Word: engineeer
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Before the Swiss watchmaker Jean François Ruchonnet designed the Monaco V4 concept watch, he lifted the hood of his Maserati, gazed at the engine and thought about the belts. Then he decided to create a similar belt system in miniature to replace the interlocking gears in mechanical watches. Each...
Success for Rutan's maverick creation was by no means assured. There were 24 teams competing for the X Prize purse, which was set to expire at the end of this year. Modeled on the Orteig Prize--which motivated Charles Lindbergh's celebrated transatlantic flight in 1927--the X Prize...
SpaceShipOne's lift-off is inventive too. The vehicle is carried aloft tethered to the belly of a futuristic cargo plane dubbed White Knight, which takes off effortlessly and then climbs in circles of ever increasing altitude for an hour. Just when you think White Knight has disappeared from sight...
That said, a number of the good-to-great companies did undertake significant acquisitions, but--and this is the key point--they did so in circumstances that clearly differed from those of the mediocre comparisons. First, they never tried to use a big acquisition to ignite a breakthrough but attempted...
The redesigned 2005 Honda Odyssey can seat eight, has 17 cup holders and gets about 20 m.p.g. in the city. (If all those cup holders are being used, forget the gas mileage, since you will be pulling over every 10 minutes.) The family-friendly conveniences continue with remote-entry side...