Tag Archives: Self-Disclosure

Starting Productive Conversations

October 29, 2016   The lead story  in Engineering News for October 24 begins with this headline:  “Collaborative Thinking Needed to Tackle ‘Wicked’ Problems.”  Kudos to the author, Martin Loosemore, for choosing “tackle”  instead of the much more common “solve.” It’s a sign that at least some of those who talk about wicked problems are beginning… Read More »

Success Story: George Washington at Newburgh

May 12, 2015 In Steve Martin’s play Picasso at the Lapin Agile,  Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein find themselves in a bar in Paris in 1904.  One year later, Einstein published The Special Theory of Relativity, and Picasso painted Les Demoiselles d’ Avignon.   In this scene, Germaine, a waitress, is trying to be helpful… Read More »