The more we get together…

We are all very aware of how social media, general internet, and other technologies have made it easy for us to interact with each other more than ever before. We can keep up with what all of our family, friends, and coworkers are doing – knowing when they get promotions, …

Learning is a Two-Way Street

As the leading lady on the other side of the Vitech support phone number, I’ve talked to a lot of people over the years, some more than others. Even though my friends joke that it would be so hard to listen to problems all the time, I must say it’s …

The Fresh Face of Systems Thinking

“Enjoy the deep cleansing power of (fill in the product name). Get your face really clean with (fill in the product name). Tired of unsightly blackheads? Wash them away with the scrubbing power of (fill in the product name).” A number of skin care products advertise their ability to open …

Putting the “Systems” back in systems engineering

In thinking about systems engineering we often set up a framework in which engineering receives a much stronger emphasis than the system aspects of the discipline. The INCOSE definition of systems engineering sets it apart from other engineering disciplines. In part it calls systems engineering, “. . . an engineering …