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Use a discussion group to find solutions to your engineering problems

by John Hayes

Who is an ‘engineer'? Have you even encountered such a question?

Basically, an engineer is a person who discovers or invents safe solution to problems by applying mathematical and scientific knowledge while respecting technical constraints. Group discussion and brain storming for solutions form an important part of daily activities.

• Hence, a platform like MyEngineering.com is essential for every engineer. It is a tremendous place for creating and joining engineering discussion groups.

Following are some tips on how to get the most out of online group discussions. For starters, there should not be any criticism of ideas or views. Participants must keep in mind that group discussion is a process for identifying hidden ideas. You can generate a lot of ideas if you have at least two participants in your group discussion. Having more participation generates more information exchange, but takes more time

Group discussion is an integral and important part of engineering problem solving. Once you have generated a number of ideas through brainstorming, it's time to take a critical look at each of the ideas. At this stage, challenge each of the ideas and follow alogical elimination to find the last andsafest solution to the problem.
MyEngineering offers you an opportunity to make your own discussion group to identify solutions to the engineering challenges you face.