Despite the view that military bureaucracies can’t change, service members have a long history of being innovative, especially when stakes are highest.

If the Pentagon wants to truly focus on innovation and disruption, then it needs to promote an entrepreneurial mindset among its future leaders.

Don't just talk about change, make it happen.

As the DoD embraces “Innovation!” it would do well to find ways to rely less upon widgets and instead build up the human capital that can adapt to changing realities.