Link: http://taotwits-too-big-to-tweet.blogspot.com/2017/01/i-dont-call-myself-enterprise-architect.html
From Taotwit's Too-Big-To-Tweet
… anymore.
A few people have asked why I call myself a Change Designer rather than an Enterprise Architect. The reason is simple: the EA label misrepresents what I do.
The popular understanding of Enterprise Architect is:
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attached to an I.T. view of the world – I’m not only focused on I.T.
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often synonymous with large arcane frameworks like TOGAF – I dislike them
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regarded as slow, top-down, big modelling up front etc – I prefer Dan Ward’s F.I.R.E. approach.
I use the title Change Designer because:
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They are two simple words, that together, explain what I do – I Design Change (transformational or otherwise).
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They don’t t limit me to only focus on I.T. – but, at the same time, they don’t exclude I.T.
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Much of my thinking and toolset come from the world of “Design Thinking” (and Systems Thinking, Complexity Science etc.).
I guess I’m lucky in the sense I’m unemployable now, partly due to age but mostly due to temperament! 🙂 I’m more choosy about the things I work on where and when. All this means I don’t need to splash “Enterprise Architecture” and TOGAF all over my CV to find the next gig – and if I did, I’d probably not meet the client’s expectations!
Follow #foundindesign on Twitter to see what I’m up to these days.
