| Throughout the aerospace industry, there is | | | | concepts of the industry's past can help |
| ample evidence that creativity is the driving | | | | designers and engineers avoid problems and |
| force for the industry's success. The space | | | | repeated failures that can harm an aerospace |
| programs of the United States and Russia, | | | | firm. A study of the general progress of the |
| begun in the 1950s, were fuelled by equal | | | | aerospace industry may lead an engineer to |
| parts political competition and the | | | | figure out the next natural step in aerospace |
| imagination necessary to envision space | | | | innovation. An innovative way of bringing new |
| travel. The miniaturisation of engines and | | | | influences into the aerospace industry is to |
| other aeroplane parts has come as a result of | | | | look at innovations in the automobile, |
| the creative developments of the aerospace | | | | manufacturing, and homebuilding industries. |
| engineering, which saw the need to make | | | | From comfortable seating to production |
| smaller planes to meet a variety of consumer | | | | processes, outside industries can provide |
| needs. As well, the innovation of the | | | | great influences on the aerospace field. |
| commercial flight industry came from the | | | | |
| imaginations of aerospace and business | | | | Creativity works best when there are some |
| professionals who saw an opportunity to | | | | basic parameters that keep designers and |
| improve transportation throughout the world. | | | | engineers from going off on flights of fancy. |
| | | | All aerospace professionals need to keep in |
| The need for creativity in the aerospace | | | | mind a project budget when creating a new |
| industry is often overlooked, if only because | | | | piece of technology. As well, designers and |
| of the technical and financial aspects of | | | | engineers need to think about practicality |
| building planes and satellites. Creative | | | | first when coming up with a new design or |
| designers, managers, and others are able to | | | | concept. However, aerospace firms also need |
| provide new technologies and concepts that | | | | to think about the marketability of their |
| keep a firm ahead of the competition. | | | | products when employing the creative process. |
| Overall, a creative workforce can separate | | | | Commercial aeroplanes need to include |
| strong aerospace firms from the rest of the | | | | corporate designs in the end product and |
| competition while maintaining the financial | | | | airlines are conscious of the design of |
| bottom line. | | | | aeroplanes as part of their corporate |
| | | | identity. In the end, designers and engineers |
| One way for aerospace professionals to | | | | have a lot of considerations to include into |
| provide a creative solution is to look to the | | | | their creative process. |
| past for inspiration. The failed designs and | | | | |