1. U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command ARDECs Strategic Planning and Innovation HSATM July17, 2012 Mike Zecca Jim Caiazzo

2. Innovative Armaments Solutions for Today and Tomorrow Armament Research, Development & Engineering Center VISION 2 Empower, unburden and protect the Warfighter by providing superior armaments solutions that dominate the battlefield. MISSION

3. Scope: Integrating Multiple Horizons… –Strategic Planning 1-10 yr horizon Focus: Near-term objectives and initiatives – ends, ways, and means –Scenario Building 10-20 yr horizon Focus: Effects –Strategic Foresight 20+ years Focus: Competency-wide ARDEC Strategic Planning Horizon

4. ARDEC Strategic Management System Foundational principles of ARDECs Strategic Management System 1.Incorporation of Industry Best Practices: Lykke Ends, Ways, Means Model balances risk Balanced Scorecard ensures balanced efforts & outcomes 2.Strategic Alignment: External - Army, AMC, RDECOM, JM&L & TACOM LCMCs Strategies Internal - ARDEC Center Plans, Competency Plans 3.Top Leadership Engagement: SESs (top resource owners) serve as End Champions 4.Workforce Engagement: Top-down/Bottom-up approach used during planning to achieve buy-in upfront 5.Measurement: Strategic Workout Session (SWS) occurs quarterly with senior leadership to monitor and control progress 6. Continuous Improvement of ARDEC Strategic Planning: Strategic Planning Process is improved by incorporating feedback from multiple sources into the PDCA Cycle Strategic Direction is re-zeroed by incorporating feedback from Official Channels into SMS Map

5. ARDEC Strategic Management System ARDEC Strategy: Disciplined calculation of overarching objectives, initiatives, and resources within acceptable bounds of risk ARDEC SMS: Consolidates strategy into a single holistic view for communicating our strategies in terms of Ends, Ways, Means

6. U.S. Army CSA SSG The Strategic Studies Group (SSG) provides the Chief of Staff of the United States Army (CSA) with independent, unconventional, and revolutionary research and analysis on topics related to operational and strategic concepts for land forces. Independent: Reports exclusively to the CSA and is empowered to engage and leverage the resources and intellectual capacity of external organizations. Unconventional: Provides the CSA an unconstrained view of potential approaches to challenges and is unencumbered by traditional practices and methodologies. Revolutionary: Conducts research and analysis focused expressly on devising innovative concepts and approaches to future challenges and opportunities.

7. Scenario Building To what end – for what purpose –Expands the potential for generative, collective knowledge generating a meaningful reality Simply stated, scenarios are –A space to play with possibilities, and the practices coherent with the existing intelligibility, and evaluate them against alternatives Accomplished through –a diverse array of propositions, arguments, metaphors, etc. What have we gained –Increased understanding of multi-dimensional, multi-level emerging dynamics –Ability to see problems or issues in a new way –Shared understanding key uncertainties and scenario logics selecting the scenario spaces scenario stories: the business idea(build- review-test) most robust path given array of potential futures risk management & contingency planning

8. What Is Strategic Foresight? Strategic foresight (SF) is the practice of creating a functional view of the future, or future events and possibilities, in such a way as to take full advantage of opportunities, as well as to prepare for possible adversities. The idea of strategic foresight arose from the idea that while the future is not predictable, it is also not predetermined, and can be influenced in a positive way by actions we take in the present. This mode of thinking is often used in the context of business, and encourages those making business decisions to structure their plans based on future opportunities rather than past events. Strategic foresight (SF) is the practice of creating a functional view of the future, or future events and possibilities, in such a way as to take full advantage of opportunities, as well as to prepare for possible adversities. The idea of strategic foresight arose from the idea that while the future is not predictable, it is also not predetermined, and can be influenced in a positive way by actions we take in the present. This mode of thinking is often used in the context of business, and encourages those making business decisions to structure their plans based on future opportunities rather than past events. 8

9. Value of Strategic Foresight Provides Senior Leaders better fidelity of the future. Inculcates SF into Workforce thinking. Shapes ARDECs desired future, rather than waiting for the future to just happen. Aligns ARDECs and the Warfighters future. Provides Senior Leaders better fidelity of the future. Inculcates SF into Workforce thinking. Shapes ARDECs desired future, rather than waiting for the future to just happen. Aligns ARDECs and the Warfighters future. 9

10. DATA COLLECTION S T E E P S ocial T echnological E conomical E nvironmental P olitical 10 STEEP Data Collection

11. What IS Innovation? Creativity Generation of new and/or novel ideas Innovation A new invention or idea that solves a current problem or exploits a new opportunity, all resulting in a quantifiable gain.

12. EVOLUTIONARY (Incremental) Seeks solutions from existing concepts to do things better The Continuous Improvement Movement (6 Sigma) OGPK Picatinny Blast Shield Shaped Charge Assembly EM113A2 – Rapid Entry Vehicle M110 7.62mm Semi Automatic Sniper System LHMBC Innovation Continuum EXPANSIONARY Challenges the problem definition Rarefaction Wave Gun M982 Excalibur M100 Grande Entry Munition MOFA REVOLUTIONARY (Breakthrough) Redefines the problem definition to break boundaries & create new paradigms CLGG Gun © 2010 Idea Connection Systems, Inc. All right reserved. Increase in ARDEC Programs ARDEC Innovation Examples

13. Innovation – Army Greatest Invention Awards ARDEC supports a culture of innovation focused on the delivery of breakthrough and leap-ahead technologies. We provide experienced inventors to mentor and teach innovation processes to our workforce; facilities for collaboration, prototyping and libraries, and online tools for research and documentation Won 6 Out of the Top 10 Army Greatest Invention Awards for 2011 and 30 out of 90 Since 2002 INFRARED ILLUMINATION CARTRIDGEENHANCED PERFORMANCE ROUNDGREEN EYES ESCALATION OF FORCE KIT LIGHTWEIGHT MEDIUM MACHINE GUNJACKAL EXPLOSIVE HAZARD PRE-DETONATION SYSTEM MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM

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