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• Helmets, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and Soldier performance. Adams, chair of the Civil and Environmental Engi- neering Department, and Tonia Rex, an associate professor with the Vander- bilt Eye Institute, visited training events held by the 3rd Battalion, 187th Infan- try Regiment in the 3rd BCT. Their initial project focuses on incorporating sensors into helmets to gauge their effec- tiveness and protect against TBI, and assessing and predicting TBI in Soldiers. Discussion with the unit, however, led to a new idea of exploring cognitive markers for improving Soldier perfor- mance in stressful situations, leveraging assets like the Electronic Skills Trainer within the 101st.
Material results are only one of the benefits provided by the relationship. On June 20, Vanderbilt faculty and commanders and staff from across the 101st participated in an innovation workshop, hosted in the newly designated EAGLEWERX Inno- vation Lab at Fort Campbell. Roughly 30 attendees undertook a crash course in the innovative design process, which is a structured approach to product develop- ment that includes problem identification,
idea generation and prototyping. In just four hours, the group devised a broad range of technologies, processes and organizational changes tailored toward improving air assault operations. Follow- ing the success of this “design sprint,” the 101st and Vanderbilt will be conducting similar events at multiple echelons, includ- ing quarterly innovation symposiums at the division level.
CONCLUSION Future opportunities for collaboration are endless, and there are several plans in the works. One such opportunity is a recurring series of classes that teach Soldiers how to use 3D printers, laser cutters, mills and other manufactur- ing equipment to bring their ideas from sketch to minimum viable product—one with just enough features to satisfy early users and allow them to provide feed- back that will inform future iterations. Another is permanent innovation posi- tions within the division, with liaisons from AFC to the 101st, and from the 101st to Vanderbilt. Conferences, exper- imentation, joint training events and fellowships are all additional possibilities.
Soldiers today must operate on a fast-paced and dynamic battlefield. Tis partner- ship is preparing them for uncertainty in the best way possible: enabling Soldiers to identify and solve problems as they encounter them, often in the absence of orders; improve the methods the Army has traditionally used; and create an entirely new status quo. As the 101st, Vanderbilt and AFC shape the future of Army inno- vation, the only limit is the creativity of the Soldiers and civilians involved.
For more information, contact the brigade innovation officer at (270) 412-5198.
1ST LT. AUSTIN HERRLING is the chief innovation officer and knowledge management officer for 3rd BCT. He holds an M.S. in operations research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a B.S. in mathematics and computer science from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
AN OFFICIAL FIRST
Dr. Padma Raghavan, vice provost for research for Vanderbilt University, signs an education partnership agreement between AFC and Vanderbilt April 9 in Nashville, Tennessee. The agreement marked the first time a brigade has been specifically included as an official partner to such a pact. With Raghavan were Col. John Cogbill, commander of 3rd BCT; Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Crosby, senior enlisted adviser for AFC; representatives from Vanderbilt and, at far right, Adam Jay Harrison, AFC command innovation officer. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Cody Harding, 3rd BCT Public Affairs)
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