In the News - Project Mercury

Project Mercury Boosts Innovation at Osan Air Base

08.16.2024 | DVIDS

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Osan Air Base participate in a 3-day innovation workshop called Project Mercury at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, June 30 – Aug. 1, 2024.

Project Mercury Fosters Innovation

08.19.2024 | Kadena Air Base

With continued steps towards force modernization and adaptability, the U.S. Air Force is developing innovative solutions to tackle rising challenges; that is where Project Mercury comes in.

From Pizza to Pentagon: How a Domino's Executive is Driving Innovation in the Department of Defense

07.15.2024 | Innovatrium

Charting a path to a swift, agile, and creative future with the “Dean of Innovation,” Jeff DeGraff

Project Mercury Graduates: Launching Solutions for the Air Force and Space Force

03.19.2024 | Air University

Air University’s Project Mercury empowers individuals to tackle critical challenges faced by the Air Force and Space Force.

Kelly Johnson Center Encourages Airmen to ‘AIM-HI’

08.21.2023 | DVIDS

A Michigan Air National Guard-sponsored program is helping Citizen-Airmen to focus the power of innovation to find solutions to the wicked problems that can cause problems at all levels of the Air Force enterprise.

Project Mercury A Moonshot for Defense Innovation

06.2023 – 08.2023 | Ethan Eagle, Ph.d., And Col. James D. Dryjanski, USAF (Ret.)

In 2021, Joint Staff publications, statements from senior military leaders, external reports, and a Naval Postgraduate School thesis on military education all agreed that professional military education is stagnant and ill-suited for its purpose.

Leaders Learn First Innovators in Education

06.2023 – 08.2023 | Master Sgt. Conor Gray, USAF (Ret.)

Accelerating change is no easy task. U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin emphasizes the inherent tension between executing the mission of today and fostering innovation for tomorrow.

Project Mercury Innovation Training | NATO IH

06.07.2023 | Innovation Hub

Through years of searching for the best approach to innovation training, the NATO Innovation Hub has found the most solid structure to work with; Project Mercury. It is now becoming the training reference for all members of the NATO Innovation Network (NIN).

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Project Mercury participants tackle new problems

06.07.2023 | Holloman

Plato famously wrote, “necessity is the mother of invention.” As the U.S. Air Force continues to modernize and adapt, they are also faced with new challenges that require innovative solutions.

Project Mercury participants tackle new problems

06.07.2023 | AETC

Plato famously wrote, “necessity is the mother of invention.” As the U.S. Air Force continues to modernize and adapt, they are also faced with new challenges that require innovative solutions.

What’s New About Strategy In The Digital Age

05.03.2023 | Forbes

The practice of business strategy is unrecognizable from what it was just a few years ago.

AIM-HI Connects Innovators, Senior Military Leaders

04.04.2023 | Air National Guard

Academia Industry Military-Hybrid Innovations hosted a one-day capstone pitch event where teams presented solutions for emerging national defense problems to senior military leaders March 31.

Creating Innovators While Innovating

01.05.2023 | AFCEA

The U.S. Air Force is realigning itself to face near-peer adversaries in contested environments. As part of that shift, the service is looking to spur innovative capabilities and thinking.

Project Mercury: Accelerating meetings through innovation

08.23.2022 | Macdill

Most military members can recall the time retired four-star Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis coined the phrase, “PowerPoint makes us stupid.”

Little Rock Air Force Base hosts Project Mercury

08.23.2022 | DVIDS

HERKWERX, Little Rock Air Force Base’s innovation lab, hosts a 4-day workshop giving Airmen a 101 course on innovation.

Establishing Two-Way Communication | with Eury Marte

2021 | Building a Coaching Culture

In this episode, hosts J.R. and Lucas Flatter are joined by the inspiring Eury Marte, an innovation coach with Project Mercury. Eury is an experienced leader with a deep understanding of developing and implementing value-driven programs and processes, guiding organizational change, and furthering strategic alignment to increase productivity and facilitate cross-functional communication at every level.

Air University Innovation Accelerator office pushes ideas, research ‘one step beyond’

08.04.2021 | AETC

The Air University Innovation Accelerator office’s vision is to push the university’s contributions to national security, strategic competition and integrated deterrence “one step beyond.”

Total Force team captures Innovation Excellence Award

07.12.2021 | DVIDS

Accelerating change starts with an empowered workforce with foundational competencies, the right skills, and the drive to innovate.

Total Force team captures Innovation Excellence Award

07.12.2021 | USAFE

Accelerating change starts with an empowered workforce with foundational competencies, the right skills, and the drive to innovate.

Project Mercury: Building the cadre of innovation

11.25.2019 | Maxwell

Thirty-five Airmen across Air University and representatives from The Innovatrium—an innovation consulting firm tied to the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business — gathered at MGMWERX to kick-off Project Mercury.