Big Data for driving innovation? Think again.
“A truly rigorous thinker considers not only what the data suggests but also what within the bounds of possibility could happen. And that requires the exercise of imagination – a very different process from analysis“. …Lees meer
“In this new blog post, VersionOne take a look at insights from the 11th annual State of Agile report and look at several trends seen over the past few years in agile adoption including:
– Agile adoption is growing globally
– Use of agile in outsourced development teams has been stagnant… but could change
– Top 3 reasons for agile adoption remain the same
– Benefits realized match reasons for adoption
– Measuring business value is becoming a reality” …Lees meer
In September of last year I published my article on #NoEstimates here. I also tweeted about it and Vasco Duarte, the book’s author, re-tweeted my tweet.
This caused strong reactions from people that appal the #NoEstimates ideas. I got personally attacked (got called “a newcomer getting sucked-in”) by people that didn’t bother to first get to know me and who warned me that “#NoEstimates champs are resorting to name-calling. It’s like a cult :)”. Although there was a smiley added there, calling #NoEstimates a cult and counting me as one of the devotees didn’t feel either respectful or welcoming.
But then again, it is only Twitter, where people try to discuss by using tweets of just 140 characters. And when you are not a native English speaker, personal opinions might appear harsher. I have barely used Twitter after that, I just don’t think it’s a place where you can have meaningful discussions.
I have also decided to look into the ideas of the No #NoEstimates camp. To my disappointment, the frustration and hostility I received on Twitter was also noticeable on Glen’s and Peter’s articles. I personally believe that’s a pitty, because irrespective of who’s started it, fighting with eachother is rather distructing. Both camps have ideas worth exploring and a healthy discussion could bring us further.
To my delight, I have found a post by George Dinwiddie who, I believe, totally nails it. You can find his post here
You can also have a look at Glen’s post here and Peter’s post here
Hans Rosling asks: Has the UN gone mad?
In 2015, the United Nations announced their boldest goal ever: To eradicate extreme poverty for all people everywhere, already by 2030. Looking at the realities of extremely poor people the goal seemed impossible. The rains didn’t fall in Malawi that year. The poor farmers Dunstar & Jenet, gathered a tiny maize harvest in a small pile on the ground outside their mud hut. But Dunstar & Jenet knew exactly what they need to break the vicious circle of poverty. And Hans Rosling showed how billions of people had already managed. That year’s “hunger season” may very well be Dunster’s & Jenet’s last.
Up-to-date statistics show that recent global progress is ‘the greatest story of our time – possibly the greatest story in all of human history. The goal seemed unrealistic to many highly educated people because their worldview is lagging 60 years behind reality. …Lees meer
How user-centricity helps to reveal and achieve a goal so hard as to “reduce patients’ fears”
“…The first step in any design-thinking process is to understand the end-user’s experience. In this case, a team of the Rotterdam Eye Hospital’s CEO, CFO, managers, staff, and doctors wanted to understand how their patients felt when they entered the hospital and what could be done to improve their experience. The hospital board directors realized that most of their patients felt afraid of going blind. Thus their primary goal should be to reduce patients’ fears” …Lees meer