Aggregated enterprise architecture wisdom
In this series on ArchiMate we have so far focused on the fundamentals of the language, and on tailoring it for use in your own organization. Also we wrote about some best practices for creating effective views for key stakeholders in your organization…
Declare Your Radicalness – Umair Haque – Harvard Business Review
Thought provoking, albeit a bit long: “In other words, we’re incrementalists. We may honor the radical — but we surround ourselves with the banal, trivial, humdrum, and tedious”
“…but I believe that we, each and every one of us, is capable of more than incrementally, cautiously, timidly, option-3-in-slide-14-in-the-powerpoint-deck not so bad. I think we’re capable of radically, explosively, dangerously, laughably, hopelessly, impossibly better.”
tags: incrementalism radicalness hbr
Meet The League Of Extraordinary Women: 60 Influencers Who Are Changing The World | Fast Company
Truly inspiring and very well done: “The previously untold story of how an unprecedented network of high-achieving women from the world’s largest companies, innovative startups, philanthropic organizations, government, and the arts combined forces to change the lives of girls and women everywhere.”
tags: fastcompany theleague ellen-mcgirt
Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? – YouTube
“Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.” — TED Talk, 2006
tags: creativity TED
1024 Words: The Devops Butterfly Effect
Nice infographic and bite-sized post by the always excellent, Lori MacVittie of F5:
“Chaos theory claims a butterfly flapping its wings in one area of the world can result in a hurricane elsewhere. The impact of devops – or the lack thereof – may not be as devastating, but it does have an impact in terms of time, money and risk.”
tags: devops
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