I often refer to Dilbert for fabulous examples of how companies shouldn’t work, and note that people particularly identify with …read the rest
Author Archive
Hans Rosling’s 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes
January 6, 2011
I love Hans Rosling’s zeal for making stats come alive! Note that while the income scale is logarithmic, the age …read the rest
The Parable of the Toaster
January 3, 2011
(author unknown) Once upon a time, in a kingdom not far from here, a king summoned two of his advisors …read the rest
Why Work Doesn’t Happen at Work
November 30, 2010
Jason Fried (co-founder of 37signals) has a radical theory of working: that the office isn’t a good place to do …read the rest
How my book structure got temporarily derailed
October 15, 2010
One longer-term objective of Upstarta has been to bring out a book. Having done previous analysis of the publishing industry …read the rest
Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
April 2, 2010
This lively RSA Animate (10 mins video), adapted from Dan Pink’s talk at the RSA, illustrates the hidden truths behind …read the rest
Modularity vs Integration
September 21, 2009
Modularity is about business processes as well as software or system design. The Innovator’s Solution (Clayton Christensen, Harvard Business School …read the rest
Living Life
August 30, 2009
Thought for the day: Are you making a living, or making a life? Related Posts:No Related Posts
Time to Market
August 29, 2009
At a user group meeting last week I got talking with someone who was working on an interesting PhD project. …read the rest
