For this week's article, I collaborated with Amy Loomis, Future of Work Research Director for IDC. IDC helps IT professionals, business executives, and the investment community make fact-based decisions on technology purchases and business […]
Pictured: Dr. Susan Hanold creates order from #covidchaos This brave new world of hybrid remote workforces is complicated. #covidchaos New mentalities are creeping into our workplaces. It ranges from unstructured and, therefore, less-productive […]
Pictured: Brianna Blacet, VMware’s Innovation Storyteller In the past, we have discussed the art of writing: whether it's how to capture an audience's attention, how to be a better blogger or advice from a Forbes contributor. But today, […]
A new Congress and a new Administration are in Washington — and IEEE members need to introduce ourselves to them. MORE INFO Starting on 29 March, IEEE-USA will be hosting its annual Congressional Visits Day — but with a twist. […]
Engineering uses science to solve problems, which inherently requires a certain degree of creativity. This creative problem-solving has been the inspiration for my 2019-2020 (and now 2020-2021) IEEE-USA Engineering and Diplomacy Fellowship at the […]
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), an extremely broad, policy setting bill determining the regulatory activities of the Department of Defense, is normally one of the few pieces of budget-related legislation to pass Congress on […]
Idea to Product – A Research Pathway for Students FREE to Members Non-Members: $2.99 People have said that pure randomness determines much of life. That was certainly the case when Ramneek Kalra’s (then a high school student learning […]
Audiobook: What Will Our World Be Like in 10 Years? Book 1: Emerging Trends 191 MB MP3 DOWNLOAD The start of a new year is a time for looking ahead, so the introduction of an audiobook by a noted futurist should be especially welcome. Emerging […]
Women in Engineering – Book 23: From Semiconductor Physics to Sales & Marketing – My Perfect Career Path FREE to Members Non-Members: $9.99 Liang Xi Downey didn’t see the inside of a classroom until she was almost 10. Born in […]
Mark Van Doren, a wise educator if there ever was one, described teaching as “the art of assisting discovery.” Electrical Engineering Activities for Use in the Classroom FREE to Members Non-Members: $2.99 For years, the veteran […]
[caption id="attachment_9991" align="alignright" width="192"] Cover of recent unabridged translation of “L'Ève future”[/caption] Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla are in the class of historic engineers who remain household names to […]
In two earlier blogs, I wrote about statistics on bias and diversity issues in engineering and on how you can help improve diversity and inclusion in engineering, with examples based upon activities of various IEEE volunteer leaders. In this piece, […]
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