Writing, notes, and research from The Continental Exchange.
Videos
The Envoy series. These episodes are fictional stories.
The Envoy
The Envoy | Episode 5: Price Ceilings
A man has just bought a half-empty Manhattan building, his loan is coming due at a higher rate, and he plans to convert it into hundreds of regular apartments.
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The Envoy | Episode 4: Timberlands, Connecting the Mill
A mill needs to connect production, maintenance, quality and shipping without replacing the equipment that already works. The Envoy looks for someone with firsthand experience of older controls, mixed equipment and a rollout the mill's people can use.
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The Envoy | Episode 3: The Washington-class Submarine
A Washington-class nuclear submarine is nearly ready. The shipyard needs a specialty adhesive to finish the job, but the last batch is gone. The Envoy goes to the chemical works to help make the next batch.
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The Envoy | Episode 2: The Shipyard
A shipyard has to choose a steerable propulsion system. The search starts with whose experience matters: the people who specified it, installed it and maintained it.
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The Envoy | Episode 1: Begin Project
The series opener. Meet the Envoy, a fictional problem-solver who finds the right expert, makes the introduction and moves the work forward.