It isn't all about the code?
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Entries in Best of coneblog (24)
A Brief History of Change – In the Beginning
Some feel that managing change is the central issue in systems development. I have always maintained that the central issue in systems development is communication. I’ll concede that, in the current environment, change issues increasingly dominate discussions of process. So lets talk about change.


For Valentine's Day - Chocolate Lowers Stress
It is well established that certain foods increase the body's natural production of endorphins. Dark chocolate is by far the most popular endorphin-producing food on Earth. Known by the Greeks as the "food of the Gods", dark chocolate is derived from cacao beans that were revered by the Aztecs, who believed that eating chocolate would confer wisdom and vitality.


A Future PM learns about Leadership
It was January, and we were behind in delivering the first production Skycam. We had redesigned every major component of the system. We had yet to integrate all the components and to do our first system test, and the Winter Olympics were four weeks away.


Re-framing the War on Terror
We have looked at the Frame as a valuable technique for finding new solutions to intractable problems. Lets look at how re-framing has been used in the war on terror.


Spotfire Moments in Boston
I am in Boston this week for a software User’s Conference, and I had an opportunity to share in two remarkable and energizing experiences.

