I had the opportunity to speak with Isaac Mitchell about Lean design in episode 271 of my Lean Blog Podcast. Isaac, who has been the Director of Lean Continuous Improvement for the East Tennessee ...

Professor Dame Helen Atkinson DBE FREng, Pro-Vice Chancellor School of Aerospace, Transport Systems and Manufacturing, Cranfield University, suggests that, despite numerous challenges, the past two ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Like them, I began my career behind the scenes. I studied astrophysics before diving into ...

The past three years have been turbulent for the technology industry. Following a period of fast growth as organizations and individuals embraced a digital-first mindset amid the pandemic, our ...

Professor Peter Guthrie OBE FREng reflects on what influenced the ability of engineers around the world to deliver timely and effective responses to COVID-19 and how to prepare and build resilience in ...

Figure 1: The 20th Engineer Battalion of 36th Engineer Brigade crosses a company of Polish M1 Abrams tanks across the Drawa River during Immediate Response ‘24. Photo taken by MAJ Rafal Kazmierczyk, ...

Every engineer is going to have a bad day, but only an unlucky few will have a day so bad that it registers on a seismometer. We’ve always had a morbid fascination with engineering mega-failures, few ...

In the early morning of March 26, 2024, the container ship Dali struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Within 30 seconds, the bridge collapsed into the river below. Six construction workers ...

Participants at the 39th annual Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race had full-face helmets and loads of energy, even if the vehicles didn't quite perform as expected. The annual toboggan "race" is ...