For decades, we have referred to people in organizations as “Human Resources” — a term rooted in an industrial-era mindset where humans were grouped with machines, raw materials, and land. In that old worldview, humans were not seen as unique value creators but as replaceable, allocatable, optimizable units of labor. That linguistic choice was never … Read more
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Introduction Organizations are not simple machines that can be tuned by tightening one screw or swapping out one part. They are living ecosystems made up of people, processes, tools, and norms. These ecosystems operate through dynamic cause-and-effect relationships—feedback loops that can either improve, stabilize or deteriorate the system. System Thinking provides a way to see … Read more
Summary: In this session we have explored the complexities of AI-generated code, copyright ownership, legal challenges that arise with AI, and what this means for developers, businesses, and the future of the software. This session is a great opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the intersection of AI, intellectual property, and software development. Brad … Read more
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Dhaval Panchal of Evolve Agility and Gene G. of KSTS Consulting talked about plan vs. results-driven companies, in their morning coffee chat. What plan-driven companies pay most attention to? Speed of delivery. Efficiency/productivity of workers. High outputs. What results-driven companies pay most attention to? Adaptiveness. Agility. Short feedback loops. Business outcomes. What organizational structures usually … Read more
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What examples of resilience and survival of the fittest phenomenon do we know from the natural history of our planet? Remember what happened to animals during the Ice Age Era that was caused by an asteroid impact? There were some adaptive animals that migrated towards the equator, with warmer weather. They were able to change certain … Read more
