Interpretation of quote

Quote:

"Without clear lines of communication, our ideas would stay within our own small development teams instead of becoming mature products. While this is obvious to those of us who have become experienced engineers, the real question is: why is it lost to us when we are engineering students?”

Akbar R Khan, Software Systems Engineer, USA, "Good Communication Is Essential..." (2014)

My interpretation:

Without clear lines of communication, your teammates within your team might not understand your ideas, what you want. This might lead to miscommunication, causing the team to progress in the wrong direction. Besides communication within the team, investors/consumers might not understand your product as well, leading to them being uninterested in the product and losing its opportunity to become a mature product. 

This is lost to us when we are engineering students as we are only taught about engineering, how to solve certain problems, and working towards a certain objective to get certain results. We were not taught on how to portray our ideas to others accurately and effectively. As a student, everyone would want to do well, or better than others in school, causing our emotions/ego to take over. This leads to inefficient communication and argument. The ideas mentioned during the product development would only stay within the discussion, they would never be applied. 


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