Aether Sprint is Tesseract's annual opportunity for frontline Airmen to work directly with Tesseract and Air Force Logistics senior leaders to tackle some of the Logistics Enterprise’s toughest problems on the big stage. Tesseract has collected applications submitted by 23 teams from across #LogNation that proposed solutions to several problem statements focused on pain points in all parts of Maintenance and Logistics. Only three teams were selected as finalists! At #LOA2022, leaders got to hear Airman generated solutions that focus on these three problem statements:

The Theory of Constraints Panel at #LOA2022 covered maintenance, operations, and industry perspectives for #TOC implementation. The panel was moderated by Major General Linda Hurry, and was hosted by Sridhar Chandra, (C)MSgt Tim Jordan, Col Bill Ray, and Col Kevin Lord. 

Not often do you get leadership perspective, from both ops and maintenance, with a splash of industry experience, with Theory of Constraints briefs. 

Connect with our team and check out our #TOC resources on our website! 

The Accelerate with Tesseract panel at the #LOA22 symposium showcased to the audience who Tesseract is, what we do, and specifically how you can get involved. Airmen of all ranks and AFSC's can make an impact and foster a culture of innovation across the Air Force.

The panel moderated by Major General Linda Hurry, and was hosted by TSgt Rob Trump, TSgt Dev Trammel, Capt Mike Comiskey, Major Jamey Shuls, and Lt Col Jonathan Menashi. 

Connect with our team on our website!

In this episode, Senior Airman Matt Miranda takes a deep dive into Accelerate Change or Lose with General "CQ" Brown Jr., Chief of Staff of the Air Force.

How can leaders take risk? What are the "five stages" of no? How are Airmen Accelerating Change right now across the Air Force? Maybe you just want to learn how General Brown earned his call sign? These are all questions we answer in this unique episode!

If you want a refresh, check out General Brown's Action Orders here: Accelerate Change or Lose

Books mentioned by General Brown in the Podcast: No Rules Rules and Call Sign Chaos

Want to learn more about the Theory of Constraints?

In this episode Matt sat down with Sridhar Chandra, a partner at Goldratt Consulting and expert in the field. Sridhar has been in the TOC realm since 1997, worked directly with Dr. Eli Goldratt who created TOC, and has implemented the methodology in a diverse set of organizations in the private sector. Sridhar has been working directly with Tesseract the last several years helping maintenance and logistics organizations reach operational excellence through the five focusing steps of the Theory of Constraints. In less than half an hour, he can get you up to speed with what TOC is and how you can start applying it.

Want to learn how to implement TOC at your unit? Shoot us a direct message on LinkedIn!

Have you heard of MICAP Prime? In this episode Matt and Garrett sat down with the Airman Innovator who started this Tesseract Pathfinder, Major Chip Litchfield, and we take a deep dive into how MICAP Prime started and what it can do for you.

If you are in maintenance or logistics operations, this is an episode for you!

When people hear "innovation" they go straight to thinking about tech and robots, but innovation happens in other places... you can find it in your gym! The Misfit Athletics crew met with Tesseract Podcast and talked about how they've innovated their business and programming to not only stay competitive, but become a leader in their industry.

Check'em out!

https://misfitathletics.com/

Psychological Safety is being able to show and employ one's self without fear of negative consequences of self-image, status, or career. It can be defined as a shared belief that the team is safe for interpersonal risk taking. What's the bottom line? Change will die without Psychological Safety, and is critical to the success of an effort like Project Slingshot with the intent to accelerate change.

Check out this episode of Tesseract Podcast to learn more about Psychological Safety. CMSgt Paul Hammer, Chief of Human Capital at Tesseract, is a wealth of knowledge about culture and leadership.

In this Episode of Tesseract Podcast we have an opportunity to learn about Dan Ward's definition of innovation and what we can learn from failure. We should've be afraid of the "F" word!

Dan is the author of LIFT (2019), The Simplicity Cycle (2015), and F.I.R.E. (2014). Prior to his current gig as an author and innovation catalyst at the MITRE corporation, he served for more than 20 years as an acquisition officer in the U.S. Air Force, where he specialized in leading high-speed, low-cost technology development programs and retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Are you interested in learning about what the Air Force can learn from industry? Have you ever wondered how aircraft maintenance in the military relates to the airlines? In our first episode of Tesseract Podcast, we interview Georgia Tech Research Associate Eric Klein.

Through three decades of experience, Eric has worked at Delta Airlines and the Georgia Tech Research Institute, most of it spent at Delta where he worked in aircraft maintenance operations management. The first 15 years of his career he worked directly on the flight line! He has been working hand in hand with Tesseract since day one, and has dedicated the past several years of his career to helping the Air Force. Eric has been instrumental in the Inspection Development Framework and Kitting Pathfinder initiative.