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Is lean the best approach to software development?

This Slideshare presentation looks at how complexity theory can add value to the lean startup approach. I've written about this — in a very tangential way — in the past. Instead of lean startups, I prefer to think of keen smartups. You should not blindly accept a current, popular model as the single, best approach.

I write about this in my fourth installment to my Smartup series, Web 3.0 Smartups: the New Web Business Space (http://jeffsayre.com/2010/09/21/web-3-0-smartups-the-new-web-business-space/).

/via +Gideon Rosenblatt

#entrepreneurship #startups #smartups #Web30

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Complexity versus Lean
An attempt at investigating how complexity theory can be applied to further improve thinking in Lean software development. http://www.noop.nl http://www.jurgena

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Cadbury Creme Eggs make me moist!

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I wandered into Amplify from experimenting with Ning. Engagement in Ning had been Ok, but I was missing depth of conversation, people didn’t seem to have time to hang around and so it came as welcome surprise to be greeted so warmly on arrival at Amplify.

One of the first people to follow my account was Eric himself, which I still consider to be one of the highlights and is a real #insight for anyone managing a community. Soon there after I realised that this platform was different. It was a community of thoughtful considerate people who took time to engage, share and support one another around topics that were meaningful – it was like a grown ups meeting place.

The Amplify team were constantly on the ball making improvements, asking for suggestions and generally involving themselves in the day to day running of the platform. I soon found my place and began to develop deeper relationships with great people like +Joe Hackman+Flavio Pic +Dave Grossman +Alex Schleber +JL Effron +Daniel Durrant +Jan Wyllie +Elle D’Coda +Stefan Svartling +Meri Walker+Louis Gray +Tim Southernwood +June M +Kurt Geer +Diane Bjorling +Ramon Nuez +Polly Jones +Morgaine LeFaye +Danielle Ricks+Victoria Kamm +Alex Puig +Paul Chaney +Viggo Andersen +Tim Moore +Hugh Briss +Bill Masson +Grey Drane +Lyndi Thompson +Russ Jackson+Nick Floro +Theo Tol +Ileane Smith to name but a few, if I missed you from the list, sorry, it’s not intentional, but the post must go on!

One of the joys of being involved with Amplify was the ability to help carve out it’s structure and features. Early on I helped Amplify become aquainted with +Loic Le Meur who’d purchased ping.fm - integration with Amplify occured soon after. I then suggested to the Ampteam, as they were affectionately known, to add #Apture, under the control at that time by +Tristan Harris. Again the team formed a partnership and the Apture features were rolled out. Over time I got used to curating content using the clipper and the more I used it the more I understood the benefit of being able to find needles in the haystacks.

Currently there is all kinds of uproar and attention being focused on copyrighted material and ultimately it could result in fingers being pointed at curation platforms, Pinterest being one that comes to mind. Amplify took this into consideration and went through a number of revisions in policy about the amount the clipper could clip, so as to stay within the rules of copyright. As a result, we as the community, learnt about the importance of copyright, fair selection and citation; each clip that was made was elegantly framed, always cited correctly with a clear URL included to the original and the limit of clipped text restricted.

Some current clipping services like the new owner of Amplify, +Gary Flake, from Clipboard, and +Dorian Selz from Memonic may want to review the issue of how much is legally allowed to be clipped, as both services, as far as I’m aware offer unlimited characters, which may not adhere to all the copyright and creative commons regulations – I’m sure there are others here on G+ who can add more detailed information to support this, and +eric goldstein himself can for sure add support if asked.

Amplify had the a canary effect on me, I sang about it sweetly where ever I could. At every possible opportunity I would mention it to people, many came to the service from Twitter and Facebook, some stayed longer than others… I’m sure +Marcia Conner will remember the #lrnchat sessions where eventually people would say, yes, yes, we know about Amplify now Paul. As +Michael Wu would confirm, I was indeed a classic case of a ‘Superfan’. Amplify never paid me a penny, nor any of the people listed above. My reason for singing was simply to let others know about this great place where we gathered the best of content and discussed it beyond a restriction of 140 characters.

Eric wanted, and indeed attained, a ‘Cheers Bar’ like feel to the site, he also described Amplify as a Parisian cafe, a place to pop in to get out of the hussle and bussle of the main noise, I agree with him, it did have that feel for a long time. Things of course did not go according to plan and changes made were not always popular, though Eric did his best to steer a fair course, eventually the community began to disperse which leads up to the recent announcement.

Before this post turns into a chapter of a book, I’d simply like to say a final Adios to the Amplify team and to my friend Eric and those who I’ve developed great friendships with, many of whom are now here on G+, so…

To all my friends at the Amplify bar, THANK YOU and keep in touch!

Below are a couple of classic Amplify posts that many of you may remember, I hope they once again bring a smile to your face… (btw, all my posts and your comments are safely saved on my WP site at http://simbeckhampson.com)

1. The Amplify Parade - http://simbeckhampson.com/2010/05/21/the-amplify-parade-amplify-egoldstein-lrnchat-edtech-twitter-creative-innochat/
2. Describe Amplify in Less Than 6 Words - http://simbeckhampson.com/2010/08/18/amplify-in-less-than-6-words-live-voting-form-amplify/(for +Jane Hart Top 100 list, 305 comments)
3. Ampsters Love to Rock - http://simbeckhampson.com/2010/05/10/ampsters-love-to-rock-amplify-lrnchat-fun-blogchat-morefun-ampsters/
4. Ampsters, Sunnies, Margarita & Einstein - http://simbeckhampson.com/2010/05/10/ampsters-sunnies-margarita-einstein-4-socratoad-marlon-j-frausto/

#learning #fun #amplify #curation

I feel that love and compassion are the moral fabric of world peace. Let me first define what I mean by compassion. When you have pity or compassion for a very poor person, you are showing sympathy because he or she is poor; your compassion is based on altruistic considerations. On the other hand, love towards your wife, your husband, your children, or a close friend is usually based on attachment. When your attachment changes, your kindness also changes; it may disappear. This is not true love. Real love is not based on attachment, but on altruism. In this case your compassion will remain as a humane response to suffering as long as beings continue to suffer. ~ Dalai Lama

Source: http://www.dalailama.com/messages/world-peace/a-human-approach-to-peace

#children #future #importance #life #giving #dalailama #fun

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Thanks to +Kurt Geer and +Alex Schleber for the nod.

#amplify #change #learning

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Amplify.com is shutting Down
I was syncing Chrome today and this popped up about the Amplify bookmarklet
Never used the Clipboard site
Have any of you?

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A cat's last will

When human beings die
They write their testament
To leave their home
And all they have
To those they love
I'd do such
If I could write.
To a poor, desperate, lonely stray
I'd give my happy home
My bowl and cosy bed
My soft pillow and my toys.
The so loved lap
The tenderly stroking hand
The lovely voice
The place I had in someone's heart
The love, that at last
Helped me to find a peaceful end
Held firmly in a sheltering embrace.
When I die, please don't say
"I will never have a pet again,
the loss is far too much to stand"
Choose a lonely, unloved cat
And give her MY place
This is my inheritance
The love I leave behind
Is all I am able to give.

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"If your child is a different kind of learner, consider these points:

1. Don't panic or fret. Weaknesses in one area are often counterbalanced by strengths in another area. Do what you need to strengthen the weakness, and celebrate and honor the strengths.

2. Recognize that assembly line learning, common standards and evaluating success by traditional testing may not be the best choice for your child.

3. Educate yourself on your child's differences. You are their champion and their advocate. The more you know about your situation, whether it's dyslexia or ADHD, the better position you are in to reach them.

4. Finally, celebrate cerebrodiversity!

In homeschooling, there is no failure – only progress in the direction of their path."

Source: http://nutbugs.com/celebrate-cerebrodiversity/

#homeschooling #education #learning #dyslexia #adhd

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http://www.pxleyes.com/blog/2011/03/incredible-photo-manipulations-by-jan-oliehoek-with-interview/

#fun #photoshop #artist #dragon

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Thanks to +Gina Schreck for re-sharing this on Pinterest.
Source: http://pinterest.com/pin/278730664407617000/

#vision #fun #amazing #image

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Big Data Mining and Analytics has triggered a new ‘Gold Rush‘, not to mine gold this time but something even more valuable – knowledge and insights.

If you're not on this page yet, then now would be a good time to get on it. Social business is of age, analytics, data mining and big data and currencies should you invest it.

#analytics #bigdata #socialbusiness #learnng

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Why Big Data Mining / Analytics is the New Gold Rush
Being a key enabler and catalyst in Social Age, Big Data Management, Mining and Analytics companies are going to command a premium valuation and hence Big Data Mining and Analytics has triggered a new…

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She is very talented and has lots of experience helping people to feel confident with the skills they do have. As with any new business venture it takes time to get known and I'd like to give her a social helping hand by asking those of you in my learning circles to do the same.

If you know of people in the Lancashire or Cumbria area who may be interested in supporting her venture please consider sending them Lucy's website. The link attached here shows her updated class schedule.

http://lucyhampson.com

Thanks in advance for any support you can give.

#learning #fun #support #education #lancaster #uk

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Educational Support | Classes
Classes. Introductory Classes. For Children – 7+ yrs. Sat 10th March – 1-3pm ~ Form Dawing ~ Celtic knots, running forms and mandalas… all levels of ability… so enjoyable! and… helps to develop apprec…

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Two critical findings emerged that should affect every company’s customer service strategy. First, delighting customers doesn’t build loyalty; reducing their effort—the work they must do to get their problem solved—does. Second, acting deliberately on this insight can help improve customer service, reduce customer service costs, and decrease customer churn.

#customerservice #strategy #learning #simplicity

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Stop Trying to Delight Your Customers
The Idea in Brief. Conventional wisdom holds that to increase loyalty, companies must “delight” customers by exceeding service expectations. A large-scale study of contact-center and self-service inte…

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#learning #brain #experiential
Image source: http://goo.gl/2l1eZ

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#creativecommons #sharing #learning #contentstrategy

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#coffee #design #brand

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+shirley lo

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#learning #ants #bees #whalesharks #communities

Whalesharks? See: http://simbeckhampson.com/2012/02/02/whale-sharks-dont-live-in-fish-tanks-a-true-story/

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"Spending less time on gaining information that is nice to know and more time on things that we need to know now.

Focusing on quality of information, rather than quantity. A short concise e-mail is more valuable than a long e-mail.

Learning how to create better information (this is what Infogineering is about). Be direct in what you ask people, so that they can provide short precise answers.

Single-tasking, and keeping the mind focused on one issue at a time.
Spending parts of the day disconnected from interruptions (e.g. switch off e-mail, telephones, Web, etc.) so you can fully concentrate for a significant period of time on one thing."

I'd also add curation to the list. Since my experience with Amplify, having a clipping tool or at least applying the principles of clipping, both via desktop or mobile, has allowed me to build me own library of useful content, that in essence is what my blog is, a depositary for my clippings and writings, tagged and sorted so I can find it again as and when required. I also recently setup a plugin that sends out an archived post once a day to twitter – being randomly reminded of my content helps to really cement it; reinforcement rocks.

#curation #information #overload #clipping #blog

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Being Social in G+ : The Fastest Way to Cut Through Information Overload – Being Social Us

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#learning #einstein #relativity

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