"The way we're doing this, our education is really built by industry," says Thrun. "They give us their best staff, they give us money to build the content, and they really take a first-hand design of the curriculum.
If you prefer armchair shopping, online auction sites such as eBay and the international Runway Bidder sell second-hand design brands for significantly less than retail as do online discount sites like Gilt and Rue La La.
To improve the design process further, it is necessary to analyse the nature and causes of design errors through first hand knowledge about the design process.
'It's easy to speculate as to what people need,' she says, 'but this way I saw first hand.' Wagstaff designed a shower seat and pressure sensor tile taps which combine relaxation with safety.
George Marsh looks at the techniques used to inspect and repair blades, and experiences first hand a new system designed to speed up the repair process.
Likewise, he also worked closely with Lehman's credit derivatives team and saw first-hand the design and construction of what Warren Buffett termed as "Wall Street's financial weapons of mass destruction".
On the back cover, underneath the second hand-print design, text provides details of the fictitious Jim Keltner Fan Club, information on which was available by sending a "stamped undressed elephant" – for: self-addressed envelope – to a Los Angeles postal address.
And he got to witness at first hand Jobs's instinctive feel for great design.
He also observed the natural world first hand to gain a basis for his designs, and insisted on learning the techniques of production prior to producing a design.
The proposed method can be used as a first hand estimation and an effective tool for designing clean-up plants.
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