"All this he saw, for one moment breathless and intense, vivid on the morning sky; and still, as he looked, he lived; and still, as he lived, he wondered."
The success of a design charrette, as we've seen yesterday, often hinges on how well stakeholders are prepared and engaged before the event. Proper training and preparation help ensure that participants understand the goals, process, and expectations of the charrette, which leads to more focused,...
The term charrette comes from the French word meaning “cart”, and its association with design and planning dates back as early as the 19th century at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where, at the end of a term, student architects would often work intensely...
Brainstorming sessions are inherently chaotic, making them a prime opportunity to apply antifragile thinking. Let's see how. Welcome Wild Ideas. Antifragility thrives on diversity of thought. Encourage team members to share bold, unconventional ideas, even if they seem impractical. Sometimes, these outlandish ideas reveal insights...
Teams that thrive under pressure, learn from mistakes, and emerge stronger from challenges are antifragile, but how do you create the right environment for these qualities to emerge? Encourage Autonomy and Decentralization. In antifragile systems, decision-making needs to be decentralized as it happens in Scrum. Giving...
Fail Fast refers to the idea of experimenting quickly and reaching failure points as early as possible. By failing fast, you avoid wasting time and resources on approaches that don’t work. The quicker you identify what doesn’t work, the sooner you can pivot and try...
Yesterday we introduced the concept of Antifragility. Today let's see some principles of using it in innovation, particularly digital innovation which thrives on disruption. Embrace Uncertainty: companies that drive digital innovation often face volatility. By embracing uncertainty rather than fearing it, you allow space for...
Antifragility is a concept that goes beyond mere resilience (the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape, which came to signify the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties) and robustness (the ability to withstand or overcome adverse conditions...
During this month of relative calm, I was reflecting that many of the tools we use to manage teams and projects were born between the 80s and the 90s: most of the Agile family including Scrum (conceptualized in the 1980s with the term being introduced...
This next novel will be my first I-novel ever; of course, it won't be an I-novel of the Literary Establishment sort, but it will be an attempt to vivisect myself in which I will turn on myself the blade of psychological analysis that I have...
È possibile portare avanti con successo un debriefing in un'ora e mezza sull'attività di una stagione intera? In birreria, per di più, radunando dieci persone di età, background e caratteri profondamente diversi. Certo che è possibile e l'abbiamo fatto alla fine della scorsa stagione insieme...
