Intentional innovation and agile thinking…
This post references the HBR article titled “The Best Leaders Have a Contagious Positive Energy” by Emma Seppälä and Kim Cameron. Take a few minutes to read the whole article here, but one of the key takeaways for me in Continue reading The Best Leaders Have a Contagious Positive Energy
This book is a solid read with ideas that apply to decision making across a broad spectrum of areas. The authors are able to make the math and conversation around algorithms map to life in well thought and articulated examples Continue reading Books to read: Algorithms to Live By
I came across this article on Twitter this week and was struck by many of the points. The idea that as we have evolved our social medial platforms, we have empowered the worst of society, and amplified their behaviors has Continue reading WHY THE PAST 10 YEARS OF AMERICAN LIFE HAVE BEEN UNIQUELY STUPID
MIT press has provided a free book on Algorithms for decision making. You can download it from MIT Press here, or alternatively it is available from this site if the original link fails. From the data science website: The book Continue reading Algorithms for decision making: Free book download from MIT
For many years, we have seen the proliferation of data as we increasingly instrument our scientific processes. We have developed a diverse landscape of tools and processes, making significant leaps from paper based documentation, but created a new nightmare of Continue reading Is your Scientific Data FAIR
Design thinking is an approach that can be stand alone or a critical part if an agile delivery approach. It is at it’s heart, about inspecting and adapting, using iterative approaches to build value. The approach offers a number of Continue reading Design Thinking
The Manifesto for Agile Software Development came out of a discussion among 17 people in the Utah mountains. The story around the start in the Snowbird ski resort is an interesting read, but fundamentally it is about looking for a Continue reading Agile Manifesto
The Agile Manifesto is backed or supported by 12 principles that describe the implementation approach. As mentioned in a related post, Agile is often blown up to a far more complex idea, with a misguided thinking that to be agile it means certain tools, Continue reading Principles behind the Agile Manifesto
Google researchers undertook a project to understand what makes a good team. The project was called Aristotle, after the quote “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts”. I find the results intriguing, as it was not stacked Continue reading Project Aristotle – Making Great Teams
I am by nature, a continuous learner. My company recently provided us with LinkedIn Learning account access, which is the former Lynda.com resource. I have found it to be a great resource for my appetite for learning new things, and a Continue reading Continuous Learning, using LinkedIn Learning and other on-line tools to maximize your down time value.
