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Critical Concepts: Episode 4 - Forming a Conclusion This episode will help you understand the importance of unbiased and well-thought-out conclusions, and how to develop them in the critical…

Critical Concepts: Episode 3 - Asking Questions This episode focuses on asking questions as a means to evaluate gathered data for bias, correctness, and validity. This mini-series on Critical…

Critical Concepts: Episode 1 - What Is Critical Thinking? This introductory video starts with a discussion about defining critical thinking and gives an overview of the critical concepts in the…

Critical Concepts: Episode 5 - Looking for What Others Have Missed This final episode in the series discusses the application of critical thinking to judge the conclusions and solutions that result…

Critical Concepts: Episode 2 - Gathering Data The first step in the critical thinking process is to acquire data and judge its relevance. This video discusses data types, data sources, and skills to…

Overall Series Description: Mentoring Moments" is a mentorship web series hosted by Ms. Lisa P. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Product Support. Each webinar will focus on…

Who do you turn to for advice or assistance? This webcast explores how to grow your network of co-workers to benefit you, your team, and your program or organization. We look at ways you can expand…

Description:Interested in learning more about how China's Cyber Operations affect Defense Acquisition programs and what strategies leaders need to be aware of to help mitigate this threat?As a…

Description:How does the Department of Defense identify and articulate what it needs to achieve the Department's mission? What are the "must do's" to successfully describe a…

What's the best way to change decision-making authorities on a team? The key is in delegating decision-making authority as much as possible. This webcast will focus on how leaders can transfer…

Description: Join the session to get insights into how and why innovation happens. You will see how the innovation life cycle has impacted the Department of Defense, and you will learn techniques…

Description: Innovation is crucial to our national security and is key to building enduring advantage in this era of great power competition. DoD has made great strides in adopting innovation as a…

Event Description: Ms. Lisa P. Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Product Support, will chair a joint panel of Senior Executive Service (SES) members. This webinar will highlight…

Description: Sharing your knowledge encourages collaboration and communication, sparks innovation and process improvement and improves productivity and effectiveness.This webcast will provide you…

2023 Acquisition Update Interview on the State of the DoD's Digital Engineering Practice and the Future with Daniel Hettema, Digital Engineering, Modeling & Simulation Director,…

Successful leaders need to be self-aware; they need to know what they need, what energizes them and how they can expand their well-being. This webinar will focus on how self-aware acquisition…