Insights
Mechanical engineers become indispensable as they bridge the gap between digital models and physical reality.
3D Printed Tooling
The future of tooling and what it means for design and production at small scale.
Good Decisions, Wrong Order
Why most product rework isn't caused by mistakes, and what to do about it.
The Four Rules
Foundational principles of Convergent Design.
The Constraints Nobody Chose
Some constraints are decisions nobody remembers making. Rank them.
Who Holds the Pen
Every constraint has a discipline best suited to own it. Let them hold the pen.
Nobody Was in the Room
Differentiation dies in correct decisions. Make a second discipline sign off.
What Walks Out the Door
What leaves isn’t knowledge. It’s judgment about what to decide first.
