Monthly Archives: February 2012

From Insight to Strategy to Innovation – while standing at the Toyworld Checkout

Posted on February 23, 2012 by

Listen up lean and agile thinkers. This is a simple illustration of the kind of things that make innovation and strategy easy – a gift from someone on a toy shop counter that probably earns less than $20 an hour. … Continue reading →

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The upside of coronal mass ejection

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

I’m just back from a week working with our friends in Horsham at HC Pro on their Agile and Lean process – I just love the ‘Why’ for their business – Capturing, sharing and preserving visual memories.  Every time I visit … Continue reading →

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Challenger 1986: NASA’s most explosive retrospective.

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

As I read this week’s Telegraph obituary of a great American rocket scientist, I was moved to thinking about how we deal with the whistleblowers and truth-tellers in an agile world. How can we strike a balance between encouraging transparency … Continue reading →

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Eric Ries – ‘pivoting’ immortalised in a New Yorker cartoon

Posted on February 11, 2012 by

James and I recently had the pleasure of hearing Eric Ries speak on innovation and product development, through an excellent event called Thoughtworks Live here in Melbourne. Eric Ries has written a great book called The Lean Startup, which was … Continue reading →

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Roundabouts and Traffic Lights

Posted on February 8, 2012 by

A Quiz: What’s safer ? An intersection with traffic lights or a roundabout ? What’s faster ? Traffic lights or a roundabout ? What’s better for the environment ? A roundabout or traffic lights ? The answer in each case … Continue reading →

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NASA’s Gemini Mission Photos

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

After a spate of distracting Agile, Lean and generally serious posts let me drag us back into space with beautiful photographs from some of the first iterative missions NASA launched in to space. More at WIRED

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This is why Apple wins …

Posted on February 3, 2012 by

Via APPL Orchard: “[Apple is] going to continue to make the best products in the world that delight our customers and make our employees incredibly proud of what they do.” - Tim Cook in his first email to Apple employees as Apple’s … Continue reading →

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