Monthly Archives: May 2013

The Management Revolution

Posted on May 31, 2013 by swdevperestroika

Absolutely brilliant and essential read by Steve Denning! “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” Steve Jobs

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Internet trends

Posted on May 30, 2013 by swdevperestroika

Mary Meeker’s “Internet Trends” report.  The numbers and trends are simply mindblowing! (Thanks to Olivera for the pointer!)

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If cars were developed with the same mindset as (commercial) software…

Posted on May 28, 2013 by swdevperestroika

With some 25+ years in the software business, it’s kind of interesting for me to reflect a moment over the differences in mindset and strategies between development, production and marketing of established consumer goods, such as cars, with that of … Continue reading →

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High IQ is about ability to filter out noise from the signal

Posted on May 26, 2013 by swdevperestroika

Brand new research by Dr. Duje Tadin, of University of Rochester, has found a remarkable correlation between intelligence – as least of the type that can be measured by traditional IQ tests – and the ability to filter out noise … Continue reading →

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Three incompatible economic approaches: Traditional, Financial, Creative

Posted on May 13, 2013 by swdevperestroika

A great read from Steve Denning on three different approaches for doing business, and the different management and organizational paradigms used within each of them.

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“Big Data” is *not* the next SIlver Bullet!

Posted on May 9, 2013 by swdevperestroika

An excellent post by Beth Kanter, explaining why neither “Big Data” nor “Data Driven Management” will take us to organizational Utopia. Our world is simply too complex for any simple minded, mechanistic  approach to provide the “final solution”. For sure, … Continue reading →

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Lack of application of Complexity Theory in management

Posted on May 8, 2013 by swdevperestroika

An absolutely essential and brilliant article by RIchard Staub in Harvard Business Review, on why organizations have not embraced Complexity as the #1 paradigm for governing their “system”. Reason #1: it’s too complex…! Today’s typical  Empty Suit-managers prefer simplicity, and … Continue reading →

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People versus Processes

Posted on May 3, 2013 by swdevperestroika

As mentioned in a previous post, I’m quite amazed & amuzed over the amount of religious fervor in much of our business. It’s amazing to see that compliance to the liturgical demands, such as various certification requirements, etc,  of the “religion” currently … Continue reading →

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