Category Archives: Working in teams

The Making of Enterprise Software – All-IN-1

Posted on January 13, 2012 by Skip Walter

In the early 1980s I was part of Digital Equipment Corporation’s (DEC) Software Services group in Charlotte, NC.  The unit I was a part of consisted of 10 software specialists and a manager.  Due to the nature of our remote … Continue reading →

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What if Business were Art Making?

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Skip Walter

At the UW Bothell Bootcamp Part 1 facilitated by Michele and Jim McCarthy, a powerful part of the process was the making of team art.  The supplies were all there and we were encouraged to “make art” throughout the weekend. … Continue reading →

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The Cricket

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Skip Walter

After an intense weekend of group process at a McCarthy bootcamp, I wanted to spend some time reflecting on the process and the insights.  As part of searching while “On the way to Somewhere Else” to aid those reflections, I … Continue reading →

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Bootcamping with the McCarthys

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Skip Walter

I am spending the weekend getting booted at a McCarthys bootcamp sponsored by my colleague, Professor David Socha at UW Bothell.  It is an exciting way to learn new things about myself and to meet a wonderful collection of students, … Continue reading →

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The Four Boxes of Knowing

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Skip Walter

While reading David Weinberger’s latest book Too Big To Know:  Rethinking Knowledge Now that the Facts Aren’t the Facts, Experts are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room is the Room, I was reminded of the Four Boxes of Knowing. … Continue reading →

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Duolingo – The Second Half of the Chessboard?

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Skip Walter

As a result of the mentoring I received from Russ Ackoff, I am fascinated more by really good questions than by the answers.  My colleague, Professor David Socha, pointed me to a Ted Talk by Luis von Ahn on “Massive-scale online collaboration“.  Luis is … Continue reading →

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Mentoring Idea Stage Startups

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Skip Walter

One of the joys of teaching project based classes in Human Centered Design is encouraging the teams to explore building their product and starting a company to monetize the product.  This fall’s class project assignment was to research, design and … Continue reading →

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Japan Study Mission – A Learning Intensive Model

Posted on December 24, 2011 by Skip Walter

In the late 1980s I had the good fortune to participate in a Japan Study Mission while at Digital Equipment Corporation (now Compaq which became HP).  This activity was a great example in several areas of process innovation and adult … Continue reading →

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Eliminating the Professional Priesthoods

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Skip Walter

One of the trends I’ve seen over the years is the systematic elimination of priesthoods in industry after industry. I first noticed this with the publication of the book From Wall Street to Main Street by Gene Perry.  He described the transition … Continue reading →

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Meyers Briggs and Project Team Formation

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Skip Walter

While I am not a professional teacher, I find that in business and consulting I am teaching all the time.  Several years ago thanks to the trusting invitation of Professor Jan Spyridakis, I found myself teaching graduate school at the … Continue reading →

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