In many IT installations today, the number one problem is program maintenance. Although the total problem is far from simple, there are a n...

Today, I give the rest of the story as it actually happened, then consider some of the astute comments given already. What the Consultant ...

A management consultant, whose client was an international manufacturer, was asked to evaluate an inventory management procedure that the cl...

As an old guy who's been around computing since 1950, I'm often asked about early history of computing. I appreciate efforts to capt...

When you stop learning, stop listening, stop looking and asking questions, always new questions, then it's time to die... - Lillian Smit...

I've just finished reading September issue of Tea-Time for Testers, a free and useful e-magazine for the testers of the world. Here'...

Today, I'm continuing my problem-solving series with a letter from Rory, asking how to change his organization. Rory's situation sho...

My problem-solving letters seem to be very popular, so I'll continue this series whenever I have an interesting situation to discuss. To...

Here's a letter I recently received from Agnes, one of my writing colleagues. I think it illustrates yet another one of the indirect cha...

A reader recently wrote asking about Medium Number systems. I thought other readers of An Introduction to General Systems Thinking might be...

One of the nice features of the Kindle eBook service is they way they copy-edit some of their better-selling books. This can be a particular...

Here's a letter I got from a friend overseas. I've altered any identifying information, for obvious reasons. I'm going to inter...

The peculiar vanity of man, who wants to believe and who wants other people to believe that he is seeking after truth, when in fact it is lo...

Finally, the orangs get a chance to have fun and make decisions. And Apple has a great new market. Will these primates knock out another Sha...

Size matters, but in space, it's the smaller the better. We need more breakthrough thinking/engineering like this. So, read all about it...

  Being Fully AbsentWhoever is in a hurry shows that the thing he is about is too big for him . - Lord Chesterfield During the Great Plagu...

I write about and teach about problem solving. I also consult on the topic. Sometimes, when one of my clients is stuck on a problem, I tell ...

Here's a guy who knows the story from all sides, and is not afraid to tell it like it is. Amplify’d from theworstbookever.blogspot.com S...

It always seems to me that so few people live—they just seem to exist—and I don't see any reason why we shouldn't LIVE always... - G...

Please do not ignore this essay. Please. Amplify’d from writer-in-residence.blogspot.com Estate Planning Editor Robert Runte is sharing an i...