Comments on: What Bullet Holes in Airplanes Can Teach You About Making Better Business Decisions

By: Paul Squires

Paul Squires — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:34:17 +0000

Interesting – it took me a few moments to realise why and then a few more to really appreciate the implications of it. I think I’ll be sharing this with colleagues!

By: Eric Eggertson

Eric Eggertson — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 06:07:21 +0000

What a great way of looking at things. Like the average person, I would have been shoring up the parts of the plane that got hit, thinking it’s a sign of the most-targeted areas, or something.

By: alvinwriter

alvinwriter — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 01:51:39 +0000

Many things can be learned from how some things are built. Even more can be learned by taking careful note of how they are taken apart, like what is shown in the link. What business insights can be gained from this documentation? http://www.thenewsroom.com/details/460833/US?c_id=wom-bc-ar - Alvin from The U.S. Desk at TheNewsRoom.com

By: Ajayprabhu

Ajayprabhu — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 10:55:38 +0000

Its really nice and deep exploration of how our mind works.Keep it up…

By: Vinu Shankar

Vinu Shankar — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:05:56 +0000

Really intriuging thought! Thanks for sharing.

By: Brajeshwar

Brajeshwar — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:15:30 +0000

That’s an awesome post. I just learnt another good lesson in my new endeavor with the business world. Thanks

By: Phil Gerbyshak

Phil Gerbyshak — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:56:50 +0000

Very interesting article Rob. I certainly would have never figured that one out without a lot of thought. Thanks for expanding my thinking today!

By: CapForge

CapForge — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:17:23 +0000

Of course, adding extra armor may cause the planes to fly slower, making them more likely to be hit in the first place. Which just goes to show, just because you figure out one problem doesn’t mean you are out of the woods! Continuous testing and incremental improvement is usually the best strategy…

By: Vijay Teach Me

Vijay Teach Me — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 21:51:13 +0000

I had this reasoning, enemy firing might have some idea where they are targeting and missing, thus put armor where not hit.

Vijay

By: Fred

Fred — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:03:32 +0000

This is from operations research. It seems counterintuitive only if your intuition is bad. Please don’t vote or operate heavy machinery while under the influence of bottled water.