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Programmed to Fail - 6. Innovation

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Nonlinear Approaches to Technology Development

The linear approach to development may be characterized by Winston Royce's 1970 classic, managing the development of large software systems. Nonlinear models of technology transition emphasize the back and forth process of communication. Engineers generate questions for scientists to answer, as much as scientists generate knowledge for engineers to apply. Performing such interactions only three times in a linear process does not generate the required communication for success.

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