I work in engineering. Most design is coping what works and making incremental changes to deal with site/particular/unique concerns for the design. Because I paid attention in all my science classes and not just the ones I thought would be important later I can see that this parallels natural selection. Nature keeps doing what works with minor variations. However sometimes design changes radically because of new developments. These eureka moments are often totally accidental. However they can rapidly change what is considered a good or bad design. This seems to parallel punctuated equilibrium (although I will admit that the analogy includes shades of lamarkianism and Punctuated equilibrium is more than 20th century lamakianism).
Honestly I doubt that the op has an ABET accredit engineering degree and 6 sigma is just the early 21st centuries replacement for the Peter principle fad.
Honestly I doubt that the op has an ABET accredit engineering degree and 6 sigma is just the early 21st centuries replacement for the Peter principle fad.
Companions the creator seeks, not corpses, not herds and believers. Fellow creators the creator seeks -- those who write new values on new tablets. Companions the creator seeks, and fellow harvesters; for everything about him is ripe for the harvest. - F. Nietzche
