Throttle-Up Episode: June 30, 2018

Special Edition: America—Innovation Nation.  Captain Smith explores how America can accelerate creativity and develop new business models optimized for innovation.

Throttle-Up Episode: June 23, 2018

Part I: Captain Smith discusses the Justice Department Inspector General’s (DOJ IG) report on the Clinton emails investigation by FBI.  Utilizing the principles of critical thinking as a guide, Captain Smith concludes that the FBI investigation violated all standards of professionalism.  Part II: Captain Smith analyzes the popularity of Jordan Peterson.

Throttle-Up Episode: June 16, 2018

Captain Smith addresses the Trump-Kim Summit and what this means geopolitically and economically, especially as another breakthrough for the Trump administration.  He continues discussing critical thinking and complex problem solving.

Throttle-Up Episode: June 9, 2018

The story of oil shale innovation in the Permian Basin in Texas is presented in the context of complex problem solving.  Captain Smith addresses the questions: What is complex problem solving? Why is it important? How do you do it? He also discusses the meaning of the recent jobs report.

Throttle-Up Episode: June 2, 2018

Spygate and fake news are discussed along with the presentation of a “fake news detector.”  Captain Smith discusses Venezuela and the tragedy of socialism. He presents a complex problem-solving scenario.