Who says?
Does it matter who says it? Science says: “It doesn’t matter who said it. What matters is the evidence and the reasoning.” Science is the… Read More »Who says?
Processes (ways to get stuff Done)
Some questions
Who for? Who will you serve? What do you think they need, what do they want, and what story will you tell to align the… Read More »Some questions
Vitalstatistix: 5000+
Yesterday (7th May 2020) DriverlessCroc hit 5,002 views, not counting views via email or from RSS readers. The last thousand views (from 3,000 views on… Read More »Vitalstatistix: 5000+
Use it or lose it
In this time of change, what skills and processes are you and your team using more than you used to? What have you stopped doing?… Read More »Use it or lose it
Nested problems, nested solutions (8): the leadership and ownership problem
This is part of a series thinking through the different layers involved in solving real-world problems. It’s a sketch of ideas in process. The final… Read More »Nested problems, nested solutions (8): the leadership and ownership problem
Astro Teller on planning, experimentation and innovation
This extract is from another great interview on Exponential View with Azeem Azhar. Depending on how you count, [at Google X] maybe 1000 ideas turned… Read More »Astro Teller on planning, experimentation and innovation
Paul Graham on doing great work
The distinctive thing about people who do great work is not that they spend every waking hour working on things that matter. It’s that they… Read More »Paul Graham on doing great work
Thomas Hobbes and Fatboy Slim on arithmetic and getting things done
When a man Reasoneth, hee does nothing else but conceive a summe totall, from Addition of parcels; or conceive a Remainder, from Substraction of one… Read More »Thomas Hobbes and Fatboy Slim on arithmetic and getting things done
Nested problems, nested solutions (7): Astro Teller on management and organisational culture
Yesterday’s post ended with the tension between designing systems and fostering a culture – writing scripts and setting tone – that will make it possible… Read More »Nested problems, nested solutions (7): Astro Teller on management and organisational culture
Nested problems, nested solutions (6): the management problem
This is part of a series thinking through the different layers involved in solving real-world problems. It’s a sketch of ideas in process. So now… Read More »Nested problems, nested solutions (6): the management problem