Biding Time with The Assassin’s Mace and China’s Strategy: Neo-DeMarcoian Thought

Do what they say Say what you mean …one thing leads to another You told me something wrong I know I listen too long But then one thing leads to another. —The Fixx, One Thing Leads to Another BIDING TIME AND HIDING CAPABILITIES The "biding time and hiding capabilities" strategy is a phrase attributed to …

What Makes a Good Leader with Dr “BILL” DeMarco, Part 2 of 2 with Andy Christiansen

About our guest, Dr. Bill DeMarco. His life’s work: “To be highly knowledgeable, capable and hungry in leading and supporting the people I live and work with and to lead others in powerful and effective uses of vision casting, strategy, and history….And to do it all with an understanding heart.” CLICK HERE FOR ITUNE PODCAST LINK …

Country, Blue Grass, and Blues (CBGB) and The Military Innovation Ecosystem: DeMarco Banter 

High on a hillside, the trucks are loadingEverything's ready to rollI sleep in the daytime, I work in the nighttimeI might not ever get home This ain't no party, this ain't no discoThis ain't no fooling aroundThis ain't no Mudd Club, or CBGBI ain't got time for that now. --Life During Wartime, Talking Heads, 1979 …

What Makes a Good Leader? With Dr Bill DeMarco: Part 1 of 2

A fun podcast with an “old” friend Andy Christiansen and Tenacious https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tenacious/id1490371118?i=1000612985496 About our guest, Dr. Bill DeMarco. His life’s work: “To be highly knowledgeable, capable and hungry in leading and supporting the people I live and work with and to lead others in powerful and effective uses of vision casting, strategy, and history….And to …

Us and Them: Innovation and the Nature and Character of War:  What would Carl say? DeMarco Banter

Us and themAnd after allWe're only ordinary men Me and youGod only knows it's not whatWe would choose to do "Forward", he cried from the rearAnd the front rank diedThe general sat and the lines on the mapMoved from side to side Black and blueAnd who knows which is whichAnd who is who. -Pink Floyd, …

99 Luftballons or 100 Drones from a Single KC135: Brain storming with GPT4: DeMarco Banter

99 knights of the airRide super high-tech jet fightersEveryone's a superheroEveryone's a Captain KirkWith orders to identifyTo clarify and classifyScrambling the summer sky99 red balloons go by -Nena AMC Commander Gen. Mike Minihan, in his now infamous, 1 Feb  23 two-page internal memo ordered leadership under his command to work to ensure units are as …

Scary Monsters, Wicked Learning Environments and Super Creeps: Can They Help The Military?

Scary monsters, super creepsKeep me running, running scaredScary monsters, super creepsKeep me running, running scared. --David Bowie I  was listening to a podcast the other day where I  heard the term wicked learning environment.  Now, I have heard of wicked problems, Wicked the play, we all know wicked people, the wicked witch, and of course …

Exploring and Leading in the Unknown: Adventures in Futures Literacy

Futures literacy is the ability to think about and understand the future in a meaningful and constructive way. This involves being able to anticipate and plan for future events, as well as to understand and consider the potential consequences of various actions and decisions. It also involves being able to think critically and creatively about …