Information curation seems to be the Next Big Thing. Of course, information curation is not new by any means. What is it? What is “information curation”? Here, we will take it to mean simply collecting, summarizing, and updating bits of information. It can be thought of as a metadata library. We collect and curate information … Read more
A mathematical construct having both direction and magnitude. Magnitude And Direction Magnitude in this scenario can be thought of as either a distance or an amount of effort. Direction is the common use. If you exert a lot of effort, but spread out across multiple directions, you end up not achieving very much. Even though … Read more
What is inherent in your system? Architecture We quite often think about the attributes of the system, the “-ilities” of the system, as those things that are inherent in the system. We architect the system to have certain attributes. The system is observable, or agile, or scalable, or any combination of the “-ilities”. These of … Read more
Everything has a rhythm. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about a phrase one of my friends threw out, “rhythms and gatherings”. This was in relation to how people meet together for some goal. Rhythm Communities have some rhythm. There are routines that people perform. We check in with each other on some cadence. People … Read more
How do you choose to be entertained? Downtime We all have downtimes. Whether these are chosen (vacations) or imposed (waiting for something). What do you do in that time? Is it a time to relax? Perhaps a time to learn? I tend to lean on the “chosen” downtimes as times to relax. On the other … Read more
I enjoy movies. Even many movies that others say are terrible, I still enjoy. Part of this is because I can usually find something good in the movie. Part of this is because I do not take the movies seriously. Movies are Art Movies, of course are pieces of art. Just like paintings or music, … Read more
What generates conversation in your organization, or your team? User Stories I’ve heard that user stories are supposed to be “placeholders for conversations”. The workflow a user story goes through is the “flow” of communication. Communication between the customer and product. Then between product and development. Then between development and operations. Finally back to product … Read more
The Meaning of Words We are living within a Post-Modern worldview, where people are trying to convince us that words and objects no longer have meanings. What something means for me may not be the same as it means for you. This worldview has gained so much momentum because it is true, up to a … Read more