The portfolio view that you’re probably missing
If you’re trying to improve a complex system, business, or product, you probably have a backlog of items you want to work on. Requests that
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Insights, tips, and lessons learned transforming complex systems.
Witches, demons, and pseudoscience
Halloween and el Día de los Muertos are almost upon us so it’s the time of the year when reality, imagination, and folklore mix to
Signals and noise in complex systems
Working with (and within) dynamic and complex systems, we often need to forecast what could happen in the future, so we know what decisions to make
Building resilient enterprises
We’re back to discussing books on the reading list, digging into the August pick, “The Resilient Enterprise: Overcoming vulnerability for competitive advantage” by Yossi Sheffi.
Introducing the Enterprise Design Sprints Facilitator’s Guide
After weeks of prep I’m excited to introduce the Enterprise Design Sprints Facilitator’s Guide! Check out this video walkthrough for more details!
Systems behind the Olympics
We’re in the first week of the 2016 Rio Olympics so I thought it would be fun to take a deeper look at the systems
Explaining complex systems, simply
It’s been super hot in DC recently so I think it’s time for a light summer reading break. July’s reading list pick was a deviation
Troubleshooting tips for Enterprise Design Sprint facilitators
Hopefully your Enterprise Design Sprint will turn out perfectly. But life isn’t perfect so this post is all about troubleshooting tips for preventing and dealing
From analysis to action: What to do after the sprint
You’ve completed your Enterprise Design Sprint. Congrats! After you’ve gotten feedback there are two things left to do: figure out exactly what you’ll be doing
What Lincoln can teach us about systems engineering: Team of Rivals Part II
In April, we read Part I of “Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln” by Doris Kearns Goodwin. The Recharted Territory reading for
Day 5: Reviewing with stakeholders
You’ve been sprinting for almost a week and you’re probably exhausted but there’s one day left. This is the day when you’ll share your prototypes
Day 4: Building prototypes
We’re continuing the week with Day 4: Prototyping. In Day 3 you created detailed sketches of what you want to build so it’s time to