accelerate your development as an engineer.
You learned the fundamentals in school.
The real world of engineering is more complex.
Are you trying to bridge that gap?
We can help.
Trailblazer is a focused 8-week mentoring program designed to help new engineers develop the real-world skills they didn’t learn in school.
Grow your intuition.
We designed the Trailblazer program to help aspiring engineers near the beginning for their career, who are looking for personal development to help the bridge the gap between their education and the real-world of engineering. We provide practical engineering skill development and mentoring through a structured class environment with interactive examples combined with personal one-on-one mentoring.
Our approach provides training and intuition that you can often only get through years of direct project experience. Some engineers have the opportunity for similar accelerated development when paired with the right lead or mentor early in their career. Our program can meet this need when that pairing doesn’t exist or project schedule pressures prevent the proper interaction.
With decades of development program experience and a unique approach to teaching that is immersive and contextual, we can increase your engineering productivity in both content and quality by driving to better, faster decisions. We focus on improving the fundamental understanding of the problems you face as an engineer, starting with a strong foundation in first-principles knowledge. Our universal developmental approach has helped many engineers quickly get to the next level of productivity. The program can also be tailored to the specific needs of your team or organization.
Course Topics
1st Principles Thinking
Observation
Complexity vs. Unpredictability
Proper use of Tools
Practical application of the Scientific Method
Causation vs. Correlation
Setting up a Project
Accuracy vs. Precision / Fidelity vs. Efficiency
Requirements Synthesis
Reductionism
Multi-disciplinary trades
Failure of complex systems
Risk Management
Creativity / Brainstorming
Technical Communication
The Trailblazer class meets over Zoom once a week for 8 weeks. Each session is 90 minutes plus an optional 30 minute office hours at the end of each session. This is a great time for diving deeper into a specific topic or getting advice on a specific problem you are working on. The Trailblazer team is also available for 1:1 mentoring during the course. The class consists of a a maximum of six cohorts, and a Slack channel is setup for the class to facilitate communication and connection. The slack channel is a great place to share ideas and solicit feedback from your peers.
Testimonials
“This course was very relevant! In my experience, professional development offered by companies tends to be either focused on gaining very specific technical skills (like learning a new software) or general "soft" skills (like technical communication, and project management). This course hit the sweet spot by being technical, but also not overly specific to certain skills.”
“This course exceeded my expectations. ”
“I found the course extremely valuable. I appreciated the development of broad themes in technical thinking. It tied skills together in a way that I had not seen been made explicit before. “
“Thanks for an incredible class! I learned so much from my time in Trailblazers, and admire the organization, openness and expertise. This would be a huge value add to any organization with new engineers!”
Are you ready to open the atlas?
Let’s get in touch! Click below to schedule your free informational session. We have new classes forming up frequently. Let’s talk about if you might be a fit and find one that fits your schedule.