Tesseract Podcast
Our mission at Tesseract is to Empower Airmen, Connect them to resources, and Accelerate Change across the Air Force Logistics Enterprise. This is our official podcast! Tesseract Podcast gives you the perspective, tools, and techniques from experts about innovation. You‘ll hear from team members that provide context about Tesseract‘s role at the Pentagon and from Airmen working in the field. Tesseract Podcast also interviews authors, senior leaders, subject matter experts, and other unique individuals across industries to leverage the creative genes of Air Force Airmen.
Episodes
![Finding Failure and Defining Innovation with Dan Ward](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11827509/Tesseract_Podcast_Cover_1000_1000_px_800_800_px_9__35iugt_300x300.png)
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Finding Failure and Defining Innovation with Dan Ward
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
Wednesday Apr 07, 2021
In this Episode of Tesseract Podcast we have an opportunity to learn about Dan Ward's definition of innovation and what we can learn from failure. We should've be afraid of the "F" word!Dan is the author of LIFT (2019), The Simplicity Cycle (2015), and F.I.R.E. (2014). Prior to his current gig as an author and innovation catalyst at the MITRE corporation, he served for more than 20 years as an acquisition officer in the U.S. Air Force, where he specialized in leading high-speed, low-cost technology development programs and retired at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
![Trusting Your Organization and Delta Maintenance with Eric Klein](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog11827509/Tesseract_Podcast_Cover_1000_1000_px_800_800_px_10__ejkqrs_300x300.png)
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Trusting Your Organization and Delta Maintenance with Eric Klein
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Are you interested in learning about what the Air Force can learn from industry? Have you ever wondered how aircraft maintenance in the military relates to the airlines? In our first episode of Tesseract Podcast, we interview Georgia Tech Research Associate Eric Klein.Through three decades of experience, Eric has worked at Delta Airlines and the Georgia Tech Research Institute, most of it spent at Delta where he worked in aircraft maintenance operations management. The first 15 years of his career he worked directly on the flight line! He has been working hand in hand with Tesseract since day one, and has dedicated the past several years of his career to helping the Air Force. Eric has been instrumental in the Inspection Development Framework and Kitting Pathfinder initiative.
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The Air Force Logistics
Office of Innovation
We exist to accelerate Airman innovation and we trust that Airmen know what it takes to win the future fight.
Our mission is to accelerate combat-focused Logistics innovation by empowering Airmen and connecting them to a network of ideas and resources in order to improve the Agile Combat Support and Mission Generation capabilities of the United States Air Force.
Our vision is to rapidly actualize change through the voices of Airmen to strengthen Airpower.
Check out our official website for more details: www.Tesseract.AF.mil