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An extract from Tim Brown’s Change by Design. There is no one best way to move through the design thinking process. The continuum of innovation is best thought of as a system of overlapping spaces rather than a sequence of orderly steps. We can think of them as: Projects may loop back through these spaces…

An extract from Tim Brown’s Change by Design. Who is a Design Thinker? Someone who has a talent for balancing technical, commercial, and human considerations? Someone who does not subscribe to commoditization? What is Design Thinking? An approach to innovation that is powerful, effective and broadly accessible, that can be integrated into all aspects of…

Here are a few books Menlo keeps in their library. And some suggested TED Talks — Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor, Learning from a Barefoot Movement by Bunker Roy, How Great Leaders Inspire Action by Simon Sinek.

Richard Sheridan (Cofounder and CEO, Menlo Innovations) wrote Joy Inc to share insight into all XP practices that worked for his Org. Here he shares how estimations, show and tells, all contribute to accountability and eventually, working outcomes. At Menlo, we believe that in order for accountability to produce the desired results, it must be…

We cannot hope to create a sustainable culture with any but sustainable souls.Derrick Jensen There is so much talk today about sustainability. Ecology of the planet, conservation of energy resources, health of ecosystem, protection of species, and so on. Allow another to be added: sustaining the humans who work for us. Employees often believe they are…

Richard Sheridan (Cofounder and CEO, Menlo Innovations) wrote Joy Inc to share insight into all XP practices that worked for his Org. Here he shares the rigor and discipline they practice to get the quality needed in software. Commercial pilots pair, of course. Do surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses work in pairs too? Software is now in…

Richard Sheridan (Cofounder and CEO, Menlo Innovations) wrote Joy Inc to share insight into all XP practices that worked for his Org. Here he shares a simple sprint planning process that is working for them. End Chaos, Eliminate Ambiguity Do the simplest thing that can possibly work.Kent Beck, XP Explained Scope creep! Of course, in…

Richard Sheridan (Cofounder and CEO, Menlo Innovations) wrote Joy Inc to share insight into all XP practices that worked for his Org. Here is a peek into how design sprints that lead to better UX are done at Menlo. The Power of Observation Discovery is seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what no…

Richard Sheridan (Cofounder and CEO, Menlo Innovations) wrote Joy Inc to share insight into all XP practices that worked for his Org. Here he shares the hiring process at Menlo. The hiring process is a key junction in which to build and foster your culture of joy. The traditional interview process — two people sit…

Richard Sheridan (Cofounder and CEO, Menlo Innovations) wrote Joy Inc to share insight into all XP practices that worked for his Org. Here is what he has to say on how Daily Standups, Estimations, Show and Tells, big visual boards worked for them. How to spot unnecessary meetings? Do not tell your team you are…