[#022] Building an MVP in a Week
Could you build an MVP in only one week? The Nordstrom Innovation Lab challenged themselves to do just that in plain sight of their customers.
Business Agility TV
Interesting videos that we have found that deepen our understanding of Business Agility.
[#021] Bad doors are everywhere!
Ever had a bad door experience? No matter how hard you pull, it won’t open and then you realise you need to push. Bad doors are everywhere. In this video, Joe Posner has a chat with Don Norman about Norman doors and what the implications are for Human-centered design. Oh – and we find out …
[#020] The Adaptable Mind
Tiffany Shlain discusses the skills we need to thrive in today’s world.
[#019] The Efficiency Paradox
Niklas Modig uses the example of a child needing medical help to illustrate the difference between flow efficiency and resource efficiency. It serves as an excellent emotional hook to highlight this key idea of why flow efficiency is so important for business agility.
[#018] The 1% Factor
Sir Dave Brailsford talks about how small, incremental gains helped British Cycling become successful. He discusses continuous improvement and how to align teams behind a goal to win.
[#017] Reinventing the Technology of Human Accomplishment
Gary Hamel argues that the most important invention of the last 100 years is management. He discusses that we are using management tools and techniques which are no longer fit for purpose for the challenges we face today.
[#016] Why you should have your own black box
Matthew Syed explores the differences between growth and fixed mindsets and how our attitude to failure governs our success. It’s a topic he also explores in his wonderful book Black Box Thinking.
[#015] What Can We Learn from Shortcuts?
Tom Hulme talks to us about how design and user experience don’t always see eye to eye. He explores how we can fix this through the lens of desire paths.
[#014] What is leadership?
Captain David Marquet gives us his view on leadership. This video is a great overview of his wonderful book “Turn the Ship Around!”
[#013] Introduction to Wardley Maps
Wardley Maps are a really powerful tool for deciding strategy. Here is Simon Wardley giving a very entertaining Keynote at OSCON 2014 where he discusses how he came to invent it as a technique and briefly runs through how it can be applied.