Understand the stories you inhabit
We make sense of our lives by understanding them as narratives. We tell ourselves and our family and friends stories about what we did, what we have become, and why. Human beings seem wired to make sense of the world through story. I suspect that one of the best ways we can think more clearly […]
The teleconference before the Challenger disaster – how the thinking shifted (Part Two)
This is part two of a post begun last week on the Challenger disaster. This post looks at the teleconference the night before the Challenger shuttle launch in 1986 and why the decision was made to launch even though the engineers were nervous. But to understand this post you need to understand about O-Rings on […]
The teleconference before the Challenger disaster – how the thinking shifted (Part One)
Believe it or not, the Challenger disaster happened 30 years ago last month. It’s another one of those “where were you when?” moments. I’d decided not to get up early to watch the launch covered live on TV. A 3am wake-time seemed a bit extreme. This was now the 25th shuttle launch, and these launches […]