Thinking

Dr. Howard Eisner - Professor Emeritus of Engineering Management and Distinguished Research Professor, Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department, School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS), The George Washington University, Washington, DCHe holds a B.E.E., from City College of New York, an M.S., in Electrical Engineering, for Columbia University, and a Doctor of Science from George Washington UniversityDr. Eisner was trained as an engineer and spent much of his career in the command, control, communications and intelligence (C3I) arena. For more than 30 years, he initiated, developed and technically managed contracts and programs dealing principally with engineering, computer systems, aerospace, communications and transportation. Major sponsors have been the Department of Defense (DoD), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Department of Transportation (DOT). Dr. Eisner has written, published and presented over two hundred unclassified papers/reports/tutorials in various fields of engineering and related areas.

• 1. Aspects of Thinking. 2. Thinking Outside the Box. 3. Systems and Thinking. 4. Other Thinking Perspectives.5. Innovation. 6. Thinking: Miscellany. 7. Engineers with Special Thoughts. 8. Top Dozen Suggestions for Systems Engineers. 9. Final Thoughts. Appendix A. Selected Thinkers: Past and Modern Day. Appendix B. Suggested Topics for a first Course in "STEM."