What does it mean when we say “Flow”? In the study of organizational dynamics and productivity, the concept has evolved significantly over time. We can see three distinct yet interconnected types of Flow that have shaped our understanding of creativity, efficiency and productivity in various contexts. Let’s review them (using some names I made up)Continue reading “Flow, Flow, and Flow”
Category Archives: Synthetic
Information Relativity
Information relativity is a concept that has interesting implications on how we organize our teams and processes
Software Systems need ‘Skin in the Game’
In software, where our work consists entirely of systems building, we have continuously missed the crucial point: systems need skin in the game
Are You Telling the Story of Your Software?
Stories connect the analytic with the synthetic: Analytic thinking deconstructs the problem, creating knowledge; Synthetic thinking puts the problem back together again, creating understanding.
Don’t Mix the Paint! Primitives and Composites in the World of Software
This Article was Originally Published in InfoQ on August 16th What color do you think of when you hear the word “red”? Ask 100 people, they will give you 100 different answers. Even with an anchor to help—a can of Coke, perhaps—there will be differences. So begins The Interaction of Color by Josef Albers, whereContinue reading “Don’t Mix the Paint! Primitives and Composites in the World of Software”
What about Formal Verification?
Do formal proofs have a place in software? Not likely – they do not fit into our systems of software engineering.
Synthetic Management
Synthetic Management is the use of empirical and experience-based management practices to support synthetic work
What is does it mean to be “Synthetic”?
Interpreting what it means to be Synthetic
Software is Synthetic
Originally published at InfoQ
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