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Essays from January 2013

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  1. Innovating in how we build organizations, networks and happy lives: The Happy Melly project

    Photo: Fr Antunes @ flickr It all started in a sunny Autumn day in Konstanz, Germany. With the Alps and the Bodensee lake (aka Lake Constance) in the background Jurgen presented a simple idea: there are people out there who hate their jobs and want to actively transform their workplaces to make them the kind …

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The #NoEstimates book and its companion volumes

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What if better planning started with a different question?

The first chapter of #NoEstimates argues that the “deliver on time” challenge is answered by a different question. Read it, and see whether it changes how you plan the next piece of work.

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