1、October 2021 Unlimited Distribution CCP-2021-U-030946-Final Copyright CNA 2021 3003 Washington Boulevard,Arlington,VA 22201|703-824-2000|a.org Preparing for Tomorrows Threats:Overcoming Obstacles to Organize,Adapt,and Innovate Rapporteur:Julian Waller Preparing for future threats is a vital concern
2、for US strategists.Innovation is one way to confront the threats we may face in the future,but achieving innovation presents organizational,cultural,decision-making,and technological challenges.To help strategists and policy-makers navigate these obstacles,CNAs National Security Seminar(NSS)convened
3、 three experts to share their perspectives from their service at different offices within the Pentagon:General James T.Conway(US Marine Corps,ret.),the 34th Commandant of the Marine Corps;Dr.Jamie M.Morin,former Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation(CAPE)at the Department of Defense;and
4、 Dr.Francis G.Hoffman,Distinguished Research Fellow at National Defense University,who was instrumental in authoring the 2018 National Defense Strategy(NDS).The discussion,moderated by CNAs Dr.Carter Malkasian,was divided into two parts:the first identified obstacles to innovation,and the second loo