[Weekly Retro] Agility

#6 - Jul.2023

Happy Friday!

Here is a quick idea before you head off for the weekend:

Taking agility blindly just to deliver things faster is missing the point of what a value-added iterative process means. I would argue that for many teams the orthodoxy of methodologies and frameworks becomes a blocker for creating impactful work. It is purely a burning-point or complete-task game.

Creating direct value for customers using your product or service should be a priority. Or rather, THE priority.

Each iteration or milestone should be intentional and conscious of what is the real value we are adding; not just a synchronous delivery cadence of worthless work. Don't let processes make you lose sight of your priority.

Interesting links I found during this week:

• How to fix clean energy’s storage problem
• AI Toolbox for Innovators

Podcast I'm listening to:

• Huberman Lab by Dr. Andrew Huberman, a professor of neurobiology at Stanford School of Medicine.

Quote from the week:

"The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.” — Muriel Rukeyser