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This Is Why Things Take So Long
On the road, distracted driving is dangerous. In an organization, it is unproductive. On a podcast, it’s a great title, allowing for an infinite number of metaphors and double entendre and a clever logo that vaguely personifies a car that itself seems unable to focus.
What Color Is Your Fire Hydrant?
The board decided to have all the fire hydrants in the neighborhood painted pink as a show of support for victims of breast cancer. While a beautiful gesture, it turns out this was not OK.
What Do Engineers Do?
I only had about 15 minutes with each class, but that was enough time to use the drone to get their attention and have a meaningful conversation about solving problems. By the end of each session, each class was answering the question for me: what do engineers do? They solve problems!