Jay Harrison is a Defense industry entrepreneur and change agent. During his 10-year career as a uniformed and civilian employee of the Department of Defense, he achieved the distinction of being awarded an unprecedented three consecutive Army Greatest Invention awards for his contributions to technology innovation in the public sector.
In 2006, Jay teamed up with U.S. Army combat leader Major General Buford C. Blount, USA (Ret.), to create a new kind of Defense technology company optimized for the emerging realities of the global security environment. From this initial vision, Mav6, LLC – a company that employs design-based principles and open source innovation to solve the “wicked” problems in Defense and national security – was born. So far so good.
Jay, you have a very interesting point of view on many topics. Nice blog. Thanks!
Yup, Build a Better Mouse Trap!
Yes the Defense Industry is static and maintains a status quo. However, change is not always good. I served in the reserves for 22 years and worked in Defense for 29 years. I have an MBA and understand the past and current trends very well. Diversity is not what it is cracked up to be, however static a particular industry may be resistant to change in demographics and change in methodology. Sometimes getting back to basics is needed before you get to the advanced stage of operations. Remember the core mission of your organization served. The military is designed to close and distroy the enemy. How many years did you serve in a uniform? Rules of engagement sometimes cloud what your original mission was. Beware of what you wish for as you might just get it!