Reuse: A Creative Use of Systems Thinking – in which I consider why systems engineers sometimes resist reuse and how we might view reuse in a more positive way. Posted February 2024.

Is Fashion a User Need? – in which I conclude that, given the prevalence of fashion in many times and places, it is indeed a user need. And, like other emotional user needs, systems engineers must take it seriously during the design process. Posted February 2024.

The Ephemeral and Enduring – in which I analyze my experience developing requirements to identify the skills I acquired and categorize them as ephemeral or enduring. Posted November 2023.

Leading a Design Meeting – in which I discuss best practices for leading productive design meetings.

Doing and Not Doing – in which I discuss the creative life cycle and explain the frequently overlooked importance of Not Doing for the successful completion of a task

Working with the Worlds of the Workplace – in which I analyze the workplace worlds of product design, management, sales, testing, manufacturing, service and human resources and offer insight into how systems engineers can work effectively with the inhabitants of each of these worlds.