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Failure and the Importance of Lessons Learned

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Failure and the Importance of Lessons Learned

As a society we tend to stigmatize and ostracize failure. But why? It is an essential step to success! We are so focused on winning that we forget the process includes failures as well. It is one of the most important lessons from our “Lessons Learned.”

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Modeling and the Systems Engineer

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Modeling and the Systems Engineer

On July 27, 2015, I gave a Keynote Address to the Summer Simulation Multi-Conference for the Society for Modeling & Simulation International (SCS). I talked about micro-verse, the Incredible Hulk, the history everyday reality, Internet of Things, the Science of (or lack there-of) Systems Engineering, the concept of Emergence, and M&S. It ended with a big heartfelt thank-you to all the modelers present.

Here are my slides and references for those who want more detail on my lecture. Enjoy.

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The Future of Engineering (Vision 2025)

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The Future of Engineering (Vision 2025)

In 2014 I gave two talks dealing with the newly released INCOSE Vision 2025.  I gesticulated about how difficult it is to predict the future. But System Engineers should be at the forefront of innovation and invention as we bring a holistic point of view to these complex and world spanning problems. So take your place in making a better world and a brighter future.

For those who want more detail, I have links to the videos of my lecture, my slides and all my references. Enjoy.

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The Future of Systems Engineering (Vision 2020)

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The Future of Systems Engineering (Vision 2020)

The INCOSE CAB organization puts on a Webinar every third Wednesday of the month. They asked me to talk to INCOSE’s SE Vision 2020. Here is the abstract, a pdf of the slides, My responses to the Q&A, and a record of the chat. Enjoy.  

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The Cloud: Why should we care?

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The Cloud: Why should we care?

Is this cloud thing another new fangled fad  fleeting about in the firmament only to burn out as more people discover it's just a fancy figment of some marketers imagination?  Fads fade fast when their promises are greater than reality — I’m looking at you AI and TQM.

But a lot of serious technologist feel this cloud thing is a concept that is here to stay. Let's do some scholarly research into all this Cloud nonsense and find out if it really matters.