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DSP is persistent and adaptive:<blockquote>"Persistence is about refusing to give up even in the face of adversity. Adaptation is about shortening the time to success through ingenuity and flexibility. 'Adaptive persistence' entails alternating between anticipation, changing course, and sticking with it, deftly navigating that paradox with aplomb."<ref>[http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/gergen-vanourek/2009/04/fending-off-the-recession-with.html Adaptive Persistence article from HBR]</ref></blockquote>
==Basic process==
DSP is a six-step process that focuses on projecting future market needs by looking at front-line problem solving activity and scaling those solutions up. Although the full algorithm has not been publicly published as of January 2024, the following process has been made public:
1. POLL FIELD—IDEA MINING: Use network of professionals at the field unit level to identify best practice mishap prevention, education, mishap investigation, procurement, and other tools. Look for full and partial solutions.
2. CONSOLIDATE / RACK AND STACK: Sort list of ideas into groups based on resource requirements, proven record, technology leveraging, mission accomplishment, and identified needs. Rank order all projects based on overall value to the force using DSP assessment algorithm.
3. ELIMINATE BAD FITS: Scrub the list for those items requiring major hardware, Air Force Major Command level funding, or other special, difficult to acquire funding or processes. Also remove from consideration solutions that duplicate or compete directly with future programmed or existing military programs unless the cost savings is significant, as well as those programs that are not scalable in scope.
4. SELECT AND DEM/VAL: Consider resource requirements and rapidly source field unit funding or headquarters seed monies in the sub-$50K range to perform a limited demonstration and validation (DEM/VAL) of concept. Use rapid contracting mechanisms through government contracting office, primarily employing SBA set-asides, blanket purchase agreements, or previously procured assets that may be re-roled into current use.
5. ITERATE FOR RESULTS: Establish definition of success that are measurable and reportable. Then, demonstrate measurable results within six months. Meanwhile, seek further external and scalable funding from sources such as DARPA, Defense Safety Oversight Council (DSOC), other services, other government agencies, etc.
6. LEAD AND MARKET: Market the solution intensely and seek buy in by returning the solution to same experts that initially proposed it. Identify capable project leaders to run with the project.
This is a form of the more well known [[OODA loop]]. Step 1 is Observe, steps 2 and 3 are Orient, steps 4 and 5 are Decide, and step 6 is Act.
==History==
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