I created this “Wait, But Why” for micromobility more than a year ago, but I’d like to share it as part of my portfolio for a few reasons:
- Human transportation logistics becomes overwhelmingly complicated especially when passenger and vehicle are decoupled. When dealing with complicated problems, it helps to lay the groundwork by building upwards from smaller units. This work aims to do just that and further extends to aim to answer the question of “How can we move forward and solve transportation problems with the least waste and maximum dexterity?”
- Problems that involve an extensive amount of operations and analytics are best approached, in my opinion, by first looking at the problem from an ecosystem of systems angle. This way, potential solutions can be vetted by assessing if they fit into the larger framework and small and large ecosystems can be enumerated and are less likely to be ignored or forgotten.
- This “Wait, But Why” illustrates my thinking process and the level of depth which I apply to solving problems. In addition, hopefully it’s a fun and interesting read. 🙂
A quick background on the intention of my “Wait, But Why” pieces:
- No matter what field I work in, I always relentlessly pursue the “Why” as far as I can go.
- If you deeply understand the problem and all its related complexities, everything else will follow.
- The “Wait, But Why” concept stems from Tim Urban and his Wait But Why blog.
- I label the “Wait, But Why” posts with Part I, II, III, etc. because problems evolve over time and so should the analyses.
Anyways, enjoy!
Mari Bolton 