Blogs - Boyd Conference 2008

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Added by Charles Ward Blount on November 7, 2009 at 3:59am — No Comments

Dissertation Proposal Sample and Dissertation Proposal Topics?

Hey…. Just stuck with my dissertation proposal and amazed…. You know why? I just come across a website that offers something really valuable and in return they are not asking for my money… Isn’t it amazing? It may be amazing for you people when you check them if they are true in their claims… Now the question is what are their claims when it comes to dissertation proposal help? Before I got towards their cla… Continue

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Bees and Spiders (Long Version)

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Added by Brian L. Steed on February 14, 2009 at 5:57am — No Comments

Wall Street, Main Street, and then that other world - Railroad Street by General Russ Honore

Severe crisis levels the social status/wealth/political party/race playing field to a lowest common denominator - survival. Reflecting upon America’s birth, Ben Franklin’s words at the signing of the Declaration of Independence apply - “We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.” Throughout this year I have been honored to have included inputs from General Russel Honore (United States Army, Retired) - Commander Joint Task Force Katrina on Project White H… Continue

Added by Ed Beakley on January 21, 2009 at 5:24pm — 1 Comment

Andrew Cockburn's interview with Winslow Wheeler - America's Defense Meltdown

Why the U.S. Military Is in Shambles By Andrew Cockburn, CounterPunch Posted on December 8, 2008 Coinciding with the arrival of Obama and his deputies in Washington, the Center for Defense Information is releasing America's Defense Meltdown -- Pentagon Reform for President Obama and the New Congress, a primer on what is wrong with our defense system written by men with long and honorable experience in the bowels of the military services and Pentagon bureaucracy. The book's editor, Winslow Whee… Continue

Added by Rob Paterson on December 30, 2008 at 3:54pm — No Comments

Chuck Spinney's Rebuttal to the NYT

The New York Times Flames Out in Defense Dogfight By CHUCK SPINNEY Counterpunch http://www.counterpunch.org/spinney12232008.html The 21 Dec 2008 editorial in the New York Times, "How To Pay For A 21st-Century Military" purports to advocate tough-minded pragmatism to reform a Pentagon that is clearly out of control. Yet its logic is really another example of the kind of hackneyed thinking that serves to protect the status quo. It also suggests indirectly why the mainstream media are in such trou… Continue

Added by Rob Paterson on December 24, 2008 at 1:45pm — No Comments

Russel Honore for FEMA's head

SELECT GENERAL HONORÉ AS THE HEAD OF FEMA The period of transition from Bush to Obama Administration invigorated the debate about the future of FEMA, and arguments whether it should remain a part of DHS or be reconstituted as a cabinet level agency become increasingly vigorous. What is NOT debated is who should head the Agency, be it under the existing umbrella of DHS or as an independent organization. Yet, this is a critical decision: the appointee may have direct influence on the fate o… Continue

Added by Dag von Lubitz on December 20, 2008 at 11:21am — 4 Comments

The no metaphor - all in plain English Summary of Boyd 2008

Here is a 2 pager in as clear a style as I can manage of the findings of the conference Continue

Added by Rob Paterson on December 17, 2008 at 11:10am — 2 Comments

Boyd 2008 Videos

Here is the link to the UPEI ePresence Portal The Good News is that the videos up there are in good shape and have the slides embedded The Bad News is that for reasons we don't understand some videos did not record and we don't have the complete conference. I am heartbroken because they were exceptional. Like a wedding where the pictures did not turn out I apologize to you all and in particular to John Robb, Rory Franci… Continue

Added by Rob Paterson on December 16, 2008 at 9:49am — No Comments

Boyd 2008 - To be somebody or to do something? Act Like Frodo - Rob's Summary

In summary, I felt compelled to think about Frodo. The true hero is not an obvious hero. He or she is called and he or she answers the call - or not. It's Boyd's great choice to be somebody or to do great things. As with Frodo and Sam, in the end, the most dangerous work is also done alone or with tiny resources. My commentary ends with this perspective of courage and w… Continue

Added by Rob Paterson on December 13, 2008 at 2:50pm — No Comments

Boyd 2008 - The Art of War - OODA Wisdom - How to take on the system - Jim Gimian and Barry Boyce

Here is my commentary on Jim and Barry's commentary on how Th Art of War can help us achieve Victory against the vast and powerful forces that are hanging on to power as the world of Big Institutions crumbles. No better advice for leadership and for understanding of conflict and how to cope well with it exists. Continue

Added by Rob Paterson on December 13, 2008 at 1:08pm — No Comments

Boyd 2008 - The Dark side of institutions - Why we should be concerned about America's Defense Mission and Budget - Chet Richards

This is the link to my commentary on Chet's masterful briefing on the paradox of US Defense - it's mission, its organization and its budget. I add that the same mismatch exists for education and Health - as Admiral Beatty said at Jutland "There is something wrong with our damn ships!" In these times of great economic peril - this misma… Continue

Added by Rob Paterson on December 12, 2008 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Boyd 2008 - KETC Public TV Creates a Platform to help a community help itself

What was the Mortgage Crisis is becoming the "Econocalypse" - every city is affected. Beyond the bailout are we helpless? Here is my commentary on KETC St Louis's work to convent the people of St Louis to help themselves. My bet is that Public Tv and Radio could become central in the work to take back power and control into our own han… Continue

Added by Rob Paterson on December 12, 2008 at 10:00am — No Comments

Boyd 2008 - Leadership and Organization in the Interdependent World - Rory Francis

So what do we do? How do we realize in action the kind of organization that will be essential to cope in an interdependent world? Fortunately for us - the pioneers are on their way back down the journey of exploration. Like Lewis and Clark they have a real story to tell and they have hard won lessons too. They even have a map! Here is m… Continue

Added by Rob Paterson on December 11, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Boyd 2008 - The Networked Organization for the Interconnected World - Stuart Baker

Here is my link to my commentary of Stuart's talk. Here we build on Chet's Boydian insight of the need to harmonize a variety of mindsets to avoid group think and on John Robb's context of a interconnected world that is too complex for the simple forms of organization that we use today. Stuart shows us the DNA of how to harmonize true diversity and align it… Continue

Added by Rob Paterson on December 11, 2008 at 12:29pm — No Comments

Boyd 2008 - Context and Opportunity - John Robb

Here John Robb offers us a context for the change in our world - and the pathways to a better one. His slides are also found on this link Key is to understand that our world is too big and too connected and too fast to be understood or controlled by the way we think and act today. The financial crisis has caught all the leadership offside - they are all beh… Continue

Added by Rob Paterson on December 10, 2008 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

Chet Richards talks about the issue of mindsets - Context

Here is the link to my post on Chet's Opener where I offer a summary and commentary of the key messages and images contained in Chet's talk This issue of the imperative of seeing beyond your conventional mindset was the centre-piece of Chet's opening remarks. The entire conference was designed to help us all "see" and to harness the diversity in the room to provide a deeper a… Continue

Added by Rob Paterson on December 10, 2008 at 12:24pm — No Comments

Secretary Gates Spells it out

As Chet finished his tour de force at our conference, I wondered what the chances were of sense coming to the Pentagon. Here is reason to hope that it may - Gates could have been with us this weekend Continue

Added by Rob Paterson on December 7, 2008 at 3:34pm — No Comments

The Vulture and The Snake: An Air Force Counter-Guerrilla Task Force

Originally posted on November 14, 2008 Please find copied below the signature a link and extended excerpt from a paper that, in my view, is one of the more thoughtful, useful and relevant discussions and analyses in "Expanding U.S. Tactical Aviation's "Approved Belief" -- per the "Discussion" Section of the Boyd Conference 2008 website. On slide 108 of his "Patterns of Conflict" briefing, Boyd laid out general observations regarding a "Counter-Guerilla Campaign." The "Vulture and the Snake" e… Continue

Added by Dan Moore on November 26, 2008 at 3:46pm — No Comments

2 great reviews for America's Defense Meltdown

Of the two reviews that are newly available of "America's Defense Meltdown: Pentagon Reform for President Obama and the New Congress" one appeared in the Huffington Post at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-tepper-marlin/experts-slam-dod-waste-in_b_145134.html. The second appeared in Asia Times at http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/JK27Ak02.html. There will be a reception to acknowledge the publication of this new anthology on Wednesday, December 3 at 6:00 at the Officers' Club at Fort M… Continue

Added by Rob Paterson on November 26, 2008 at 1:44pm — No Comments

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