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Presented by Dan Ward, Gabe Mounce, and Chris Quaid

Rogue Personality Inventory

When someone starts a meeting by saying “These are the assumptions we may not question and the constraints we must comply with…” do you:

a) Take Notesb) Tune Outc) Objectd) Object in writinge) Object in rhyme (written or oral)f) Question the assumptions and reject the

constraints anyway

Would you rather:a) Be punished for doing the right thingb) Be rewarded for doing the wrong thing

a) Deserve honors and not have themb) Have honors and not deserve them

a) Do good things badlyb) Do meaningless things well

Failure is:a) A great learning experienceb) Usually something to avoidc) Always something to avoidd) Shamefule) Punishablef) Inevitableg) Excitingh) Fun

A

Manage Control

Predictable Repeatable

Ordinary One-size

Distinct Black & White

Absolute By the book

100% solution Checklist

Compel Template

Best practice Best-in-class

Imitate Stuff In

Enforce Science

Proscribe Tell

Mediocre Success Good

B

Lead Influence Reliable Innovative Heroic One-of-a-kind Fuzzy Black & White & Grey Relative (and absolute) By the seat of your pants 80% solution Guidelines Induce Tailored Practice A-Class-Of-It's-Own Illuminate Draw out Encourage Art Describe Show Excellent Failure Awesome

Which listof wordsappealsmost toyou?

The phrase “Innovation Without Permission” make you feel:

a) Excitedb) Boredc) Nervousd) Angrye) Frustratedf) Confusedg) Energizedh) Nauseated

We must emphasize:a) HR

b) Process

a) Missionb) Milestones

a) The law, policies and proceduresb) The right, moral, ethical stuff

Pick One:Trust

Trust, but verify

Verify, then trust

Verify

Dictate, Verify and Control

Scoring

If you answered x) all of the above or y) none of the above to any of the above,

Congratulations, you’re a Rogue.

If you thought this was funny, you’re probably a Rogue.

If you learned something, you’re probably a Rogue.

If you wrote down all your answers and were expecting to get a real score, you’re probably not a Rogue (yet).

If you are now slightly annoyed, you are probably not a Rogue

If you left in a huff 5 minutes ago, you’re almost certainly not a Rogue.

Rogue AttributesIntegrityBias for ActionInnovation CreativityCourage

IrreverencePure EnergyTrustinessOptimismMission / Vision

Willingness To Get The Shaft

The 8.5 Rogue Axioms

Axiom #1: Have the mission

imperative

Axiom #2: Integrity always

(always, always, always, always, always, always)

Axiom #3: Do not expect the rules to help you

Axiom #4: Networking is

working

Knock,Knock,Knockingon Newton’sDoor

Axiom #5: Significant risk is not

optional

The risk/reward calculation for program managers today looks too much like this:

Risk: Public humiliation, cancellation of your program and the end of a promising career.

Reward: A certificate of appreciation in a handsome plastic frame and an even more impossible assignment next time

We choose to go to the moon.

We choose to go to the moon in this decade & do the other things, not only because they are easy, but because they are hard….

We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade & do the other things not only because they are easy but, well, because they aren’t too hard…

Axiom #6: Reach Out

Axiom #7: Trust People

(‘nuff said)

Axiom #8: Inform the boss

Axiom #8.5: Avoid the no’ers

Never Accept the answer “No” from someone who

could not give you a “Yes” in the First place…

Oprah

Now, wait a minute…!

If you look at the history of innovation, you’ll see one proven recipe for breakthroughs:

Take a small, intensely focused team and impose an unreasonable timeframe on it.

- Alan Naumann, CEO & President Calico Commerce, Inc

F.I.S.T.

Tiny

Simple

InexpensiveFast

FIST Comic, Defense AT&L Mar/Apr 06http://www.dau.mil/pubs/dam/03_04_2006/fist_ma06.pdf

FAST: It’s About Time, Jan/Feb 06http://www.dau.mil/pubs/dam/01_02_2006/war_jf06.pdf

INEXPENSIVE: Doing Less With More, Nov/Dec 04http://www.dau.mil/pubs/dam/11_12_2004/ward-nd04.pdf

SIMPLE: The Simplicity Cycle, Nov/Dec 05http://www.dau.mil/pubs/dam/11_12_2005/war_nd05.pdf

TINY: FIST Part 5, May/Jun 06http://www.dau.mil/pubs/dam/05_06_2006/war_mj06.pdf