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Principles learned from Pathfinder mission, #5
Embrace eccentricity

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Principles learned from the Mars Pathfinder mission. Adapted from the book, “The Mars Pathfinder Approach to Faster-Better-Cheaper” (Pritchett and Muirhead,1998). Embrace eccentricity. Some of the author’s comments: “Go to an extreme. Give yourself permission–no, an order–to reach beyond the conventional approach. Don’t allow your thinking to land on the predictable solution. Reach out there! It … Read more

Principles learned from Pathfinder mission, #4
Plan….and improvise

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Principles learned from the Mars Pathfinder mission. Adapted from the book, “The Mars Pathfinder Approach to Faster-Better-Cheaper” (Pritchett and Muirhead,1998). Plan….and improvise. Some of the author’s comments: “In your own pursuit of spectacular results, start out by doing some “deep planning.” Anticipate as best you can. Make your very best guess about how the situation … Read more

Principles learned from Pathfinder mission, #3
Deliberately choose to do things differently

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    Principles learned from the Mars Pathfinder mission. The third in a series of seven columns highlighting some of the principles from the book, “The Mars Pathfinder Approach to Faster-Better-Cheaper” (Pritchett and Muirhead, 1998) Deliberately choose to do things differently. Some of the author’s comments: “Don’t wait for innovation to happen by accident. Make it … Read more

Principles learned from Pathfinder mission, #2
Let limitations guide you to breakthroughs

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  Principles learned from the Mars Pathfinder mission. The second in a series of seven columns highlighting some of the principles from the book, “The Mars Pathfinder Approach to Faster-Better-Cheaper” (Pritchett and Muirhead, 1998) Let limitations guide you to breakthroughs. Some of the author’s comments: “Constraints and limitations can be more of a blessing than … Read more

Principles learned from Pathfinder mission, #1
Set goals that make you stretch

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  Principles learned from the Mars Pathfinder mission. The first in a series of seven columns highlighting some of the principles from the book, “The Mars Pathfinder Approach to Faster-Better-Cheaper” (Pritchett and Muirhead, 1998) Principle #1: Set goals that make you stretch. Some of the author’s comments: “The most important aspect of how to begin … Read more