How Science-Based Communication Can Promote Trust to Accelerate Innovation and Technological Advantage

Communication plays a vital role in advancing defense science and technology (S&T) innovation. Conveying the warfighting value of research builds the advocacy essential for new ideas. Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral John Richardson released our Navy’s “Design for Maintaining Maritime Superiority,” emphasizing high-velocity learning to increase the pace of innovation—and learning is first a function of effective communication. [...]