WEBVTT 00:06.590 --> 00:08.701 The refinery project is advancing our 00:08.701 --> 00:11.390 program by connecting us to key 00:11.399 --> 00:13.566 stakeholders , being able to connect , 00:13.566 --> 00:15.788 we're getting great feedback , not only 00:15.788 --> 00:18.559 on the way our project is headed , but 00:18.569 --> 00:20.760 also getting this in front of people 00:20.770 --> 00:22.879 who need to see it . We've been 00:22.889 --> 00:24.950 connecting with commercial 00:24.959 --> 00:27.389 entrepreneurs who have a proven track 00:27.399 --> 00:29.288 record of bringing something from 00:29.288 --> 00:31.790 ideation to success . The refinery 00:31.799 --> 00:34.060 project really has put us in contact 00:34.069 --> 00:36.409 with people that we weren't able to on 00:36.419 --> 00:39.049 our own . So it's accelerated what we 00:39.060 --> 00:41.310 probably would have done maybe in two 00:41.319 --> 00:44.139 years in a few months . So we're really 00:44.150 --> 00:46.430 excited about that . We are supporting 00:46.439 --> 00:48.661 grassroots efforts , grassroots , being 00:48.661 --> 00:50.717 that an airman or guardian initiated 00:50.717 --> 00:52.939 the project , they identified some need 00:52.939 --> 00:55.106 problem or opportunity . A lot of them 00:55.106 --> 00:57.217 worked on their nights and weekends . 00:57.217 --> 00:59.383 They were that passionate about moving 00:59.383 --> 01:01.495 the mission forward or solving a pain 01:01.495 --> 01:03.550 point that was meaningful to them at 01:03.550 --> 01:05.550 their level . And so that's part of 01:05.550 --> 01:07.717 what the refinery is supposed to do is 01:07.717 --> 01:09.717 to give them some actual fenced off 01:09.717 --> 01:09.489 time such that they can move their 01:09.500 --> 01:11.667 projects forward . The participants in 01:11.667 --> 01:13.739 the refinery include those imminent 01:13.750 --> 01:15.972 guards that are coming through we treat 01:15.972 --> 01:17.917 them like they're the founder of a 01:17.917 --> 01:19.750 company . We have private sector 01:19.750 --> 01:21.972 expertise that we've brought in to help 01:21.972 --> 01:24.083 assist them and use the best of breed 01:24.083 --> 01:26.028 from the private sector . And then 01:26.028 --> 01:28.194 they're also meeting with all sorts of 01:28.194 --> 01:30.139 stakeholders from the government . 01:30.139 --> 01:32.306 They're engineers at the lab , they're 01:32.306 --> 01:34.639 a SP or poo in the acquisitions system 01:34.650 --> 01:36.428 or they maintain something in a 01:36.428 --> 01:38.317 portfolio . So really , we try to 01:38.317 --> 01:40.699 tailor and bring in the right SMES to 01:40.709 --> 01:42.931 support the projects , we try to tailor 01:42.931 --> 01:44.987 the expertise to each cohort to make 01:44.987 --> 01:47.098 sure that we're meeting their needs . 01:47.098 --> 01:49.265 The SMES that we bring in , they might 01:49.265 --> 01:51.098 be from ARL , they might be at a 01:51.098 --> 01:53.153 program office requirements . Owners 01:53.153 --> 01:55.209 are a big one in though because this 01:55.209 --> 01:57.320 has to meet some kind of requirements 01:57.320 --> 01:56.625 in the supporting requirements , 01:56.636 --> 01:58.555 document and then also even 01:58.566 --> 02:00.677 headquarters entities as well who may 02:00.685 --> 02:02.685 own some policy around that kind of 02:02.685 --> 02:04.852 process or whatever it is that they're 02:04.852 --> 02:07.005 proposing . But if we can connect and 02:07.015 --> 02:09.015 have the conversations around these 02:09.015 --> 02:11.182 projects , then we can hopefully bring 02:11.182 --> 02:13.716 in the institutional resources to bear 02:13.725 --> 02:15.836 to support those which is going to be 02:15.836 --> 02:17.781 better for those offices , help us 02:17.781 --> 02:19.947 fight our future wars . We want people 02:19.947 --> 02:21.947 to go back to continue to solve and 02:21.947 --> 02:23.947 address problems and not walk by or 02:23.947 --> 02:26.169 allow things to be as they are . But to 02:26.169 --> 02:28.503 think about how we can do things better , 02:28.503 --> 02:30.669 how can we save costs , but how can we 02:30.669 --> 02:32.836 be more lethal and how are we going to 02:32.836 --> 02:34.725 do this in a way and innovate and 02:34.725 --> 02:36.836 problem solve when we're in an active 02:36.836 --> 02:38.836 war ? So we need to perfect this in 02:38.836 --> 02:40.947 peace time , such that in war time we 02:40.947 --> 02:41.591 can do it even better .