Whether it’s innovation, creativity, continuous improvement, or discontinuous improvement, it’s all about cultural change, and cultural change is about change in behavior. With the police state approach, detailed processes are created and enforced; rules are created and monitored; and training is dealt out and attendance taken. Yes, behavior is changed,......
Today’s answer to everything is process and tools. Define the desired outcome; create the process; create the tools. Problem solved. But if the desired outcome is lasting change, deterministic processes and static tools won’t get us there. Lasting change comes from people and their behavior. Going forward, instead......
There will always be more work than time – no choice there. But, you can choose your mindset. You can choose to be overwhelmed; you can complain; and you can feel bad for yourself. You can also choose to invert it – you only work on vital projects because less......
Engineers solve technical problems so Other engineers can create products so Companies can manufacture them so They can sell them for a profit and Use the wealth to pay workers so Workers can support their families and pay taxes so Their countries have wealth for good schools to Grow the......
This week my son made a difficult choice – he chose between two things he loves. The easy choice was to say yes to both, but in reality, there was not enough time. And in reality, the easy yes was a masquerade. It was really a slow, painful no with......
I’ve been thinking about how to use video to train engineers. The trouble with video is it takes time and money to create. But what if you could create lessons using existing video? That’s what the new TED-Ed platform can do. With TED-Ed, any YouTube video can be “flipped” into......
Today is a celebration – three years of Shipulski On Design! I get lot’s of great feeback, but the best is when you tell me my writing touched you and helped you do your work differently. You may see this as my gift to you, but I see it......
We’re afraid of technology development because it’s risky. And figuring out where to go is the risky part. To figure out where to go companies use several strategies: advance multiple technologies in parallel; ask the customer; or leave it to company leader’s edict. Each comes with its strengths and weaknesses.......
WHY? To grow sales in existing markets and create sales in new markets. WHAT? Create innovative technologies and design products with more function and less cost. HOW? Educate the engineering engine. This is easier said than done, because for years we’ve set one-sided expectations – new products must work and......
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