The mission of the Department of the Navy requires strategic thinking, operational excellence and coordination of complex issues in geographically dispersed, stressful conditions. Structure and hierarchy are critical components to success. At the same time, the DON must anticipate, adapt, and thrive in a rapidly changing environment, which requires freedom, the flexibility to innovate at all levels, and the ability to flatten the organization, break-down silos, and create cross-disciplinary synergies.
The mission and structure are unique, but we can learn from other innovative organizations in order to cultivate the organizational characteristics and culture which will provide the foundation for an innovative DON... Read more at http://www.secnav.navy.mil/innovation/Documents/2015/07/Module_4.pdf.
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