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The Skunk Works Principle: Copy Lockheed's Skunk Works Team That Built a Working Prototype of a Fighter Jet in 143 Days

Podcast: PRODUCTIVITY
Published: May 26, 2026
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Summary

The Skunk Works Principle, what it is, how Lockheed's Skunk Works proved it works with incredible results, what the research says, and 3 protocols to build a Skunk Works team inside your own company so you can move faster and deliver more. STUDY CITATIONS Staats, B.R., Milkman, K.L., & Fox, C.R. (2012). The team scaling fallacy: Underestimating the declining efficiency of larger teams. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 118(2), 132–142. Make sure you hit "FOLLOW" in you...