I know someone…
The best recommendations begin with a variation on the theme of “I know someone who’s good at that.” Sometimes it’s the start of a chain:… Read More »I know someone…
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Doing, being and becoming
If we are what we do,* then doing something different will change who you are. Working for change requires that you do new and different… Read More »Doing, being and becoming
Design Matters (4): a recipe for trouble
How you prefer recipes to be organised is probably a matter of taste, but there seem to be a lot of badly designed ones out… Read More »Design Matters (4): a recipe for trouble
Design Matters (3): Ingenious board game tile holder and embodied memory
Ingenious is the name of the game – it’s good. The design feature shown here is such a simple thing: you are allowed 6 tiles… Read More »Design Matters (3): Ingenious board game tile holder and embodied memory
The Office of Strategic Services (1944) on how to sabotage your organisation through bureaucracy
I stumbled across the OSS Simple Sabotage Field Manual on Project Gutenberg and had to give it a skim. (The OSS was a U.S. intelligence… Read More »The Office of Strategic Services (1944) on how to sabotage your organisation through bureaucracy
Spot check: what have you made better?
Here’s a quick way to take the temperature of your own effectiveness and that of your organisation: list the things that you’ve improved recently, and… Read More »Spot check: what have you made better?
What prompts vision for change? What drives us to action? What happens next?
Discomfort drives vision I think reality is what prompts our vision. More specifically, reality causes discomfort of some kind, which in turn creates a desire… Read More »What prompts vision for change? What drives us to action? What happens next?
Stall speed
To simplify grossly, an aeroplane stalls (that is, its wings stop keeping it airborne) when it goes too slowly. It’s the same for projects: go… Read More »Stall speed
“This is no good.”
Why? Because it doesn’t meet your specific and clearly stated requirements? Fine, if you’re paying for it or you’re responsible for it. Because it isn’t… Read More »“This is no good.”
Mind at Work: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton, MVPs and innovation by accretion
/əˈkriː.ʃən/a gradual increase or growth by the addition of new layers or parts: “The gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.”the accretion of sediments in… Read More »Mind at Work: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton, MVPs and innovation by accretion