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    From ‘fail-safe’ to ‘safe-to-fail’
    • May 28
    • 5 min

    From ‘fail-safe’ to ‘safe-to-fail’

    Is it possible to reconceptualise the value of failure to the RAAF and its operational effectiveness? In this new #FailureWins post,...
    Conference: Accelerating the Transition to a Networked, Integrated Force - Program and Presentations
    • May 11
    • 1 min

    Conference: Accelerating the Transition to a Networked, Integrated Force - Program and Presentations

    Accelerating the Transition to a Networked, Integrated Force National Gallery of Australia 24 March 2022 Final Report Dr Robbin Laird...
    Book Review: How to Lead a Quest - and reframing the conversation of failure
    • Apr 30
    • 7 min

    Book Review: How to Lead a Quest - and reframing the conversation of failure

    Through this book review in support of our #FailureWins series, TCB editor Luke Webb explores Dr. Jason Fox’s book on How to Lead a Quest...
    “Australia is Facing its German Moment” - Dr Robbin Laird
    • Apr 26
    • 5 min

    “Australia is Facing its German Moment” - Dr Robbin Laird

    Dr Robbin Laird 27 April 2022 At the Williams Foundation seminar on March 24, 2022, Peter Jennings, Executive Director of the Australian...
    Looking Back and Looking Forward: Shaping a Way Ahead for the Integrated Networked - Dr Robbin Laird
    • Apr 26
    • 4 min

    Looking Back and Looking Forward: Shaping a Way Ahead for the Integrated Networked - Dr Robbin Laird

    Dr Robbin Laird 27 April 2022 Interview with AIRMSHL Geoff Brown AO (Retd), Williams Foundation Chair The September 15, 2022 seminar to...
    #FailureWins: Is success or failure a scale?
    • Apr 23
    • 5 min

    #FailureWins: Is success or failure a scale?

    Is a culture where acceptance of failure is normalised one that will have a positive impact on ADF capability? Robert Vine argues that in...
    Shaping a Way Ahead for the Networked Integrated Force: The Perspective of MARFORPAC
    • Apr 20
    • 9 min

    Shaping a Way Ahead for the Networked Integrated Force: The Perspective of MARFORPAC

    Dr Robbin Laird 21 April 2022 LtGen Steven Rudder, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific and Commanding General Fleet Marine...
    Shaping a Way Ahead for the Networked Integrated Force: An Italian Air Force Perspective
    • Apr 19
    • 10 min

    Shaping a Way Ahead for the Networked Integrated Force: An Italian Air Force Perspective

    Dr Robbin Laird 20 April 2022 The Italian Air Force is part of the broader European defense transition in which the shift from the land...
    Shaping a Way Ahead for the Networked Integrated Force: A Royal Air Force Perspective
    • Apr 18
    • 10 min

    Shaping a Way Ahead for the Networked Integrated Force: A Royal Air Force Perspective

    Dr Robbin Laird 19 April 2022 In his presentation to the Williams Foundation seminar held on March 24, 2022 which focused on...
    #FutureChiefs: Could AI fill the role of CAF?
    • Apr 2
    • 2 min

    #FutureChiefs: Could AI fill the role of CAF?

    In this instalment of #FutureChiefs, Keirin Joyce (@keirinjoyce) questions if AI could fill the role of CAF - or is a hybrid affair the...
    How can we improve the RAAF’s Officer Training System?
    • Mar 19
    • 6 min

    How can we improve the RAAF’s Officer Training System?

    Building a capacity for junior leaders to ask deep questions and possess a greater integrated view of Air Force specialisations is...
    #FutureChiefs: Future CAF – why blue?
    • Mar 5
    • 2 min

    #FutureChiefs: Future CAF – why blue?

    The Royal Australian Air Force is the principle air and space force of Australia, and yet each branch exclusively conducts its own air...
    Flying Camelot: the F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia [Book Review]
    • Feb 26
    • 5 min

    Flying Camelot: the F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of Fighter Pilot Nostalgia [Book Review]

    Chris McInnes takes a look at Flying Camelot: the F-15, the F-16, and the Weaponization of the Fighter Pilot Nostalgia by Michael W....
    Remembering Brendan Sargeant: Australia’s Premier Strategist
    • Feb 16
    • 3 min

    Remembering Brendan Sargeant: Australia’s Premier Strategist

    By Robbin Laird FEATURED STORY Remembering Brendan Sargeant: Australia's Premier Strategist | Defense.info This is a piece I never wanted...
    #FailureWins - Call for submissions: Innovation, iteration, and lessons learned
    • Feb 5
    • 3 min

    #FailureWins - Call for submissions: Innovation, iteration, and lessons learned

    Failure carries a stigma. In mature cultures gripped by the Curse of Efficiency, failure is bad. Very bad. The learning derived from...
    Airpower, baby! How Air Force can unlock latent workforce capability
    • Jan 29
    • 8 min

    Airpower, baby! How Air Force can unlock latent workforce capability

    It’s no secret that people are the principal capability that keeps any organisation functioning and competitive. Ben Gray looks at Air...
    A 'Scorched-Earth Orbit Policy' emerges from Indifference to Space Debris from ASAT missions
    • Jan 22
    • 13 min

    A 'Scorched-Earth Orbit Policy' emerges from Indifference to Space Debris from ASAT missions

    With the Air Force’s Space Command going live this year, it’s worth kicking off 2022 with a timely piece by Air Force Reservist SQNLDR...
    Conference Final Report: The Requirements of a Sovereign Defence Space Capability - Dr Robbin Laird
    • Jan 7
    • 2 min

    Conference Final Report: The Requirements of a Sovereign Defence Space Capability - Dr Robbin Laird

    Dr Robbin Laird, Conference: The Requirements of a Sovereign Defence Space Capability 1 December 2021: A Williams Foundation Special...
    The ADF and the Australian Space Enterprise
    • Jan 2
    • 12 min

    The ADF and the Australian Space Enterprise

    Dr Robbin Laird 2 January 2022 At the December 1, 2021, Williams Foundation seminar on shaping a way ahead for the Australian space...
    Shaping an Australian Space Industrial Eco-System for Defence and Security
    • Jan 2
    • 7 min

    Shaping an Australian Space Industrial Eco-System for Defence and Security

    Dr Robbin Laird 2 January 2022 Sovereign Australian space requires an Australian industrial space eco-system to be shaped and enhanced....
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