by Jason | Apr 12, 2016 | Big Ideas, Systems Thinking
This past weekend was the annual Toronto Agile Open Space hosted by the Toronto Agile Community. If you read about Agile at all, you’ve probably noticed the emphasis on processes and tools…which seems to be at odds with something that I just can’t...
by Jason | May 4, 2015 | Big Ideas, Systems Thinking
I grew up in a blue collar town with a population of around 300 people. My parents had an acre-sized yard which meant cutting the grass with a push-mower, that wasn’t self-propelled, took a big chunk of my weekend time away. About 6 hours of it, if you include...
by Jason | Mar 9, 2013 | Becoming Agile, Systems Thinking
Change projects have a lousy success record. Various change management studies dating back to 1995 show about a 30% success rate with success being defined as “project was finished on time, budget with the expected outcome”. I suggest those people who were...
by Andrew | Oct 28, 2011 | Becoming Agile, Big Ideas, Systems Thinking
The most common maps of enterprises are hierarchical “organizational charts”. We see them everywhere. We depend on them to illustrate the structural elements of an organization and identify the people working within them. Their underlying organizing...
