Comments on: Engineers and Change? http://www.shipulski.com/2010/02/10/519/ Innovation, Product Development, Design Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:50:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Antonio Braga http://www.shipulski.com/2010/02/10/519/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Antonio Braga Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:20:23 +0000 http://www.shipulski.com/?p=519#comment-169 Just perfect Mike ! You have been capturing in words what engineers feel when facing risks Just perfect Mike !
You have been capturing in words what engineers feel when facing risks

]]> By: Mike http://www.shipulski.com/2010/02/10/519/comment-page-1/#comment-159 Mike Sun, 14 Feb 2010 12:16:48 +0000 http://www.shipulski.com/?p=519#comment-159 Well said, John. My intent of the post was to explain to non-engineers how engineers see risk in every decision we make. I may have been a bit too strong when I said we reduce risk. More correctly, as you say, we optimize risk/reward. However, I wanted to make the point strongly that risk is always a big consideration in our decisions. Thank you for your comment. It adds needed context to the discussion. Mike Well said, John. My intent of the post was to explain to non-engineers how engineers see risk in every decision we make. I may have been a bit too strong when I said we reduce risk. More correctly, as you say, we optimize risk/reward. However, I wanted to make the point strongly that risk is always a big consideration in our decisions.

Thank you for your comment. It adds needed context to the discussion.

Mike

]]> By: John Yater http://www.shipulski.com/2010/02/10/519/comment-page-1/#comment-154 John Yater Sun, 14 Feb 2010 04:10:23 +0000 http://www.shipulski.com/?p=519#comment-154 I am a designer of non powered material handling equipment. You are correct in that I do not like to take unnecessary risks. I mean who in their right minds would? I also understand that risks need to be taken to make progress in improving my designs. I am not always trying to reduce risks, but I always try to balance the risk reward equation. Allowable risks should be proportional to potential benefits. I am a designer of non powered material handling equipment. You are correct in that I do not like to take unnecessary risks. I mean who in their right minds would? I also understand that risks need to be taken to make progress in improving my designs. I am not always trying to reduce risks, but I always try to balance the risk reward equation. Allowable risks should be proportional to potential benefits.

]]> By: Jen Marrs PE http://www.shipulski.com/2010/02/10/519/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Jen Marrs PE Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:15:09 +0000 http://www.shipulski.com/?p=519#comment-151 Agreed. I was just telling someone the other day that the stereotype of the change-resistant engineer is rooted in the fact that an engineer is essentially a technical risk manager. Budget, schedule, performance, and safety depend on excellent risk assessment and reduction. I would go a step further and say that when engineers are given license & resources to take on risks, productive innovation is more likely to occur. Agreed. I was just telling someone the other day that the stereotype of the change-resistant engineer is rooted in the fact that an engineer is essentially a technical risk manager. Budget, schedule, performance, and safety depend on excellent risk assessment and reduction.

I would go a step further and say that when engineers are given license & resources to take on risks, productive innovation is more likely to occur.

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