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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Often during the process of making something (be it your new start-up or slow project) there comes a point where you bump into problems. Often, this problem is actually a gap in your knowledge; you don’t know enough about something to NOT make it a problem. And it needs to be solved. But why do we […]
Finding magic.
Sunday, July 25th, 2010We all like meeting people who are doing amazing things. The excitement that comes from finding a kindred spirit, who is working hard on their own slow project in their spare time, is one of lifes joys. But how do you find people that are doing these things? How do you go about locating them? […]
Natural decision points
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010Last month, we had a planning meeting for Trampoline, which was kindly facilitated for us by Jan Stewart. At this session, we focused on allowing ourselves to come to natural decision points about the different choices and options ahead for the event.
I think everyone, when asked about where they make the best decisions, would probably say something like “the shower” […]
Use @kickstarter to find awesome projects
Monday, July 19th, 2010Whilst I was away in London recently I was really chuffed to check into my email briefly and notice that Trade School, a project I had backed on Kickstarter, had reached it’s funding goal of $9000. I thought that was fantastic, and can’t wait to see another term happen.
I love the idea of Trade School, because it […]
What is Getting Things Done?
Thursday, June 3rd, 2010In the last couple of months, I’ve made a real go at implementing the methodologies from the book, Getting Things Done, by David Allen. As Ross Hill said so well in his recent post, the key to Getting Things Done is not actually getting a lot of things done, it is about clearing your head and having […]
I’m headed to London. Fancy renting my room for the 3 weeks whilst I’m away?
Monday, May 31st, 2010I’m headed to London and the UK for a few weeks with the amazing Rose Levien, which means that my room is available for anyone looking for temporary (3 week) accommodation in Redfern, Sydney. If you’re moving into the neighbourhood, perhaps from interstate, feel free to check out my listing on Airbnb. You’ll have amazing housemates in Michelle Williams and Adam Tait, […]
What gets scored, gets played
Thursday, May 27th, 2010What gets measured, gets managed. This saying remains one of the key truths of management theory today. In my previous post, Matt Jones and Russell Davies talk about slow projects at the Do Lectures, but they also raise a key new idea which has become a reality in our world.
What gets scored, gets played.
This idea becomes […]
Slow Projects
Monday, May 24th, 2010Good things take time. I’ve just watched the following Do-Lecture talk, where Russell Davies uses the term, the ’slow project.’ I like that. Essentially, he theorises that there is this ‘eternal triangle’ in projects: that you can do things good, cheap or fast - but only 2 at a time. So something can be cheap and fast - but not […]
It’s so basic, it’s an acronym.
Thursday, May 20th, 2010Sometimes, when you’re trying to get started on a new (epic) project, it can be tough to get traction right away. We always have a lot of questions we ask ourselves.
“How should I think about this?”
“This is really hard. I should think about this.”
You know the ones. Don’t make starting harder than it needs to […]
Epic for sure.
Monday, May 17th, 2010What makes something epic? Or awesome? Or just plain brilliant? Have you ever noticed that some new initiatives seem to capture the imaginations and dreams of people - while others simply wither on a vine and never seem to get anywhere? How can you tell if something is going to be awesome, before you start […]
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