Agile Software Development "model" to define frameworks such as SAFe, LeSS, and Holacracy....or you might call this a minimal viable framework. From Jurgen Appelo. (more)

Popular MacOs X Text Editor http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/ $50 (more)

A sigil (/ˈsɪdʒɪl/[1]) is a type of symbol used in magic. The term has usually referred to a type of pictorial signature of a deity or spirit. In modern usage, especially in the context of chaos magick, sigil refers to a symbolic representation of the practitioner's desired outcome. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigil (more)

Martin Cagan on Product Vision Pivots vs. Product Discovery Pivots. I see too many teams and startups giving up on their product vision too early. The purpose of this article is to try to highlight this issue by contrasting the two very different types of product pivots. I call the two types “Vision Pivots” and “Discovery Pivots.” (more)

Martin Caganon High-Fidelity Prototypes. I’d like to highlight the top 10 major benefits of prototyping, and talk about some of the mechanics of building and using prototypes. (more)

Martin Cagan/Jon Moore: Changing How You Build: much more important than the particular tools, methods or processes, are three core principles that lay at the foundation of how strong product companies build products: (more)

Martina Lauchengco (SVPG): Market Fit: *The Market Side of Product/Market Fit. This is excerpted from LOVED: How to Rethink Marketing for Tech Products. ...so many companies find their growth stalling... often because not enough attention was paid to market fit. (more)

Martin Cagan: The Biggest Risk. One of the things I like about a Lean Canvas is it helps to quickly highlight the key assumptions and major risks facing a startup or a significant new product in an existing business. This is a good thing. The idea is to tackle the biggest risks first. That’s the theory at least. (more)

Martin Cagan: Transformation in Action. This chapter was written by SVPG Partner Jon Moore, and is based on his experiences during and after the transformation at The Guardian, which was one of the most impressive transformations I have witnessed. (more)

Martin Cagan: An SVPG Process? there is no specific SVPG process. Instead, we’re trying to convey a set of values and a mindset for attacking tough problems, and we’re trying to share the tools and techniques that can be helpful in figuring out a good solution. cf Gardening Your Product Process

aka confidence game, scam; a form of Gaming The System?

The Great Game is a term originally coined by Arthur Connolly of the British East India Company used to describe the rivalry and strategic conflict between the British Empire and the Tsarist Russian Empire for supremacy in Central Asia. http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Game (more)

game that takes a long time to play/end; typically a real-world game (more)

minimum-effective dose: a concept coined by Nautilus fitness creator Arthur Jones and popularized by lifestyle hacker Tim Ferriss in his book The Four Hour Body, here’s the simplest definition: the smallest dose that will produce the desired effect or outcome. For Jones, this was the minimum effective load, the point after which any additional resistance added to the bar would be redundant or even counterproductive to one’s strength and fitness goals. For Ferriss, the MED is about getting the most bang for your exercise and dietary buck. (more)

John Cutler: The Data-Informed Product Cycle. I recently shared this Tweet: Most teams jump from high level strategy/goals straight to feature ideas (w/ "success metrics") The most successful teams 1. Have a strategy 2. Translate that into models 3. Add minimally viable measurement 4. Identify leverage points 5. Explore options 6. Run experiments (more)

TV series (based on a book by Martin Kihn ISBN:0446696382) about consulting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Lies (more)

Mutually Exclusive, Collectively Exhaustive - consulting-friendly meta-model (more)

Buster Benson: Wicked Problems added to the list. This is the 4th idea I’ve added to the list of Ideas I’m Mulling. So far, there’s the codex vitae (book of beliefs), prisoner’s dilemma, and the capability approach. (more)

changing a discussion/conversation to be about the discussion itself: why discuss it, how is it being discussed, who's discussing it, what's not being discussed, etc. (MetaCognition) (actually, the Going/Nudging is to Go Meta - the Meta Level is the destination) (more)

Michael Nielsen: How to use a personal website to enhance your ability to think and create? Rough and incomplete working notes, to help me think through how to use this site. (more)