In a new report for @belfercenter.bsky.social, Council Distinguished Nonresident Fellow on Defense and Security Kathleen Hicks takes a close look at the Pentagon's Replicator Initiative and examines why military innovation is so imperative. #[bit.ly/43MQAy1
Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and former Speechwriter to the Deputy Secretary of Defense Aaron Sherman provide an insider account of the Replicator Initiative, tracing its origins, purpose, early implementation, and preliminary outcomes. This initiative to rapidly scale needed military capabilities offers important lessons for reform, from goal-setting and aligning incentives to implementation, feedback, and iteration.
