Why Women Are Avoiding Jobs at ‘Flat’ Workplaces
Promoting a “flat hierarchy” with fewer layers of managers might sound modern and progressive. It promises agility, equality, and empowerment.
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Rethinking Purpose: When Organizations Stop Having and People Start Being
In this article I’m looking at the notion of organizational purposes in light of cybernetic constructivism. The ideas here are inspired by giants like Stafford Beer, Spencer Brown, Ralph Stacey, Werner Ulrich, Russell Ackoff, and Erik Hollnagel.
Blue Collar AI
The plant manager’s day started perfectly. The production schedule was optimized, the teams were aligned, and the shift was running smoothly. Then, a critical pump on Line 3 failed.
Quality Leaders as Change Leaders
Quality initiatives rarely fail because of bad tools. They fail because people don’t adopt them.
Massive Magnets Are on the Move
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Left to right: The BaBar solenoid magnet at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory before its move to Brookhaven. (Credit: SLAC) The Muon g-2 storage ring being lifted for transport to Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Illinois. (Credit: Brookhaven National Laboratory) Magnets from the former Advanced Photon Source at Argonne National Laboratory after arriving at Brookhaven Lab. (Credit: Brookhaven)
Plan a route, grab some snacks, and fuel up. Engineers and scientists have been sending massive magnets from U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) national labs on cross-country road trips.
Portable Manual Metrology in an Increasingly Automated World
There’s a lot of talk about automation these days, not just in manufacturing circles but also the news in general.
AI-Ready Manufacturing: Data, Quality, and the Digital Future
Today, manufacturing is largely shaped by supply chain volatility, complex labor dynamics, and—like most global industries—the rise of AI.
Exascale Simulations Underpin Quake-Resistant Infrastructure Design
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This illustration featuring earthquake simulation data from the San Francisco Bay Area shows how seismic energy is shaped and directed by local geology, and how buildings and infrastructure respond to intense ground shaking.
Simulations still can’t predict precisely when an earthquake will happen. Still, with the incredible processing power of modern exascale supercomputers, they can now predict how they will happen and how much damage they will likely cause.