The i.Lab

Brig Gen John Teichert and CMSgt Ian Eishen discuss their recent trip to Silicon Valley with Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and GoogleX.

CMSgt Ian Eishen and 1Lt James Carney sit down with CMSgt Todd Simmons, Command Chief for Air University, to discuss ways in which the Air Force is modernizing the way it educates Airmen.

This week we sit down with Marcel ‘Otto’ Yon from the Bundeswehr Cyber Innovation Hub in Berlin to discuss the German innovation pipeline and the cultural change that is necessary when trying to add agility to any organization.

Episode 14 - MD5 & Kessel Run fellowships for Airmen

This week, CMSgt Ian Eishen and 1Lt James Carney get to peak behind the curtain of the innovation ecosystems for the Australian Defense Force and New Zealand Defense Force to see what they are doing to rapidly solve problems.

This week, we sat down with John Hawley and discuss how to develop team dynamics, facilitate project sprints and how to explain the potential return on investment for your idea or initiative.

Airmen sit down and discuss their reactions to "Episode 8 - Life hacking and the Airmen we need". They explain how they can implement these lessons and introduce some of the barriers to implementation at the lowest levels.

On this weeks episode, we interview Army veteran Andres Lazo and discuss his journey as a soldier and as a veteran. We also discuss why developing a culture of problem solvers is vital to the success of an organization and how we might influence education and training across the Department of Defense.

On this episode, we interview Capt Mike Kanaan and discuss current initiatives to capture talent across the Air Force and then vector that talent to solve problems.

Air Force leadership have used the quote "the Air Force we need" to describe the type of Air Force that will be necessary to tackle the challenges of the future. This future Air Force will require a special type of Airmen so this week we discuss the Life Hacking movement and how it may help us produce the Airmen we need.