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This September, the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom will launch their first Masters of Science (MSc) in Defence Innovation in partnership with King鈥檚 College London.

As the latest step to modernise Joint Professional Military Education, the MSc looks to build a repository of skills and experience in using hypothesis-and-test rationale to solve real-world defence challenges.

Focusing on problem-led learning, the MSc in Defence Innovation is the culmination of an innovation pathway first piloted in January 2019 with 12 graduate-level students on the Defence Academy鈥檚 Advance Command and Staff Course (ACSC) and in partnership with the Common Mission Project鈥檚 new 鈥楬acking for MOD鈥� programme.

Already the innovation pathway has demonstrated success. 皇冠体育app 2019 pilot programme has worked on several challenges for defence, including successfully addressing an obstacle for the Royal Air Force (RAF) Air Operations Controllers using build-measure-learn-validate methodology, resulting in a significant cost-savings for defence.

Now fully accredited through King鈥檚 College, London as a 10-month MSc in Defence Innovation, in September, up to 24 ACSC students will take an alternative approach to develop skillsets adept at innovation and problem-solving at pace. At its heart are the 鈥楬acking for MOD鈥� principals promoting experimentation, iterative design and user feedback over the traditional problem-solving approach.

鈥楬acking for MOD鈥� is a UK Ministry of Defence-sponsored programme and conceptualises Silicon Valley鈥檚 Lean Start-up Methodology along similar lines to the successful 鈥楬acking for Defense鈥� programme delivered by the Common Mission Project US in partnership with the United States Department of Defense鈥檚 National Security Innovation Network (NSIN).

Major General Andrew Roe, CEO Defence Academy and Commandant Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC), said:

Modern warfare is changing rapidly and this requires new ways of thinking and problem solving. Our leaders of today and the future must be able to process quickly, react intelligently and innovate to remain ahead of emerging technologies and threats. 鈥楬acking for MOD鈥� and the MSc in Defence Innovation will give our students the tools to think critically and respond to fast-paced challenges.

Lieutenant Colonel Frank Reeves, student on the 鈥楬acking for MOD鈥� pilot, said:

This experience sparked an appetite for innovation and has changed my approach to problem-solving by providing a proven set of practical tools which I can now use with confidence to translate ideas into stuff of value for defence.