“The best thing that ever happened to me is that nothing happened in writing. I ended up working for engineering companies, and that's where I found my material, in the everyday struggle between capitalism and grace. Being broke and tired, you don't come home your best self.” WritingSelfHomeFoundCompanyStruggleGraceHappenedMaterialsCapitalismTiredEverydayThings HappenBrokeBest ThingsComing HomeEngineeringBest SelfBeing BrokeBest Thing That Ever Happened To Me Author:George Saunders
“The biggest engineering companies, like Schlumberger, Halliburton and others, have technology they spent billions of dollars developing.” CompanyTechnologyDollarsBillionsDevelopingEngineering Author:Vagit Alekperov
“Companies want to innovate. Companies that don't innovate wither on the vine. The connection between STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and the financial stability of a nation is what needs to established.” WantNeedsNationsCompanyTechnologyFieldsConnectionsMathematicsFinancialStabilityEngineeringStemVinesScience TechnologyFinancial Stability Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Too many companies believe that all they must do is provide a 'neat' technology or some 'cool' product or, sometimes, just good, solid engineering. Nope. All of those are desirable (and solid engineering is a must), but there is much more to a successful product than that: understanding how the product is to be used, design, engineering, positioning, marketing, branding-all matter. It requires designing the Total User Experience.” BelieveSometimesMatterUsedUnderstandingCompanyTechnologySuccessfulDesignProductsMarketingUsersEngineeringBrandingDesirableNeatUser Experience Author:Donald A. Norman
“If you're running an engineering or finance company, all companies depend on ideas and ingenuity. I think the principles of creative leadership apply everywhere, whether it's an advertising company or whether you're running a hospital.” IfsThinkingIdeasRunningCompanyPrinciplesCreativeDependsFinanceAdvertisingHospitalsEngineeringIngenuity Author:Ken Robinson
“A company that cannot successfully implement the 5S's cannot expect to effectively integrate JIT, re-engineering, or any other large-scale change. Good workplaces develop beginning with the 5S's. Bad workplaces fall apart beginning with the 5S's.” FallCompanyScalesEngineeringGood WorkWorkplaceFalling ApartIntegratingLarge Scale Author:Hiroyuki Hirano