Mr. Y suggests a National Strategic Narrative

A couple of O-6's are shy ... Who'da thunk it? At least they're using an effective template from 1946 ...

The Bottom Billion

Paul Collier - The Bottom Billion (Amazon)
Recommended by someone worth the attention

Design Applied to Military Operations

Practical Application of Complexity Theory to Military Operations

Grant Martin, MAJ, SF

A lot has been written recently about design. This explanation makes sense to me.

Deserving of Combat Pay?

The original article, I Didn't Deserve My Combat Pay, and it's follow up response to criticisms, On Combat Pays and Imminent Dangers: Our Response to the Responses to “I Didn’t Deserve My Combat Pay”, is worth a read.

Darpa Conflicts of Interest

Darpa Conflicts of Interest

The solution is so obvious. Just produce more people with:
-highly developed technical skills
-who are committed to national interests
-are willing to sacrifice a shot at wealth and fame
-will give up lifestyle options necessary to receive clearances.
It's so easy. All you have have to do is convince those college students that a comfortable life, without true wealth, is worth all that extra effort learning a significant amount more than those all those theories and arguments.

Predator Vision

Computer Vision Advancement
The state of the art. Very impressive. Very relevant.

Creating Shared Value

The Big Idea: Creating Shared Value  
by Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer; Harvard Business Review, January 2011

"Shared Value involves creating economic value in a way that also creates value for society by addressing its needs and challenges. Businesses must reconnect company success with social progress. Shared value is not social responsibility, philanthropy, or even sustainability, but a new way to achieve economic success"

An example of the information revolution impacting business thinking. Love it.