More articles by Joel N. Orr

Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context — a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan,” said architect Eliel Saarinen. I also wrote about this idea in “A Step Up”

Numerous researchers have discovered in recent years that if one person can do something, almost anyone can be taught the skill

“How do you manage to stay on top of all the new stuff?” I’ll usually get at least one person who wants to know this after I give a presentation. The fact is, I don’t have an approach

Can you trust your electronic devices?

You’ve read countless time-management books, blogs, and workbooks. You’ve been to seminars and workshops. You’ve attended Webinars. But you’re still overwhelmed. There’s too much happening

A million iPad 2’s were sold in the first week after the product was announced. Apple’s success with the iPad, the iPhone, the iPod, and the Mac makes me wonder

Concentrating on consumer testing rather than user experience killed the Mac’s chance to reign as the standard engineering PC

Engineers should learn to sell

You don’t have to leave your job. But you will gain greatly from learning what it means to be an entrepreneur, and then taking steps to become one.

There are many options engineers can explore to increase their revenue stream.