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		<title>Expert and Upront CAE: 6 tips for optimizing ROI</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description>A short video presentation covering my top 6 strategies for getting the most business value from FEA and CFD. The original working title was Brains and Hats.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifeupfront-articles/~4/f3cfPIW-fRg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>Lean Product Development ideas for your CAD problem – Part III</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 21:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description>A quick look at the Lean Product Development Process and "waiting until the last responsible moment."&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifeupfront-articles/~4/WPD3EgNQpiQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>Lean Product Development ideas for your CAD problem – Part II</title>
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		<comments>http://lifeupfront.com/2010/08/20/lean-product-development-ideas-for-your-cad-problem-%e2%80%93-part-ii/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description>7 Kaizen opportunities you can address with SpaceClaim.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifeupfront-articles/~4/m9m7GHQSuRo" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>Lean Product Development ideas for your CAD problem – Part I</title>
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		<comments>http://lifeupfront.com/2010/08/12/lean-product-development-cad-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description>Introduction to Lean Product Development. What does Lean mean in terms of company culture? Is there such a thing as a "Lean" engineering software tool?&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifeupfront-articles/~4/FJlSZEAk5QE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>Rare engineering job opportunity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description>Hot job opportunity in rotating machinery development. Please forward out to your networks and let's make some engineer very, very happy.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifeupfront-articles/~4/wFXwnXBFs58" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>TripIt: Best new weapon in my business travel arsenal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 02:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description>Are you a road warrior? Do yourself a favor and check out my new favorite business travel tool, TripIt.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifeupfront-articles/~4/C3T1iBjnKcs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>The Curses of Knowledge and Egocentricity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 23:10:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description>Is your spouse bewildered by your work stories? Do you think any engineer with a 4 year degree is worthless if she can't learn CAD? You might be suffering from the curses in this article.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifeupfront-articles/~4/yfOjDsdZXaE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>Podcast: Vuuch CEO, Chris Williams</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 02:17:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description>Vuuch is a product focused on social product development. Several engineers just read that sentence and felt ill. In this audio interview, I get to the bottom of the Vuuch value proposition with CEO, Chris Williams.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifeupfront-articles/~4/99xU4T7Aj5U" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>Blogging and social media: what’s in it for you?</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lifeupfront-articles/~3/hqwRYgsQSqs/</link>
		<comments>http://lifeupfront.com/2010/05/02/blogging-for-professional-advancement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 15:38:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
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		<description>Some thoughts on why you should start a blog today... even if you currently think social media is stupid.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifeupfront-articles/~4/hqwRYgsQSqs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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		<title>Book review: A Whole New Mind</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/lifeupfront-articles/~3/LxQJxPg9smI/</link>
		<comments>http://lifeupfront.com/2010/04/27/dan-pink-a-whole-new-mind/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 12:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Waters</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Innovation]]></category>

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		<description>A quick review of Dan Pink's book about turning to your right brain in the era of Asia, Abundance, and Automation.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifeupfront-articles/~4/LxQJxPg9smI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description>
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