Category Archives: complexity

BDD and Complexity Thinking tutorials at NDC Oslo

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

This year I’ll be running two 1-day workshops at NDC Oslo: Behaviour-Driven Development Have you ever wanted to know exactly what your customers want? Or helped them to clarify their requirements? Have you ever wanted to quickly pick up a … Continue reading →

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Respect for People: it’s a Test, not a Pillar

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

On Monday at LKNA13, I ran an ignite talk on the title above. It was prompted by a video clip of John Seddon talking to Jeffrey Liker, suggesting that running interventions to make people more respectful might not be a … Continue reading →

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The Deliberate Discovery Workshop

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

This is a pretty simple workshop which I ran at Agile 2011 and have run as part of my BDD tutorial since. It usually gets people thinking differently, so I thought I’d share it with you too. Some teams have … Continue reading →

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Cynefin for Devs

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Every now and then, someone comes up with a new way of looking at the world that becomes the next fashionable thing to do. Every time I’ve seen this, there’s usually a space of time in which a lot of … Continue reading →

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