I've only kind of read this section
What section did we read?
Section 2
What was the lesson learned from Silicon Valley startups (incredibly applicable to engineering)
Failure is a feature/Fail fast and Fail cheap.
Give an example of an obstacle you have faced in the past month. What actions or non-actions have you taken to use this obstacle?
Is there anything anyone would have done differently? How did they do?
In the US, basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of what type of cancer
Skin Cancer
What is this section titled/about?
Action
What was challenging about Amelia Earhart's start in aviation? What was the lesson learned from this chapter?
After a very insulting offer to pilot a trans-Atlantic flight being chaperoned by men who were generously paid after she was not paid at all, the lesson of taking the first step and saying yes to opportunities was presented
You are developing some TMVs for your internship and the Instron breaks (I know. Very unlikely and would never actually happen, but lets pretend.)
What do you do? Can you mention a lesson from the book that uses the same thought process?
Group? How did they do?
HIPAA, the Health Insurance P______ and Accountability Act strictly determines the privacy restrictions around medical records. What does the P stand for?
Portability
Without looking at your book, name at least 2 people who are quoted at the beginning of a chapter (100 extra points if you can name the quote, and 20 extra points for each additional person named [9 people total])
-Theodore Roosevelt
-Robert Frost
-Wendell Phillips
-Heraclitus (x2)
-Sir Henry Royce
-Marcus Aurelius (x2)
-Plutarch
-E. H. Chapin
-Seneca
Told from the stories of Coach Nick Saban and James Pollard Espy/Henry Clay, what is a good system/theory to follow when encountering obstacles?
Take things one step at a time/follow the process. Instead of getting overwhelmed and frusterated,
You have a disagreement with quality about the amount, content, or types of testing needed.
What do you do? What section or lesson from the book applies to your answer?
Did they have a good answer? Is there anything else you would have done differently?
When was penicillin discovered for medical use (answer accepted ±2 years)
1928. Dr. Alexander Fleming, a bacteriologist at St. Mary's Hospital in London, accidentally discovered penicillin while investigating staphylococcus bacteria
Name at least 3 people whose stories were told in section two without looking through your book (not just a quote, but a story.)
Each additional person named will be 10 points. There are 27 people overall.
-Demosthenes
-Amelia Earhart
-General Erwin Rommel
-Ulysses S. Grant
-Thomas Edison
-Nikola Tesla
-Coach Nick Saban
-James Pollard Espy
-Henry Clay
-President Andrew Johnson
-President James Garfield
-Steve Jobs
-United Fruit
-Samuel Zemurray
-Richard Wright
-George Washington
-B.H. Liddell Hart
-Soren Kierkegaard
-Gandhi
-MLK
-Alexander the Great
-Saul Alinsky
-Arthur Ashe
-Joe Louis
-Toussaint Louverture
-Barak Obama
-Reverend Jeremiah Wright
What tactic did MLK, Gandhi, and the Russians use to overcome their obstacles? Can you give an example of how you have used this method?
Non-action/using the obstacle against themselves. In insurmountable odds, using the adversity to help yourself is the key. "Make them defeat themselves"
You have been working on a CleanSeal device improvement for 3 months and you are finally ready to present your work. You are so proud of what you've done and accomplished. You are fully prepared- PowerPoint ready, note cards written, every requirement checked off.
When you go to present the improvement, senior management says "you know, this is good, but..." and then adds two new requirements that contradicts 4 existing requirements. They also tell you to give them 2 more ideas in addition to what you already have/need to change.
What do you do?
The group now decides. Was this a good answer?
What material were stethoscopes originally made out of?
Wood
Name at least 4 chapter titles from section two without looking through your book. Any additional section titles named will grant you an extra 50 points (12 total)
-The Discipline of Action
-Get Moving
-Practice Persistence
-Iterate
-Follow the Process
-Do Your Job, Do it Right
-What's Right is What Works
-In Praise of the Flank Attack
-Use Obstacles Against Themselves
-Channel Your Energy
-Seize the Offensive
-Prepare for None of it to Work
The last chapter teaches us what?
That even if we try, our attempts may not succeed. Sometimes, obstacles are impossible to overcome, but we can still use these obstacles to learn and grow. Do your best and its all anyone can ask for.
You have come up with the next best addition to our energy portfolio. You've been granted permission to dedicate all of your efforts on developing this new part/project and you have been loving it. You get a working prototype and are ready to start trying to commercialize it. Right before you present, you get word that several patents have just come out that largely overlaps with several of your product's function, manufacturing method, design, etc.
What do you do?
The group decides if this is a good response.
If you think you can do better, you may challenge their response for an additional 100 points. The rest of the team votes. Who made the best out of this situation?
What is removed during a cholecystectomy
The Gall Bladder