Topic: Henry Petroski

Designing Women

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 70
Fri Dec 12, 2003 at 4:37 PM

It's not often that I look to the American Scholar for business ideas or insights. But the autumn 2003 edition includes a fascinating excerpt from Henry Petroski's relatively new book Small Things Considered. Concentrating on the ...READ»

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Failure as a Success Strategy

Relevancy Score: 43
Tue Oct 18, 2005 at 1:00 PM

Look beneath the surface of many great business successes, and you're likely to find a trail of failures that preceded them. Describing the painstaking trial-and-error process that led eventually to the creation of the incandescent ...READ»