In order to successfully solve problems, engineers must be creative. An inventive mindset is essential for them to design new products and services or improve upon those that have already been created ...

On Sept. 29-30, the National Academy of Engineering will hold its annual meeting and also celebrate its 60th anniversary. In advance of the meeting, we asked NAE President John Anderson for his ...

Ahmad Muslim encourages engineers to be their full selves at work and tackle challenges head-on. Ahmad Muslim’s engineering journey might have started with his grandmother’s VCR. When Ahmad Muslim was ...

This is the simplest and easiest way to understand the concept and idea of creativity at merely the surface level. Creativity is unique in the way that it can be found anywhere in everyday life, even ...

Engineers are good at solving problems. We make bridges safer, computers faster and engines more efficient. Today, the profession is working on an especially thorny problem: gender equity in higher ...

BYU mechanical engineering students created Lego renderings of BYU campus buildings for their engineering class. The BYU Design Review challenged students to “design Lego-architecture style models of ...

It may surprise others, but engineers and other technically minded folks know that they create some of the most amazing art. Such works of engineering may sometimes lay hidden, as in the case of tiny ...

Creativity is a difficult word to define. We all sort of understand what it means, and we can find dictionary definitions for it, but it is still difficult to put into words. From one perspective, ...

At the Fast Company Creativity Counterconference (FC/LA) attendees experienced a rare behind-the-scenes visit to global aerospace and security company Northrop Grumman. Touring the company’s FabLab ...

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Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Lily Mara explains how to avoid high-risk ...