Comments on: all I needed to know I learned in high school http://www.opennasa.com/2008/02/29/41/ Your NASA, My NASA, OUR NASA Thu, 23 Jun 2011 16:14:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Bob Nash http://www.opennasa.com/2008/02/29/41/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Bob Nash Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:28:45 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/2008/02/29/41/#comment-155 Yeah, but why did he have to use Excel to do it? Real old school would have been a quick Fortran executable... Yeah, but why did he have to use Excel to do it? Real old school would have been a quick Fortran executable…

]]> By: Sean Lawlor http://www.opennasa.com/2008/02/29/41/comment-page-1/#comment-135 Sean Lawlor Tue, 11 Mar 2008 21:41:40 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/2008/02/29/41/#comment-135 Go Gen Y! WOHOO! Go Gen Y!

WOHOO!

]]> By: Neerav Shah http://www.opennasa.com/2008/02/29/41/comment-page-1/#comment-123 Neerav Shah Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:22:46 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/2008/02/29/41/#comment-123 Many times, I feel the same way, but I take on the role of the student trying to re-invent the wheel. I always tell myself, I don’t want to be one of those “institutional” guys that does things because that’s how its always been done. Unfortunately, we’re in an organization that loves doing things because that’s the way its been done in the past (i.e., everything you do must have heritage), and does not promote individual thinking and creativity. Of course this is veiled by the idea of “anything new should be better than what we do right now, otherwise its not worth doing.” I’ll keep coming up with my own ideas and pressure the conventional thinking. The day I lose this ability is the day I become “institutionalized.” Many times, I feel the same way, but I take on the role of the student trying to re-invent the wheel. I always tell myself, I don’t want to be one of those “institutional” guys that does things because that’s how its always been done. Unfortunately, we’re in an organization that loves doing things because that’s the way its been done in the past (i.e., everything you do must have heritage), and does not promote individual thinking and creativity. Of course this is veiled by the idea of “anything new should be better than what we do right now, otherwise its not worth doing.” I’ll keep coming up with my own ideas and pressure the conventional thinking. The day I lose this ability is the day I become “institutionalized.”

]]> By: Alan Steinberg http://www.opennasa.com/2008/02/29/41/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Alan Steinberg Fri, 29 Feb 2008 19:50:51 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/2008/02/29/41/#comment-64 Nice... once again, the human touch of the importance of having more Gen Y involvement! Nice… once again, the human touch of the importance of having more Gen Y involvement!

]]> By: dsantiago http://www.opennasa.com/2008/02/29/41/comment-page-1/#comment-59 dsantiago Fri, 29 Feb 2008 06:00:54 +0000 http://www.opennasa.com/2008/02/29/41/#comment-59 Great story River. I found myself 'the old fart' when I was inspired by the Gen Y perspectives powerpoint. It made me re-do my standard, dull work talk into something a lot more engaging. It's also cool that he was making something old school (Excel) into something fresh and valuable. Great story River. I found myself ‘the old fart’ when I was inspired by the Gen Y perspectives powerpoint. It made me re-do my standard, dull work talk into something a lot more engaging.
It’s also cool that he was making something old school (Excel) into something fresh and valuable.

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