DEF Los Angeles Link & Learn

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We'll be discussing "Effective Storytelling Inside Your National Security Startup" to help folks learn how to launch projects or super-charge their organization's value proposition. Eric Rehm, Director of Partnerships at lemonlight will team up with Dan Manning to lead an interactive dialogue on creative thinking and the topic of effective storytelling, especially as it pertains to the recently released DEF video and best practices in the "Art & Practice of Effective Storytelling" (with an emphasis on those in the National Security Community).
Dan Manning is a facilitator, author, speaker, and creative thinker combining a career of military problem solving with the latest scientific research to unlock the power of applied creativity. His wide-ranging career in the United States Air Force provided a rich well of experiences around the world. Whether serving as an A-10 fighter pilot, warrior-diplomat in Central Asia, lead negotiator with Russian operational forces in Syria, or leading the air campaign against terrorists in the Middle East, Dan found creative thinking to be the answer to many of America’s toughest problems.
Many thanks to our sponsor TrustDecisions for helping offset the cost of craft beers, light refreshments and snacks! 
The Defense Entrepreneurs Forum is a non-profit dedicated to promoting and enabling a culture of innovation in the US national security community. The mission of DEF is to inspire, connect and empower people committed to national security through convening events, forging partnerships and delivery of tangible solutions. Some of the ways the connections happen include monthly gatherings, periodic DEFx events, an annual conference, and ongoing collaboration via Slack, Facebook and LinkedIn.
If you are a military member, work in government, are an entrepreneur focused on national security, or find the idea of helping solve tough problems enticing, then DEF's monthly Drink & Think events are a great way to learn more.

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