Welcome to the Innovation Meets Mission podcast. Whether you’re a visionary starting on an innovation journey or a seasoned innovator, we hope these practical talks inspire you to think about innovation in new ways. In each episode government leaders and innovators share their stories, insights and experiences with mission focused innovation. Learn how trailblazers transform ambitious ideas into mission reality.
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Calculated Risks & Collaboration When Driving Innovation
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14:08In this "Innovation Meets Mission," podcast episode, host Tricia Ratliff interviews Erwin Godoy, a seasoned innovation leader within regulated enterprises. Godoy shares his passion for helping individuals and organizations unlock their potential through resilience, calculated risks and collaboration. He highlights the story of Billy Mitchell, showi…
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Product Innovation on a mission with DevOps/Agile (4 of 4)
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9:40In this Part 4 of a 4-episode series, Brendan McKinley shares a wealth of insight in his story about the challenges his team overcame to build an innovative product and deliver it in a new way as a DevOps/Agile team. Sit back and enjoy hearing the story unfold in each episode to gain practical ideas for your own efforts.…
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Product Innovation on a mission with DevOps/Agile (3 of 4)
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7:02In this Part 3 of a 4-episode series, Brendan McKinley shares a wealth of insight in his story about the challenges his team overcame to build an innovative product and deliver it in a new way as a DevOps/Agile team. Sit back and enjoy hearing the story unfold in each episode to gain practical ideas for your own efforts.…
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Product Innovation on a mission with DevOps/Agile (2 of 4)
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13:44In this Part 2 of a 4-episode series, Brendan McKinley shares a wealth of insight in his story about the challenges his team overcame to build an innovative product and deliver it in a new way as a DevOps/Agile team. Sit back and enjoy hearing the story unfold in each episode to gain practical ideas for your own efforts.…
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Product Innovation on a mission with DevOps/Agile (1 of 4)
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14:44In this Part 1 of a 4-episode series, Brendan McKinley shares a wealth of insight in his story about the challenges his team overcame to build an innovative product and deliver it in a new way as a DevOps/Agile team. Sit back and enjoy hearing the story unfold in each episode to gain practical ideas for your own efforts.…
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The big question of AI ethics when innovating - conversation with Alli Banzon
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16:25Alli Banzon AI ethics scientist shares her perspectives on the importance of education and collaboration between diverse voices as we all navigate the challenges of AI ethics.By Tricia Ratliff / SAIC
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Controlling runaway cloud costs - a conversation with Ravi Raghava
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18:13Ravi Raghava talks about how the benefits of cloud can unintentionally turn into run away costs and how he has worked with his government clients to manage costs.By Tricia Ratliff / SAIC
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Democratization of Space Technology and Missions
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21:58Matt Hungerford joins the podcast this week to talk about the era of “next-generation space” that’s well underway, led by commercial space companies’ democratization of technology and missions. The government has taken notice of the domain’s evolution, according to Hungerford, from down-to-earth costs for building and launching miniaturized satelli…
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Focused Innovation for Space - conversation with Joe Poist
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17:07There is no shortage of innovative ideas to propel next-generation federal, civilian, and commercial space missions. The key to agency-contractor partnerships, according to Joe Poist, is relentless focus on execution and innovation, having the infrastructure, a strategic plan, and the right people to take ideas from drawing board to reality. Listen…
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AI for the Intelligence Community - conversation with Jay Meil
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8:47In this episode, you’ll hear from Jay Meil how AI is being deployed in defense, national security and the intelligence community to reduce human cognitive load amidst the data deluge and to serve as a force multiplier for missions. He offers insights on natural language processing and building symbiotic human-machine teams. Please help us spread wi…
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Mission Innovation using Modular Open Systems Design - Conversation with Jeremy Davidson and Greg Fortier
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27:02The government must be able to constantly respond to changing drone threats. In this episode of SAIC's Innovation Meets Mission, host Tricia Ratliff hears how Jeremy Davidson and Greg Fortier use a Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) to help the government reduce cost and remain open for future innovation in drone technology. Disclaimer: The opini…
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Lauren Knausenberger on fostering collaboration as Chief Innovation Officer
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15:11In this premiere episode, Innovation Meets Mission host Tricia Ratliff speaks with SAIC Chief Innovation Officer Lauren Knausenberger about her passion for fostering collaboration between government, academia and private industry. Knausenberger talks about her background and career in innovation and how her commitment to outcomes influences the wor…
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