Soldier Innovation Workshops '16, '18, & 2019
Innovation workshops bring together Warfighters, Industrial Designers, and technical Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to collaboratively develop ideas and design concepts for the DOD. They are a combination of informed design thinking and visualization communication that ensures the right problems are addressed during early-stage concept development.
As the facilitation manager, my role was to lead a group of soldiers by creating an environment in which they could express their concerns, ideas, and creativity while capturing the user experience and sentiment
Soldiers present their work to Army leadership
2019
The Ground Vehicle Systems Center(GVSC) held a Soldier Innovation Workshop (SIW) in support of the Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV) Cross Functional Team (CFT) mission to develop the Optionally Manned Tank(OMT).
2018
NCMS succeeded in supporting its second soldier innovation workshop (SIW) with RDECOM, TARDEC as part of the Army’s Modernization Strategy for the next generation combat vehicle (NGCV) Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV).
2016
U.S. Army TARDEC hosted an innovation workshop with soldiers from the 82nd Airborne and 10th Mountain Divisions collaborated with industrial designers and subject matter experts from TARDEC, ARDEC, CERDEC, Natick and Fort Benning's Maneuver Center of Excellence to develop mobile protective firepower (MPF) designs for potential combat vehicles that would fill the gaps in the Army's infantry brigades.
The insights derived from the SIWs drive an informed design process for Industry, allowing them to focus their Independent Research & Development (IR&D) on future technologies; and allow senior officials a glimpse of the modern battlefield, the art of the possible, and the needs of today’s Warfighter.
