Applying Computer Game tricks of Motivation and Engagement to the Real World - Real WorldGame. (more)

Cedric Chin: Are You Playing to Play, or Playing to Win? My friend Lesley has this thing where she says “make sure you’re playing the real game, not some more complicated game you’ve made up for yourself.” (Game Playing) (more)

Critical Chain is the application of the Theory Of Constraints to Project Management (esp Planning). Contra traditional Critical Path concept. (more)

Like Micro-ISV, but for Saas (more)

Karl Schroeder book ISBN:9780765399984 DAC for Whole Earth (more)

R and D facility (more)

Android version of OrgMode http://www.orgzly.com/ Outliner for notes and to-do lists

logical framework, mental model, WebApp Framework, etc. (more)

Cedric Chin: A Framework for Putting Mental Models to Practice, Part 1: Charlie Munger's Speech. It is really, really difficult to create a deliberate practice program for an unstructured (ill-structured) skill — even Anders Ericsson himself admits that he does not know how to deploy deliberate practice for skills like solving crossword puzzles and folk dancing. The self-help hacks who have never actually tried putting this into practice will not mention that it’s really difficult. (more)

Jon Udell: Using sparkcasts to enhance step-by-step instructions. My earlier explanations didn’t use screencasts, they were just textual narrations with embedded static screenshots. That’s an appropriate way to explain step-by-step procedures. Screencasts can be overkill. (cf sparkline) (more)

Robin Sloan: The slab and the permacomputer. Here are three glimpses of the future of computing that all seem to “rhyme”: (more)

Is it Time to Revive the Pattern Language? Wiki, the methodology that powers Wikipedia, was invented by a computer scientist named Ward Cunningham to create a web-based system of the "pattern languages of programming"—an idea exported from architect Christopher Alexander's 1977 classic. (more)

James O. Coplien, also known as Cope[citation needed], is a writer, lecturer, and researcher in the field of computer science. He held the 2003–4 Vloeberghs Leerstoel (Vloeberghs Chair) at Vrije Universiteit Brussel and has been a visiting professor at University of Manchester. He is known for his involvement in founding the pattern movement as part of the Hillside Group, organizing events in the Pattern Languages of Programs conference series, and his writings on software design patterns and organizational patterns (OrgPatterns). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Coplien (more)

was Jim Coplien's wiki-then-book (WikiEbook?): Pattern Language for Software Development Organization Design (more)

Jim Coplien on the theoretical underpinnings of any Pattern Language. *Patterns go to (more)

Amazon Meeting Memo variant: Press Release + FAQ (more)

“The traditional approach to learning is to define the objectives (the gap between the knowledge a person has and the knowledge the person needs to perform the task), establish the regimen for practice, and provide feedback. Learning procedures and factual data is seen as adding more information and skills to the person’s storehouse of knowledge. However, this storehouse metaphor is poorly suited for cognitive skill, and does not address the differing learning needs of novices and experts. Teaching cognitive skills requires the diagnosis of the problem in terms of flaws in existing mental models, not gaps in knowledge. It requires learning objectives that are linked to the person’s current mental models. It requires practice regimens that may have to result in “unlearning” that enables the person to abandon the current, flawed mental models. It requires feedback that promotes sensemaking. We propose a Cognitive Transformation Theory to guide the development of cognitive skills. Finally, we present several strategies that might be useful in overcoming barriers to understanding and to revising mental models. https://thecynefin.co/library/cognitive-transformation-theory/

Accelerated Expertise: Training for High Proficiency in a Complex World (Expertise: Research and Applications Series) 1st Edition, by Robert R. Hoffman (Author), Paul Ward (Author), Paul J. Feltovich (Author), Lia DiBello (Author), Stephen M. Fiore (Author), Andrews Dee H. (Author). ISBN:184872652X

Move fast and validate things. I founded Precoil to help companies find product market fit using lean startup, design thinking and business model innovation. I power the testing practice with my friends over at Strategyzer. I've helped teams move fast and validate things at companies such as GE, Toyota, Adobe, HP and Behr. https://www.davidjbland.com/

Cedric Chin: Lessons Learnt From Reading 51 Books in 2018. If you're reading this, you probably work a demanding dayjob, and you probably don’t have a lot of time to read. (more)