On Jun 7, 2005, at 7:14 AM, Martin Lewis wrote:
On 6/6/05, Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
The last manifestation of this that I wish to consider is
documentation
and procedures. People in Great Britain, for example, tend to be much
more concerned with following the right procedures than folks in the
US.
Just get it done and document it later is more common here. While
there
is a real downside to that in manufacturing, software support, etc.,
not
going by the book all the time is critical for an innovative culture.
My ex-tutor has an article on this in today's paper:
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/research/story/
0,9865,1500524,00.html
Article reminded me of Edwin Land (no relative, unfortunately), whose
sole instruction that led to the invention of the revolutionary "SX-70"
camera and its one-step instant film was something like "think about
color." I guess when you're a guy who comes in second only to Thomas
Edison in the number of patents issued, you get instructions like that.
Dave
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