By Ed Hoffman Information technology develops at such a rapid clip that most of us are scrambling to keep up. This is particularly true for those of us involved in workforce development.
Don Cohen, Managing Editor We usually think of innovation as developing some new product or technology.
By Kerry Ellis Before my conversation with Alan Epstein, the new—and first—vice president of technology and environment at Pratt & Whitney, my only concern about my flight out of the country this summer was whether I’d board on time.
By Carri Karuhn Steve Yows had a problem. He was working on some rocket engine technology and hoped to find something “out there” in the industry that would help two computer software programs communicate with one another faster. But he wasn’t sure what it was and didn’t know how long it would take to find.
By Fayssal M. Safie After the Columbia accident, I was asked to lead the statistical data analysis team for the external tank foam in support of the Space Shuttle external tank return-to-flight team.
By Don Cohen Dr. Alexander Laufer is professor of civil engineering at the Technion (Israel Institute of Technology) and director of the Center for Project Leadership at Columbia University.
By Ryan Averbeck, John Day, and G. A. Gaddy The Fall 2007 issue of ASK Magazine generated a lot of discussion among those of us involved in the NASA Exploration Systems Mission Directorate (ESMD) Technology Protection Program.
By Bryan O’Connor The proximate causes of an accident and the changes needed to avoid repetition are usually clearer and more readily dealt with than the associated root causes.
By Nancy Mangini In spring of 2008, midlevel managers with different professional skills working in different divisions at Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, participated in a six-month Strategic Leadership Boot Camp management training program.
