Category Archives: organizing

Innovating with GPT-3

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 291 of Self Quarantine      Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  333,000   GA Vote!! I am in the process of writing my second book – Know Now.  I had planned for this to be a traditional book aimed at … Continue reading →

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What is a book? Part 2: The Form

Posted on July 1, 2020 by Skip Walter

Day 110 of Self Quarantine                       Covid 19 Deaths in U.S.:  129,000 I was beyond ecstatic to be selected as Vice President of Software Engineering for Aldus Corporation in 1990.  I … Continue reading →

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TouchCast – Evolution or Revolution?

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Skip Walter

Way too many moons ago, I came across Paul Ryan and his unique approach to videography. I spent an intense cerebral day with Paul in his apartment near Columbia University in New York City. We were exploring ways to generate … Continue reading →

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Storyscaping

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Skip Walter

My colleague, David Robinson, works tirelessly to get me to tell stories. It’s not that I don’t want to. I spent forty years being a terminal analytic, just the facts, kind of presenter. I forget to step back and compose … Continue reading →

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Whiteboarding: Designing a software team

Posted on October 1, 2013 by Skip Walter

Not knowing what I was getting into (a common state lately), I joined some former colleagues to catch up on their new venture. They asked me how I would go about designing a software team for their new pivot. They … Continue reading →

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Lifelet: Patterns Surround Me

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Skip Walter

My good friend and colleague David Socha introduced me to his habit of taking “patterns” photos. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. On my good days, I am on the hunt for interesting patterns. Here are a few of … Continue reading →

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Lifelet: Whiteboarding

Posted on September 17, 2013 by Skip Walter

There is something about standing in front of a white board with a magic marker in hand that leads to my best thinking. Maybe it is the aromatics from the “dry erase” fumes. Maybe it is just the constant shifting … Continue reading →

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Seeing Organizations – How do you teach?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Skip Walter

Several years ago, David Socha and I wrote an article “Is Designing Software Different From Designing Other Things?” In the article I shared my Chris Alexander “Ah Hah” moment about designing better software products: “Successful software design processes include an … Continue reading →

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The Paradigm of Awesome and Silage

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Skip Walter

Michael Josefowicz (@toughLoveforx) had a great pointer to a series of videos on The Paradigm of AWESOME! from Trustus Pharmaceuticals. Cathy Davidson came across Michael as part of researching her book Now You See It. Cathy described Michael in her book: … Continue reading →

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Advice to a Non-Technical CEO of a Software Startup

Posted on March 2, 2012 by Skip Walter

One of the challenges of an early stage software start-up is whether to have a non-technical CEO who has a good set of relationships with prospective customers, or to have a CEO who really understands the technology and the art … Continue reading →

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