1b good engineers are good at abstraction

• Gassmann and Zeschky, 2008 showed that the better an engineer is at abstracting the problem, the more pragmatic the solution will be
• The ability to find the core principle and root cause of a problem in engineering is one of most important skills for an engineer
• Once the problem is abstracted, then creative and insightful solutions from the toolbox can be used to solve it
  • Both sides of the equation needs to be available to facilitate this harmonious process