Agile and Beyond Dan Feldman
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The world falls into chaos. Everyone freaks out. These events are all connected. They arise from a systemic shift. This podcast explores this precarious new “normal” and imagines potential solutions.This relaunch focuses on the Great Transformation. Tipping points in natural ecosystems. Systemic changes in political economies. Older episodes explored the future of work and the economy.
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22: A New Normal - The Escalation of Climate Change
Only a radical systemic shift can delay climate catastrophe and save humanity from the collapse of ecosystems within just 9 years.
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21: The Benefits of Mob Programming: Team Learning and Communication
Last year Dawna Jones, host of the Evolutionary Provocateur and Insight to Action podcasts, attended Agile Games New England and the Mob Programming Conference that followed. She sat down with a group of ‘Moberators’ to learn why the team approach to coding creates faster and better quality, with the added benefit of skill development, learning, and communication.
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20: Change Management, Compensation, Engagement - Part 3 - Rose Fan and Molly Dishman
In part 3 of this 3 part conversation we discussed the importance of EQ in managing change, the openness of organizations to operate in new ways, the importance of vanguards, improving compensation systems, work-life balance, parental leave policies in different cultures, measuring employment engagement, and what gets Rose and Molly excited about the future.
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19: Journey Mapping, Startup Threats, and Building Inspiration - Part 2 - Rose Fan and Molly Dishman
Several weeks ago I interviewed Rose Fan and Molly Dishman of Thoughtworks. Thoughtworks is a global IT consultancy firm, “a community of passionate individuals whose purpose it is to revolutionize software design, creation and delivery, while advocating for positive social change”.In part 2 of this 3 part conversation we discussed Molly's biggest influence, the interview process at Thoughtworks, Lean Enterprises and post-agility, tech's fixation on labels, continuous deployment and a me-too culture, determining how to help the client, journey mapping, Conway's Law, collaboration and breaking down barriers, disruption and the threat of startups, and ways to build inspiration and excitement.
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18: Team Building and Diverse Perspectives - Part 1 - Rose Fan and Molly Dishman
Several weeks ago I interviewed Rose Fan and Molly Dishman of Thoughtworks. Thoughtworks is a global IT consultancy firm, “a community of passionate individuals whose purpose it is to revolutionize software design, creation and delivery, while advocating for positive social change”.In part 1 of this 3 part conversation we discussed team-building and the airing of diverse perspectives, the importance of autonomy and clear goals, and the celebration of wins.
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17: Lean Enterprise Transformation - Rose Fan and Molly Dishman
Several weeks ago I interviewed Rose Fan and Molly Dishman of Thoughtworks. What started as a pre-call in order to get a better understanding of their work resulted in this episode.Thoughtworks is a global IT consultancy firm, “a community of passionate individuals whose purpose it is to revolutionize software design, creation and delivery, while advocating for positive social change”. In this conversation we cover some of the challenges and successes in transforming large Fortune 100 firms into Agile and Lean Enterprises.