Introduction

I consider myself a practical man. I am an engineer that has tried to find a balance between innovation and practicality in my career. Simple solutions are better solutions. When things are complex there are too many independent variables and the risk of failure increases. Unfortunately, I see many things as either being a yes or a no, being black or white, right or wrong. I know, however, that many things are not simple but instead gray, in fact many shades of gray, and that is when I exercise judgement. Judgement is used to make a decision so that a solution can be found to a complex problem with many unknowns or assumed variables. In this manner decisions can be made to move forward. Without decision making, nothing moves forward. The beauty of decision making is the immediate feedback. Feedback is necessary to fine tune decisions to the ultimate goal of forming practical solutions.