>RISKS-FORUM Digest 11.84:
> >From Michael Davis' article "Thinking Like an Engineer: the Place of a
> Code of Ethics in the Practice of a Profession", Philosophy and Public
> Affairs, Spring 1991, Vol. 20 #2: Lund's [the engineer who expressed
> concern about the Challenger's O-rings] first response was to repeat
> his objections. But then Mason said something that made him think
> again. Mason asked him to THINK LIKE A MANAGER
> INSTEAD OF AN ENGINEER
> (the exact words seemed to have been "take off your engineering hat and
> put on your management hat.") Lund did and changed his mind. The next
> morning the shuttle exploded, killing all aboard. An O-ring had
> failed.
Another good example how to map Objective Reality in conflicting ways!
Any comments, Richard?
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Tad Niwinski from TeTa where people grow
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