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The 7 habits of highly
Effective people in
r&d
or,
How TO SOLVE BIG PROBLEMS
FAST AND CHEAP
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC Dan “Cosmo” Grupp, PhD
Otto Lilienthal:
12 craft, 10 years, 2 hours in the air
Result: Died in a crash
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
Samuel Pierpont Langley:
$1M (adj.)
Result: Crashed into Potomac
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
Wilbur and Orville Wright:
$40K (adj.)
Result:
Nobody died,
First to fly
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
Strategy:
What you
do
Habits:
How you
do
1 WHAT?
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
1
PLAN!
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
2 Answ er
Q uestions
Fast
“DON’T LAUNCH
THE SPACE
SHUTTLE TO
TEST THE DOOR
SEALS”
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
2 Answ er
Q uestions
Fast
CAN’T HAVE ALL
THREE:
ALWAYS GIVE UP
$COST$
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
3 Don’t Make
Assumptions
COVER ALL YOUR BASES
TEST EVERYTHING
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
3 Don’t Think
You Know
the Answer
FOLLOW ALL PATHS
DON‘T GUESS
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
4 Don’t Build
What You
Can’t See
and Poke
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
4 Build
Open
Testbeds
Width of a hair
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
5
A B C D
DON’T BE A
PERFECTIONIST
DO JUST
ENOUGH TO
MOVE ON
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
5 DON’T BE A
PERFECTIONIST
DUCT TAPE IS
YOUR BEST
FRIEND
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
6 DON’T BE A
PERFECTIONISTNo Finesse
No plan should
include “And then
a miracle occurs”
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
6
Wii
DON’T BE A
PERFECTIONISTNo Finesse
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
6 DON’T BE A
PERFECTIONIST
NEVER WALK
A TIGHTROPE
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
7
Solutions arise to make the dream a
reality
DON’T BE A
PERFECTIONISTNo Finesse6 7 DON’T BE A
PERFECTIO
NIST
dream
big
5 DON’T BE A
PERFECTIONIST
4 Don’t Build
What You Can’t
See and Poke
3 Don’t Make
Assumptions
2 Answ er
Q uestions
Fast
DON’T BE A
PERFECTIONIST
Ask What
not Why
1
COSMO@
GRUPPWORKS
.COM
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in R&D, or, How to Solve Large Problems Fast and Cheap

  • 1. The 7 habits of highly Effective people in r&d or, How TO SOLVE BIG PROBLEMS FAST AND CHEAP 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC Dan “Cosmo” Grupp, PhD
  • 2. Otto Lilienthal: 12 craft, 10 years, 2 hours in the air Result: Died in a crash 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
  • 3. 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC Samuel Pierpont Langley: $1M (adj.) Result: Crashed into Potomac
  • 4. 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC Wilbur and Orville Wright: $40K (adj.) Result: Nobody died, First to fly
  • 5. 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC Strategy: What you do Habits: How you do
  • 6. 1 WHAT? 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
  • 8. 2 Answ er Q uestions Fast “DON’T LAUNCH THE SPACE SHUTTLE TO TEST THE DOOR SEALS” 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
  • 9. 2 Answ er Q uestions Fast CAN’T HAVE ALL THREE: ALWAYS GIVE UP $COST$ 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
  • 10. 3 Don’t Make Assumptions COVER ALL YOUR BASES TEST EVERYTHING 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
  • 11. 3 Don’t Think You Know the Answer FOLLOW ALL PATHS DON‘T GUESS 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
  • 12. 4 Don’t Build What You Can’t See and Poke 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
  • 13. 4 Build Open Testbeds Width of a hair 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
  • 14. 5 A B C D DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST DO JUST ENOUGH TO MOVE ON 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
  • 15. 5 DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST DUCT TAPE IS YOUR BEST FRIEND 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
  • 16. 6 DON’T BE A PERFECTIONISTNo Finesse No plan should include “And then a miracle occurs” 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
  • 17. 6 Wii DON’T BE A PERFECTIONISTNo Finesse 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
  • 18. 6 DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST NEVER WALK A TIGHTROPE 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC
  • 19. 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC 7 Solutions arise to make the dream a reality
  • 20. DON’T BE A PERFECTIONISTNo Finesse6 7 DON’T BE A PERFECTIO NIST dream big 5 DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST 4 Don’t Build What You Can’t See and Poke 3 Don’t Make Assumptions 2 Answ er Q uestions Fast DON’T BE A PERFECTIONIST Ask What not Why 1 COSMO@ GRUPPWORKS .COM 2019 © Grupp Works, LLC