The Right Kind of Crazy: A True Story of Teamwork, Leadership, and High-Stakes Innovation

by Adam Steltzner

As a practical enterprise, engineering is hugely dependent on honestly facing the hard data. If you pursue your own personal “truth,” or if you settle for a partial or parochial truth, or if you deny the truth because it’s awkward or inconvenient, your bridge falls down.

Every organism, or colony, or business, for that matter, needs to find the right balance between making the most of existing resources and the investment necessary to keep scouts out exploring the edge.