Blog Posts – Wisdom at Work

Post-It Technique

Post author:Andrew
Post published:November 17, 2020
Post category:Agile Office life Tips and Tricks
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Have you been trained in using Post-Its in meetings? No? Oh boy, this is going to be a moment for you! Optimize for READING not for writing. Don't cram note…

Affinity Maps

Post author:Andrew
Post published:November 17, 2020
Post category:Agile Generate Insights
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Affinity Maps are a simple technique for spotting patterns in data and information. They can be used in retrospectives in the Generate Insights phase where a previous exercise has gathered…

Silent Writing

Post author:Andrew
Post published:November 17, 2020
Post category:Fundamentals Gather Data Retrospectives
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Silent writing is a technique used to gather data and information from the team. It is designed to ensure that everyone gets to contribute. If used in a retrospective, this…

Personal Knowledge Management

Post author:Andrew
Post published:September 22, 2020
Post category:Uncategorized Writing
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I know there are very few of you who follow my blogging, not least as I have not, to date, been a regular or consistent blogger. Even so, I want…

Post on LinkedIn about certification

Post author:Andrew
Post published:July 27, 2017
Post category:Uncategorized
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I had me a bit of a rant. Check it out: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/do-you-know-any-certified-zombies-andrew-webster

Progress with writing the book

Post author:Andrew
Post published:June 22, 2017
Post category:Childrearing Humans Hunter-gatherer Research Writing
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Inspired by a new comment on my last post, it's time for an update . I've found that going from writing the occasional blog post and preparing course materials to…

The book I’m writing

Post author:Andrew
Post published:October 26, 2016
Post category:Writing
Post comments:3 Comments

I’m publically declaring here that I’m writing a book. People close to me have urged me to say this in public to create a structure of accountability and support to…

New home – here!

Post author:wisdomat_3oty5i
Post published:August 21, 2016
Post category:Site news
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I've just pulled everything over from my old blog site (Succeedable) not least because over time, I came to hate the name. It sounded like YASU (Yet Another Start Up).

Fundamentals: The first line of the Agile Manifesto

Post author:Andrew
Post published:August 21, 2016
Post category:Agile Fundamentals Mindset
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How much wisdom is in the first line of the Agile Manifesto? Well, what is the first line? I ask, because I all too often see people think that it's…

Social Automation

Post author:Andrew
Post published:April 24, 2016
Post category:Ivory Tower Mindset Social Practices
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I do love finding a couple of words that sum up a subject neatly. The latest: "Social Automation". This popped into my mind (thank you, Subconscious Me) as the point…