I somehow find myself as the guest blogger for a couple of weeks. My format introduction is: Steve Freeman is a pioneer of the Agile Software movement in the UK, where he helps companies to deliver software. He is a presenter and organizer at international industry conferences, and was Chair of the first London XpDay […]
I gave the opening keynote at an Agile conference in Limerick this morning and enjoyed the questions and company. The slides and podcast went up this afternoon (If you have downloaded another podcast recently you might want to fast forward a bit at the start). We had a good panel session and a fair debate […]
I frequently rail against the over structured, over measured, over managed approaches to dealing with people and organisations. Most recently measurement some time ago Sick Stigma with many a side swipe in between. However there is another side to this, where people go so far to the other extreme that they make even Sick Stigma […]
Hugh Connor director of social work in the eastern area of N Ireland said to me a couple of years ago that child protection is a very weak chain. He said the links are broken by two things in particular: poor professional practice and breakdowns in the relationships between the adults who are meant to […]
My debenture seats in the Millennium Stadium are behind the goal posts so we had a grandstand view of one of the most agile tries I have seen in many years. Shane Williams managed to pick his feet off the ground, avoid the corner post and still get touch down. It was a near miracle […]
An interesting set of presentations down here in Tampa, Florida over the weekend. More reflections over the next week, but one of the things that came up in questions reminded me of the transformatory nature of complexity thinking. Someone asked me how you created the trusted environment prior to engagement. My response (including some follow […]
“Exponential adoption often comes down to irrational factors such as addiction and codependence. When technologies are imperfect but hackable, users who customize them end up excusing and defending their flaws.” Yes, John, your iPhone. As a device and as my device, its the political issues I resent the most. Its usefulness as a productivity tool […]
Pragmatist like Charles Peirce and William James to knowledge to be beliefs that had cash value – ie, that you would be willing to act upon. Last week, account-holders in Britain’s fifth largest mortgage lender, Northern Rock, brought to light a perverse way of looking at the Peirce-James definition of knowledge by acting on beliefs […]
This morning saw me wake up with a hangover and in trouble at home. Given that the village bookclub refuses to admit men, we have a first Thursday club that meets in the pub for intelligent conversation once a month. 6X is a wonderful pint, but I had at least one to many, then discovered […]
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