[fuzzfactor]

Excellent article.

I'm going to have to look at some of your other material.

Experimentation is different than other research or engineering but I think anything that amounts to a "system" can benefit from a systems problem solver who can perform as needed across the whole system.

Any organization is fortunate to have a person who can go without routine or typical workdays and do this.

It does seem like the bigger companies which have the most clearly defined roles can eventually get by on momentum without having anyone at all in a creative problem-solving position.

OTOH a small outfit can deploy unique problem-solving ability using only a handful of people that many corporations have none of. So the "very, very best people" may be what can get the momentum going to begin with given the right opportunity.