“For purpose-creating systems, everything has a purpose.“ (N. Luhmann) Meaning: Even apparent nonsense has some meaningful purpose. I recently read an article in the knowledge magazine SZ Magazin of the South German Newspaper („Dem Amateur ist nichts zu schwör“, Süddeutsche Zeitung Magazin, Number 24/ 20120615), which discussed amateurs in the fields of politics, economy and … weiterlesen →
Category Archives: Ideas
Product Backlog and Taskboard Evaluation – JIRA
JIRA is everywhere. Everyone talks about it, everybody wants it, but not everybody can have it – why is that? In my first article, I announced that a series of articles will follow in which Scrum tools will be reviewed. This blog entry is the first of many in which I will evaluate currently available … weiterlesen →
Agile and Organizational Structures
Putting up a Kanban board or holding daily Scrum meetings does not make an agile organization. Neither does the adherence to all the Scrum or Kanban – or whatever else – rules. You may even succeed in becoming really agile on a micro basis in your organization: The teams get a beautifully groomed backlog from … weiterlesen →
Creativity creates Space, where no Space exists
Often the highest level of creativity occurs when possibilities are limited. Maybe the most impressive example I have experienced on this topic was the work of Gary Chang. As an architect in Hongkong he was confronted with the challenge of creating apartments in a very small area. Apartments that still offered everything you need. Creativity … weiterlesen →
There is no “I” in team – with Marshallow, Spaghetti and Creativity a step towards Team Building
You are a team leader, ScrumMaster, project manager and you find yourself in this ad? Looking for: Interactive tools for team builiding Offer: communication barriers, coordination difficulties, role conflicts, lack of transparency, unclear team, outdated thinking, daily routines, boring work day Then keep reading! In my opinion Michael Jordan is the greatest athlete of the … weiterlesen →
Advanced Christmas Tree Decorating
With Christmas just around the corner I was able to experience a really nice “Retro”. “Retro” in quotes, as not all elements were there, but in this case that was not so important. What was valuable was the respect shown for work completed by individual team members. This meant a lot of preparation time for … weiterlesen →
Creativity and Intuition
Where do new product ideas come from? Can you just simply create them? I think you can. But you need a certain amount of self-awareness. What do I see in myself, what voices and moods try to tell me something? What are my dreams and what do I do with these dreams? What ideas do … weiterlesen →