The Super Facilitator for Mission Innovation
Preparing the Innovators, the Facilitators and Educators
Mission & Vision - The "Super Facilitator" For Mission Innovation
The United States is in a multi-faceted technology arms race with its adversaries. The mission to rapidly innovate next generation solutions spans across every facet of American industry and crosses 14 different lanes of innovation. Each represents an opportunity for national security and economic superiority.
Unlike China, Russia, Iran and North Korea - the United States embraces personal choice and capitalism. In order to remediate the open market inefficiencies that plague US mission critical innovation from laboratory-to-sustainable enterprise operations, a super facilitator must bridge the various Valleys of Death.
The Institute for Mission Innovation ("IFMI") is here to support the entire US mission critical innovation ecosystem, across Government, Academia, Industry, Government and Capital Markets.
Built on the complete volumes of the Mission Innovation transformation guides, the IFMI provides workforce development, networking infrastructure and outreach support services to the Mission Innovation stakeholders.
We provide educational courses, events and support services these to the individuals Scholars and Members, and the Facilitators across the United States and NATO allies.
Formal Offerings
Professional Education to the Level You Require
Learning Funnels: Webinars to Seminars to Classes to Events
Our model follows a framework that everyone needs to understand many aspects of a topic - but not Scholar or Member needs to invest in the deepest levels of mastery on every topic.
We offer Webinars that teach the foundations - so you can then decide if a Seminar or a Class is the right next step for you and your team.
Peer-to-Peer Sector/Domain Convening Events
Meet the people in your sector/domain focused on innovation.
We host events that are designed to accelerate your professional networking so that you can find your partners and collaborators faster - and achieve greater outcomes.
We provide our Scholars and Members in-person events that include Seminars & Classes, Conferences and Excursions.
Our extensive community of subject matter experts, our facilitated engagement and our dedication to detail make these events enjoyable and impactful.
Facilitated Introductions Across Ecosystem
Meet the people in your sector/domain focused on innovation.
We host events that are designed to accelerate your professional networking so that you can find your partners and collaborators faster - and achieve greater outcomes.
We provide our Scholars and Members in-person events that include Seminars & Classes, Conferences and Excursions.
Our extensive community of subject matter experts, our facilitated engagement and our dedication to detail make these events enjoyable and impactful.
The Facilitator & "Super Facilitator"
The Institute for Mission Innovation directly serves Scholars, Members and Facilitators.
We are designed to be available directly to individual Scholars and Members AND to augment the 800+ regional Innovation & Workforce Development Facilitators across the United States (as well as our friends in allied countries).
Individual Scholars and Members can engage directly with IMI, or through their regional Facilitators.
Our catalog of Seminars & Classes are available to be taught remote, in-person and/or hybrid - either by IMI's accredited professors or by our partner organizations throughout the country.
We collaborate with local Facilitators to host meaningful events to advance Mission Innovation in their regions. We also provide managed outreach support services to accelerate access to key stakeholders.
A Facilitator is any organization designed to advance a portfolio of Mission Innovation - these include Federal and State Agencies, Industry Trade Associations, State & Federal Commerce and Economic Development Authorities, Research and Commercialization Departments at National Laboratories, FFRDCs, WERX, ARPAs & SBIR Programs, Research, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Departments at R1, R2 & HBCU Academic Institutions, Infrastructure Developers, Primes & Systems Integrators, Investor Organizations, Innovation Technology Centers, Venture Studios and Accelerators in the United States and in NATO Countries.
Course Topics
Science & Technology
US Department of War's Critical Technology Domains
- Artificial Intelligence & Autonomy
- Humanoid Robotics & Human-Machine Interfaces
- Network Systems of Systems
- Microelectronics
- Space Technologies
- Energy Resilience
- Integrated Sensors & Cybersecurity
- Advanced Computing & Software
- Biotechnology
- Quantum Science
- Future Generation Wireless
- Advanced Materials
- Directed Energy
- Hypersonics
Business of Mission Innovation
Innovation & Venture Business School
- Maximizing Stakeholder Value
- Understanding Partnerships in Innovation
- Requirements, Demand & Opportunity Identification
- Technology Scouting & Opportunity Evaluation
- Market Intelligence Gathering
- Financial Viability Modeling
- Collaborative Research & Development
- Enterprise Ready Solutions & Compliance - Understanding Your Impact on Continuity of Operations
- Go-To-Market & Consultative Sales
- Sole Source/Competitive Bid and Set-Aside vs Full & Open
- Solution & Service Delivery in Highly Regulated Environments
- Working Capital & Expansion Capital Management & Syndication
- Innovation & Venture Portfolio Management
- Navigating Capital Markets & Corporate Development
- Innovation-Related Business in National Security
- Innovation-Related Business in Civilian, State & Local
- Innovation-Related Business in Critical Infrastructure
- Understanding Your Contract: Cost Plus Fixed Fee, Time & Material, Firm Fixed Price, Payment-in Kind
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Financial Reporting
- CFIUS & ITAR
Facilitator & Outreach Programs
Industry's Best Practices
- Regional Demand for Workforce and Innovation
- Serving the Community as an Advisor
- The Resource Requirements of the Innovators and Entrepreneurs
- Maximizing ROI of Public Private Partnerships
- How to Use Artificial Intelligence to Expedite Partnerships
- Maximizing Outreach to Facilitate Partnerships
- Building & Facilitating Access to Stakeholders (Research, Market Awareness, Delivery & Investment)
- Best Practices in Prototyping Facilities
- Workforce Curriculum Requirements for Modern Innovation
- Supporting Your Customer - Facilitator as SETA Advisor
- Best Practices in Venture Studios and Accelerators
- Best Practices in Intellectual Property Commercialization
Sector Compliance & Vendor Diligence Demands
Infrastructure, Solution, Organizational and Personnel Compliance Requirements of America's Key Customers
- National Security & the Defense Industrial Base
- Civilian, State & Local
- Chemical
- Commercial Facilities
- Communications
- Critical Manufacturing
- Dams
- Emergency Services
- Energy
- Financial Services
- Food & Agriculture
- Government Facilities
- Healthcare & Private Sector
- Information Technology
- Nuclear
- Space Systems
- Transportation Systems
- Water & Waste Water Systems
Understanding Mission Innovation Stakeholders
Navigate the Mission Innovation Ecosystem
- National Laboratories & the FFRDCs
- R1, R2 & HBCU Academic Institutions
- WERX, ARPAs & SBIR Programs
- Office of Strategic Capital
- Set-Aside & Small Business Government Contractors
- Prime Contractors, Systems Integrators & Tech Giants
- Systems Engineering & Analysis/Acquisition & Advisory Services
- State Commerce & Economic Development Authorities
- Prototyping Facilities
- Test & Evaluation Facilities
- Banks
- Accredited Investors
- Venture Funds
- Venture Lenders
- Private Equity Funds
- Family Offices
- Strategic Acquirers
- Students, Employees, Executives & Partners
- Critical Innovation Technology Centers
- Venture Studios & Accelerators
Navigating Partnerships & Agreements
Building Partnerships to Advance Mission Innovation
- Defining Your Complete Criteria
- Scouting the Landscape for Candidates - People, Technologies & Organizations
- Assessing the Right Fit: Strategic, Culture, Financial, Access, Timing
- Memorandums of Understanding & Letters of Intent
- Collaborative Research & Development Agreements
- Public Private Partnership Agreements
- Joint Ventures
- Teaming Agreements
- Master Services Agreements & Task Order Agreements
- Government Wide Acquisition Contracts
- Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quanity
- SAFE Notes
- Convertible Notes
- Subscription Documents
- Technology Licenses
- Blanket Purchase Agreements
- Asset & Stock Purchase Agreements
- Key Employee Consideration
- Board Governance Agreements
Facilitated Networking Events in Northern Virginia
Our mission is to fully support our scholars in their pursuit of Mission Innovation. This includes providing them the access to their peers and the members across the Mission Innovation ecosystem. We do so through our in-person events.
We create purposeful events that gather diverse talents in collaborative spaces to advance Mission Innovation.
IFMI Members enjoy free access to informal coffees, lunch discussions, or evening gatherings where innovation thrives.
Paid Convenings
We host events that are designed to accelerate your professional networking so that you can find your partners and collaborators faster - and achieve greater outcomes.
We provide our Scholars and Members in-person events that include Seminars & Classes, Conferences and Excursions. The purpose of all of our events are to accelerate your progress in Mission Innovation.
Our extensive community of subject matter experts, our facilitated engagement and our dedication to detail make these events enjoyable and impactful.
Seminars & Classes: Our course subjects are taught in these formats so that innovators, executives, entrepreneurs, investors, topics and facilitators can learn to the level needed for their role. When possible, we organize these groups by common interests, domains and sectors to accelerate your professional community building.
Conferences: Our conferences are designed to bring together a complete ecosystem to foster rapid collaboration. These conferences have designed tracts that are led by representative practitioners sharing their best practices, market observations and updates, legislative and regulator requirements impacting their segments of the ecosystem as a whole. At every conference, each person is provided a "dance card" of other attendees and a scheduling platform to make establishing meaningful discussion simple.
Excursions: Whether visiting an AI-data center in North Carolina, or traveling to a NATO country to build a new rare-earths mineral partnership, our domestic and international excursions put you in front of the representatives from government, academia, industry and investor communities to foster innovation partnerships.
Our excursions are purpose driven to affect immediate impact. We arrange all logistics to ensure that everyone in attendance can focus on the learning at hand and the opportunities to collaborate.
Facilitated Introductions Across Ecosystem
Research, Development, Market Intelligence
IMFI works closely with the Federally Funded Research organizations and businesses across the United States.
Establishing a Pathway to Customers in a Sector
IMFI maintains close relationships with the customers across US National Security and the 16 Critical Infrastructure Sectors
Delivery Partnerships and Teaming Arrangements
As the trusted liaison between customers and suppliers, our role is to establish collaborations that ensure quality delivery.
Funding Partnerships - Investors and Lendors
We maintain a continuous understanding of the investment and lending criteria across the United States' capital markets.
Technology & Capability Scouting
We source the people, research/technologies/offerings, and the organizations you need to meet your unique requirements.
Public Private Partnerships
We work closely with Economic Development, Infrastructure Development and Workforce Development organizations to build ecosystems to address regional and national challenges.