for healthier organisational outcomes moving eventually to https://www.unbiasedagile.com Because we value effective, sustainable, engaged people and organisations. Introduction and context to unbiased agile Note: These principles will be underpinned by further detail and references. Summary Focus on Culture, Engagement, Flow, Quality and Value through Collaborating, Delivering, Reflecting and Improving. Optimise feedback…

For healthier organisational outcomes Values: Because we value effective, sustainable, engaged people and organisations. With reference to Patrick Lencioni, “The Advantage” — Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business. Simple summary: Focus on Culture, Engagement, Flow, Quality and Value through Collaborating, Delivering, Reflecting and Improving. Optimise feedback. …

Music I listen to when working from home. Over 70 hours worth Not intended to be a comprehensive list as some of the more traditional content isn’t on mass platforms especially the smaller labels in Scotland and Nova Scotia. https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/4zMYKurK7i9pSrEln6lw8w?utm_source=generator List subject to change Enjoy, and remember to buy content — artists appreciate that.

My (and others) agile journeys in a book Here it is, just published — a journey from the 1980s to the present and beyond. Where do we go next? It’s out! Huge thanks to Karl Smith for taking the time to facilitate and deliver at amazing speed. Less than 2…

I’m now using a cut down version of this as my mobile answering machine message. Hello Thank you for calling my public number. I no longer answer calls on this number. This number is because many websites, including job boards, have a mandatory phone number field and don’t let you…

Please take the time to read this: https://robinow.medium.com/building-a-remote-culture-of-safety-ea200f2371fc. It could really help your team, not just in lockdown but whatever form your distributed team has even when lockdown is over. Distributed working is here to stay. It was great to be part of this initiative, huge thanks to Phyroze Mohamed for being the driving force behind it and to Robin Wong for writing it up.

Some talks I’ve done recently as part of the www.agile20reflect.org festival Visualise the story for teaching and learning in a distributed world February 15 @ 7:00 pm GMT Visualise and iterate your roadmaps using a strategy map February 8 @ 7:00 pm — 8:00 pm GMT Red Teaming Agile20Reflect and the positive power of contrarian thinking February 16 @ 7:00 pm GMT With Richard Cornelius, Yusuf Dean and Karl Smith

Forthcoming speaking engagements — all online 16th July Visualising a talk, a mind map alternative Agile Praxis, Heidelberg https://www.meetup.com/Agile-Praxis-Meetup/events/271350811 (UK evening) 17th August: Coaching Agile Journeys: Agile Strategy: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/caj-051-craig-cockburn-visualizing-the-why-strategy-and-roadmaps-in-context-registration-106788774098 (UK evening) 27th August: Memphis Agile: Agile Strategy: https://www.meetup.com/memphis-technology-user-groups/events/271235500/ (UK evening)

Those of you who have followed me for a while will know that I’ve been commentating on remote working for over 25 years, and I refer you to an article I wrote on remote working in 2017, including references to the benefits for people with reduced immunity and for disease…