Starting today I will be sending out a daily tweet (five per week.) I’ll comment on interesting web content or send a short thought. The content will be in line with my blog posts — innovation, product development, the economy, people, and teams. To follow me on Twitter and receive......
Your product costs are twice what they should be. That’s right. Twice. You don’t believe me. But why? Here’s why: If 50% cost reduction is possible, that would mean you’ve left a whole shitpot of money on the table year-on-year and that would be embarrassing. But for that kind of......
The notion of a unifying theory is tantalizing – one idea that cuts across everything. Though there isn’t one in manufacturing, I think there’s something close: Design simplification through part count reduction. It cuts across everything – across-the-board simplification. It makes everything better. Take a look how even HR is......
I looked back at 2010 and put together the list of things I shipped. (I got the idea from Seth Godin.) I made the list for me, to make sure I took some time to feel good about me and my work. I do. I want to share the list......
Sometimes we engineers know the answer before the question, sometimes we know the question’s wrong before it’s asked, and sometimes we’re just plain pig-headed. And if we band together, there’s no hope of changing how things are done. None. So, how to bring new thinking to the engineering community? In......
Some sobering facts: (figure and facts from Matt Slaughter) During the Great Recession, US job loss (peak to trough) was 8.4 million payroll jobs were lost (6.1%) and 8.5 million private-sector jobs (7.3%). In Sept. 2010 there were 108 million U.S. private-sector payroll jobs, about the same as in March......
Seeing things as they are takes skill, but doing something about it takes courage. Want an example? Check out movie The Sixth Sense directed by M. Night Shyamalan. At the start of the film Dr. Malcolm Crowe, esteemed child psychologist, returns home with his wife to find his former patient,......
If you want to shape what will be, define the future. a If you want to know how to get there, define the path. a If you want to know what’s in the way, define your fears. a If you want to overcome your fears, walk the path. a If......
The DoD wants to save money, but they can’t do it alone. But can they possibly succeed? Do they have fighting a chance? Can they get it done? Wrong pronouns. Can we possibly succeed? Do we have a fighting chance? Can we get it done? In difficult times it’s easy......
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