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,...
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- Jan 30, 2022
- 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...
- May 23, 2021
- 8 min
All Teeth and No Tail – Evolving the Air Power Workforce
This week we welcome back Wing Commander David Hood to discuss how the Royal Australian Air Force can better engage the full spectrum of...
- May 16, 2021
- 6 min
A Need for an Australian Space Force
In his first piece for the Central Blue, Dr. Graham Wild explores Australia’s future and outlines the need for our own Space Force. Space...
- May 9, 2021
- 6 min
The Right People in the Right Place at the Right Time
Not all motivations are the same. Corporal Dylan Williamson demonstrates the importance for supervisors, and the Australian Defence Force...
- Apr 11, 2021
- 2 min
#AFSTRAT LOE 4 Response: Evolving Air Force Culture - Patrick Helsing
In our fourth instalment in our series on how can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality, Flying Officer Patrick Helsing raises important...
- Mar 31, 2021
- 2 min
How can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality? - Kate Yaxley
Look to the sky! In our third instalment in our series on how can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality, Squadron Leader Kate Yaxley draws...
- Mar 27, 2021
- 2 min
How can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality? - Luke Webb
In our second instalment in our series on how can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality, Luke Webb demonstrates how good questions are key...
- Mar 27, 2021
- 2 min
How can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality? - Matt Kelly
At the start of the year, The Central Blue posed the question: How can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality? We're excited to share with...
- Jan 7, 2021
- 1 min
Call for submissions: How can you help make the #AFSTRAT a reality?
Toward the end of 2020, The Central Blue made a call for submissions to answer the question: #AFSTRAT – What is the Air Force Strategy?
- Dec 13, 2020
- 4 min
Announcement: The Dr Alan Stephens Air Power Literary Prize winner
As we enter the final approach on the most astounding of years, we are also set to announce the inaugural winner of the Dr Alan Stephens Air
- Dec 6, 2020
- 9 min
#AFSTRAT 2020: Framework or Fallacy? - David Hood
Our final instalment within the #AFSTRAT series is offered by Wing Commander David Hood who pits the new strategic vision against strategist
- Nov 29, 2020
- 12 min
#AFSTRAT: Creative Forces – Concepts to Support Military Creativity – Chris Kourloufas
The Air Force Strategy 2020 directs command teams to be novel, creative and think critically to challenge the status quo. This is necessary
- Nov 22, 2020
- 6 min
#AFSTRAT 2020: We’re on the road to… somewhere – Marija Jovanovich
History is a story written by the victors – but how do we formulate the story when history hasn’t happened yet?
- Nov 15, 2020
- 6 min
How RAAF Air Power Lost Its #AFSTRAT and Got It Back - Dr Heather Venable
The Royal Australian Air Force is breaking through nearly a century of Western militaries’ operational focused 'air force strategy.'
- Nov 9, 2020
- 5 min
#AFSTRAT: Agile and Coherent Governance: More Than Just a New Set of Regulations – Josh Vicino
The Central Blue welcomes Josh Vicino, who is sharing his thoughts in The Central Blue’s latest series, ‘What is the Air Force Strategy?’...
- Oct 25, 2020
- 4 min
#AFSTRAT: Seeing the Bigger Picture: Developing Strategic Acumen in RAAF Personnel – Matt Kelly
The Central Blue welcomes first-time contributor Matt Kelly, who is the first to share his thoughts in The Central Blue’s latest series,...
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