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Academy Archive: IDEA

November 30, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 11   Innovative Design for Engineering Applications (IDEA), a course offered by the Academy of Program/Project & Engineering Leadership, introduces a variety of tools that engineers can use to help conceive, develop, and test new design concepts.

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Frank “Bill” Burcham’s napkin sketch for the Propulsion Controlled Aircraft (PCA) system. (Click image for close-up) Photo Credit: NASA/Dryden Flight Research Center (Dennis Taylor)
This Month in NASA History: First Thrust-Only Airliner Landings at Dryden

November 30, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 11   This month marks the 15th anniversary of modified thrust-only airliner landing tests at Drydena good idea that started on a napkin.

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Academy Bookshelf: Where Good Ideas Come From

November 30, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 11   By understanding the patterns of good ideas, we’ll be better at tapping into our capacity for innovative thinking, according to Steven Johnson.

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Message from the Academy Director: The Good Idea Paradox

November 30, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 11   Organizational support for good ideas can be a mixed blessing.

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Young Professional Brief: Kat Coderre

November 30, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 11   Kat Coderre’s career started with a phone call from out of the blue. “Can you be in Houston tomorrow night?”

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Aerospace Brief: 25th Annual Awards for Women in Aerospace

November 30, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 11   The Women in Aerospace foundation honored eight women for their contributions to the aerospace industry.

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Risk Brief: Jay Pittman on the “Anatomy of a Dragon”

October 29, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 10   A twelve-year-old accident serves as a constant reminder that “there be dragons” in NASA projects.

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Young Professionals Brief: Networking Forum at IAC

October 29, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 10   Three leaders in the aerospace world offered reflections and career advice to a packed room of young professionals at the International Astronautical Congress.

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Knowledge Brief: NASA Co-Hosts Third Knowledge Forum with ETS

October 29, 2010 Vol. 3, Issue 10   The third event in the Academy’s Knowledge Forum series addressed building and managing knowledge networks.

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