HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah —
In an accelerated effort to fund innovative solutions for operational problems, the HIVE Spark Cell, embedded in the 75th Air Base Wing, hosted a Spark Tank competition in May. About 50 ideas with potential to make significant impacts on Air Force missions were submitted from across the installation.
Fourteen ideas were selected to pitch to the Spark Tank panel, who vetted them based on level of impact and funding feasibility. The experience resulted in the selection of six pitched ideas for funding and implementation.
“It was a successful event in getting ideas pitched and selected,” 1st Lt. Connor Stevens, 75th Air Base Wing’s Director of Innovation. “Our goal was to utilize the squadron innovation fund budget to accelerate ideas that will enhance Hill AFB missions and operational effectiveness. We met that…