case study, news, insight, article Emma Parsons case study, news, insight, article Emma Parsons

Students solve problems in hands-on academic course for the Ministry of Defence

‘H4MoD is not just about providing students with dynamic, hands-on, practical experience of putting skills and knowledge acquired in the classroom into solving real-life problems affecting government, it also demonstrates a commitment to public service on the part of there students, helping to improve systems and functions at the heart of the MoD.’ Professor Wyn Bowen, Head of School of Security Studies, King’s College London.

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case study, news, insight, article Beth Lloyd-Wright case study, news, insight, article Beth Lloyd-Wright

The Common Mission Project launches Hacking for Sustainability with the University of Newcastle and the Ministry of Defence

The Common Mission Project is expanding its effort to foster mission-driven entrepreneurship next month with the launch of a new academic class – Hacking for Sustainability, the first-of-its-kind course dedicated to solving problems related to climate change and sustainability.

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case study, news, insight, article Rachael Kelly case study, news, insight, article Rachael Kelly

Why teach as I live it? A startup founder's perspective on Hacking 4 Security

We challenge the academic “solution first” problem-solving framework as it reduces your chances of success in entrepreneurship. There is no point trying to solve a problem if it’s not the ACTUAL problem that needs solving, especially not in the defence and security industry. This has been a very acute lesson for my co-founders and I during these 3+ years of our startup, Synbiosys.

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case study, news, insight, article Rachael Kelly case study, news, insight, article Rachael Kelly

Hacking for MoD - Throwing Down the Gauntlet

So, you have a great idea... what are you going to do about it? As a military officer undertaking the Advanced Command and Staff Course at the UK’s Defence Academy, electing to be part of one of the first UK courses provided an opportunity to learn Lean Start Up methodology whilst solving a real-world Defence problem. The journey was exciting, hugely rewarding and testing – and I am a better officer for it. 

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case study, news, insight, article Rachael Kelly case study, news, insight, article Rachael Kelly

The Journey of Ox Intel; from H4MoD to Start-Up

Over the course of H4MoD, we learned to apply Lean Startup methods to a real-world national security problem with our UK government sponsor, RAF Leeming. Over the 10-week program, we conducted extensive outreach to understand and validate our problem, speaking to over 80 prospective customers and stakeholders, and designed a minimum viable product (MVP).

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