num_pages: 272
description: At last engineering is getting its due; engineers are finally cool. But few of us understand the engineering mindset. Its the mindset that came up with flatpack furniture disposable nappies and the postal code; that solved Stockholms traffic and the problem of bank closing times (the hole-in-the-wall); and whose seemingly simple ideas have saved countless lives with innovations such as painting a line behind traffic lanes and combining GPS with 999. Its a mindset much like a Swiss-army knife  multipurpose combining structured and abstract thinking common sense and great imagination and cross-pollinating information from every possible sector.With the help of a cast of star engineers and fascinating unexpected real world examples Madhavan offers a framework for thinking creatively systematically and strategically so that we can all learn to make better decisions in a complex world.
language: English
title: Think Like an Engineer
publisher: Oneworld Publications