Space Shuttle Challenger Accident (1.5 Hours)
The most complex engineering equipment going into the most extreme environment developed by a top-notch engineering organization was declared as operational, not developmental, and resulted in the loss of 7 lives and the shock of a nation. Although several engineers tried to stop the launch on its eve, the organization moved forward, resulting in tragedy.
• The Paradigms we develop because of our work and how they focus our decisions
• The Normalization of Deviation causes us to accept a poor design
• How our Engineering Society affects our decisions
• The need to have room for “gut” level decisions when the data is incomplete
• How material is presented will affect a decision