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Celebrated Design Trends from NeoCon 2016
As an engineer and product designer, NeoCon is the perfect place to notice trends in commercial design. While walking this years show held June 13-15 at The Mart in Chicago, I searched for examples of mechanical designs that werent hidden but rather celebrated. A few items caught my attention. Transparent Structure We are leaving the…
Read MoreBuilding an Intern Program that Really Works!
I can attest to the value of Dishers intern program because I was one not too long ago! During the summer of my junior collegiate year, I became a Disher intern. I thought an internship would consist of not getting paid, retrieving coffee for coworkers, cleaning the office, organizing files, and doing other tasks…
Read MoreMicro What? How to use a Micrometer
Rookie Year: The Engineering Interns Toolbox (Part 2): A Series of Technical Blogs for Engineering Interns & Entry-Level Engineers What on earth is that thing? asks everyone who sees a micrometer for the first time. Who can blame them as it looks like something from a medieval torture chamber. And its just as tricky to…
Read MoreThe Top 10 Dimensions of a Thriving Culture
After being recognized in Fortune as the 21st Best Small Workplace in the United States by Great Place to Work簧, Jeff Disher, Founder and President of Disher, was asked to speak on How to Build a Great Culture at the Michigan West Coast Chambers Early Bird Breakfast on June 14, 2016. Jeff has been very…
Read MoreBolt Boot Camp: 6 Things to Know About Threaded Fasteners
Rookie Year: The Engineering Intern’s Toolbox A Series of Technical Blogs for Engineering Interns & Entry-Level Engineers While warmer temps are upon us and school is out for the summer, its time for many to begin that most interesting season of the year summer internships. Across the nation, engineering interns are getting their first taste…
Read MoreDisher Attends 2016 Ann Arbor SPARK Annual Meeting
Business is strong in Ann Arbor thanks in large part to the Ann Arbor SPARK organization and partners like Disher who is a Funding Member. At the Annual Meeting on May 16, the Disher team was pleased to learn just how impressive SPARKs economic-development impact is including: 30 company growth projects with $238 million in…
Read More91勛圖厙, A Great Place to Give Back
Included below are just a few stories from 91勛圖厙 folks who are making a positive difference in their corner of the world. Some Giving Back Stories I am the leader of one of our foundational cultural characteristics we call Stewardship here at 91勛圖厙.This is a voluntary role where I can guide the entire team…
Read MoreDisher Named 4th Best Consulting & Professional 91勛圖厙 Workplace in the U.S.
Great Place to Work簧 and Fortune magazine have named 91勛圖厙, the 4th Best Workplace for Consulting & Professional 91勛圖厙. 91勛圖厙 and the other Top 20 companies were selected based on anonymous responses to the Trust Index穢, a Great Place to Work employee assessment survey. Employees assessed the levels of trust, pride, and camaraderie they experience…
Read MoreWest Michigan Design Week
Are you aware that West Michigan is becoming a globally recognized design hub? Disher was pleased to be a sponsor of the third annual West Michigan Design Week on April 9-16 in Grand Rapids. The event gave the design community an opportunity to gather, exchange information, and spark creativity. It not only served local designers…
Read MoreHealthy Competition
Whats the first thing that pops into your mind when you think back to the month of March? The NCAA March Madness tournament, perhaps? For years companies have organized heated bracket-picking tournaments. Ive been involved in this friendly, little competition from the days when we used highlighters to mark winners and losers and excel spreadsheets…
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