One has to make a set of informed decisions under uncertainty. You have to put your chip down, and spin the wheel. You can think a long time about where you want to put the chip. I think there's a whole spectrum here. It's not just the civil engineers and not just issues of big projects.
Every engineer now has to think about the context, about how technology is used.
I think that engineering education is going to be a primary focus of MIT and other engineering schools over the next ten years. The model that's driven education at the top schools over the last 20 to 30 years is very science- based. We choose people who are interested in research. The way you're promoted and get tenured is by taking the narrow point of view. People with broader views often have a hard time making it at universities.