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... Revitalizing development planning as a major tool in the Air Force strategic planning process has become an important imperative, embraced by the Air Force leadership. The Air Force has made numerous organizational changes to support this renewed emphasis on capability planning.
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... The Committee on the Role of Experimentation Campaigns in the Air Force Innovation Life Cycle conducted an extensive review of best practices and bench marks in industry and government and examined what worked in the past for the Air Force to address the statement of task identified by the Air Force. FINDINGS Finding 1: There is too little space, time, and funding for experimentation-driven innovation in today's Air Force.
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... Recommendation 3: Air Force leadership should move proactively to create organizational space for experimentation-driven innovation. Recommendation 4: The Innovation Catalyst should establish a portfolio of proven management tools and disciplined approaches for experimentation based on established best practices.
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... 7. n addition, the committee will address any I F-7 R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4, other factors deemed to be relevant, such as R-5, R-6 organizational structure or concepts of operation that could enhance the likelihood of successfully implementing a robust experimentation program within the Air Force acquisition community.
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