next war. It proposes a strategy to increase our technological advantage & maritime superiority in an increasingly dynamic security environment.  This research explores how leaders can implement the strategy by accelerating organizational culture change & developing a Naval R&D Enterprise (NRDE) workforce that values learning, collaboration & innovation. Building on previous research, we will use the APAN Collaboration Portal, social network & collaboration analysis & Design Thinking (DT) to inform our study. We will create actionable recommendations for leaders to catalyze a community of interest to create & sustain culture change. The APAN Collaboration Portal & DT will be used to promote collaboration across R&D Plan key strategic investment areas: Autonomous Systems, Computing & Sensing, Materials & Manufacturing EMW & Cyber, Weapons & Systems, Energy. DT is a set of methodologies recognized for rapidly creating innovative capabilities (products, processes, strategies & organizational changes) by employing human centered design practices to broad opportunity sets or intractable problem spaces. NPS had been using DT in theses, courses & research to create new capabilities for all Services & Special Forces. We propose to show how APAN resources can be re-considered & re-used by trusted partners over the long term, complementing existing venues & adding value via released reports, synopses and commentary, links to DTIC resources, public presentations by key players, etc. This project encourages NPS students & faculty to work with the NRDE across the strategic investment areas, seeding long term collaboration between the Fleet & the NRDE.
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