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Lying on the bus
I’m in a bus and there was a father and son. He caught my eye because the little bit was lying in the floor happily and kitted out in his waterproof overalls the bus reached the bus stop and the doors swooshed open. Let’s go days the father but the son doesn’t want to budge.…
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Antifragility for Agilists
Yesterday we hosted a talk at the Global Scrum Master Summit about antifragility for Scrum Masters (or any agilists, really!), and what Scrum Masters can learn and gain from antifragilty. We first guided participants through the concept of antifragility, starting with a story about chaikhanas (Afghan tea houses and how they’re antifragile), then we looked at an example from…
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Timeless Way of Building – An Appreciation
A remarkable force! I cannot stop thinking about this book, the passages and content contained within it! The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander Just yesterday as I was standing in the brightly lit corridor of M&S, in the refrigerated beer section, with my hand outstretched, deciding which beer to choose, my mind wandered…
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Jira Risk Workflow
This is a basic workflow I’ve used with teams to capture risks and issues. I’ve used a issue type ‘Risk’ for things that might happen and ‘Issue’ which has already happened and that needs to be resolved. Suggested Fields (non-exhaustive) Risk titleDescription: what is current assessment and what is the riskMitigationImpact (scale 1 -5)Likelihood (scale…
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Ask Iwata – Gaming Work
“Ask Iwata” is a short booklet with a collection of enjoyable insights from the legendary Nintendo CEO. What’s interesting is some of the philosophies to work (and play) within a gaming company. Incidentally, a company that works to create play. It was really evident how much this team loved making games and solving difficult problems…
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Trishanku’s Heaven
‘Trishanku’s Heaven’ is the state of limbo between one’s goals and one’s current state. It’s based on the tale of a handsome Indian King, Trishanku, who asked a sage to send him to heaven with his physical body. The sage refused to partake in such stupidity and told him to do good deeds and then…
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A review of 2021
I was just looking through the first year of this endeavour and it’s been surprisingly productive and refreshingly insightful. Highlights: On the whole, some really fantastic stuff. We have learned tons! Some initial ideas for the new year
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2019 books
“Liftoff – start and sustain successful agile teams” by Diana Larsen and Ainsley Nies Favourite book of the year. Changed my entire outlook about starting a project. I’m confident about starting any new project now. “Product roadmaps relaunched” by Lombardo, McCrathy, Ryan, Connors Excellent resource for visualising and communicating the outcomes of a project. Compatible…
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Protected: A miserable time
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