Big Beacon SuperChat Launches A Whole New Engineer, 7:30-9pm ET, Wed, 1 October
On Wednesday, 1 October 2014 from 7:30-9pm ET join a Big Beacon SuperChat to launch the new book A Whole New Engineer: The Coming Revolution in Engineering Education (www.wholenewengineer.org). The SuperChat is split into two parts: 7:30-8:00 pm ET: Hangout On Air, The…
Philosophy and Engineering: Reflections on Practice, Principles and Process
Philosophy and Engineering: Reflections on Practice, Principles and Process edited by Diane P Michelfelder, Natasha McCarthy, and Dave Goldberg evolves the ideas expressed in WNE even further. Being put together on a relatively similar time frame these works share some key…
Philosophy and Engineering: An Emerging Agenda
Another of Dave Goldberg's collaborative efforts, Philosophy and Engineering: An Emerging Agenda was designed to collect and distribute ideas the connect philosophy and engineering. WNE is the culmination of this work. Read this text to understand the roots of a Whole New…
The Innovator’s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business
Innovation is at the hear of WNE and in discussing influences for WNE, The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business cannot be ignored. Clayton M. Christensen wrote this piece in an effort to revolutionize how…
Leading Change
Leading Change by John Kotter is an inspiration of WNE due to the ideas on change management and leadership. Through Kotter's eight step process explained through case-studies of scandals, greed, and recession an understanding of changing environments is explored. Read this…
Thinking Through Technology: The Path Between Engineering and Philosophy
In deciding on things to include as influences for WNE one book that couldn't be forgotten is Thinking Through Technology: The Path Between Engineering and Philosophy. Author Carl Mitcham worked to bridge the gap between the humanities and engineering. A read…
The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are
No one is perfect and in Brene Brown's, The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are readers can understand why. More importantly, this work allows the reader to explore their misgivings…
Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace)
Search Inside Yourself: The Unexpected Path to Achieving Success, Happiness (and World Peace) by Chade-Meng Tan, Daniel Goleman and Jon Kabat-Zinn, provides an inside look into the success of Google. They explore their experiences at one of the most successful developers…
Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World
Tony Wagner's, Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World had a large influence on WNE. Wagner's work centers on the youth and what their place will be in the next generation of workers. Read this to investigate…