066 - Air Force organization and collaboration

Continuing their discussion Gen Brown's Accelerate Change or Lose paper, Colin and Reed analyze organizational impediments to change and Air Force officers' ability to effectively collaborate.

See Accelerate Change or Lose: https://www.af.mil/Portals/1/documents/csaf/CSAF_22/CSAF_22_Strategic_Approach_Accelerate_Change_or_Lose_31_Aug_2020.pdf)

2:41 - Organization of the Department of the Air Force (see Catch-22 by Joseph Heller: https://amzn.to/3a0eyeR)
14:43 - Focus on capability instead of platform
19:24 - Organization of Air Force officers
25:57 - Colin's proposed adjustments to officer AFSCs (see Team of Teams by Stanley McChrystal: https://amzn.to/36YH3r9)
32:48 - Officer developmental tracks
37:32 - Impediments to basic communication and collaboration (see The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies: https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/technology-media-and-telecommunications/our-insights/the-social-economy#)

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