Jim (“Cope”) Coplien was my guest on the Business901 podcast. We discussed his new book,Lean Architecture: for Agile Software Development but I found Cope’s view on Lean and Agile quite interesting. His knowledge of the subject goes far beyond the software practices that he writes about. Whether you are in IT or not, I think Read More …
Francois Gossieaux, co-author of The Hyper-Social Organization: Eclipse Your Competition by Leveraging Social Media was stopped in the hallway for this quick interview and discussed customer service as being the only true differentiator left, unless your Apple! Francois happens to be an upcoming guest on the Business901 Podcast. The book is an enjoyable read and Read More …
The Cynefin framework draws on research into complex adaptive systems theory, cognitive science, anthropology and narrative patterns, as well as evolutionary psychology. It explores the relationship between man, experience and context and proposes new approaches to communication, decision-making, policy-making and knowledge management in complex social environments – From Wikpedia Mark Schenk from Anecdote uses Pecha Read More …
Came across this skit by comedians John Clarke and Bryan Dawe. The conversation is not far removed from meetings that I have participated in. It reminded me of the need for us to have a structured approach to problem solving. Many organizations lack a systematic and common method of problem solving. There is no magic Read More …
In what ways can Sales and Marketing impede lean thinking? I saw that question on LinkedIn and just had to join the conversation. My thoughts: 1st Answer: We should applaud Sales and Marketing in most organizations for the fact that they remained a silo. Most organizations create internal control points within the organization and call Read More …
This is a transcription of a Business901 podcast, The Nuts and Bolts of A3 Thinking that I had with Dan Matthews. Dan is the author of The A3 Workbook: Unlock Your Problem-Solving Mind Nuts and Bolts of A3 Thinking eBook Dan is skilled as a trainer, coach and implementer of Lean Manufacturing, having trained Read More …