Specialists in a particular discipline worked in other areas when there was a problem that needed to be solved. Carman also models his vision on the whaling ships of our country's past. Those ships included people who might be left on shore if modern business practices were in use. For example, a crew would include a craftsman who specialized in mast repair, even though the chance of the mast breaking was small. Crew members' pay depended on the success of the expedition, and everybody chipped in on whatever needed doing.
Creativity means allowing failure to breed success.
Watching space shuttle launches from the VIP box at Kennedy Space Center Workers need to have a stake in the success of projects and the freedom to do whatever it takes to make projects succeed. It will take smart software and a new economic model to bring this about, Carman says.