Join us as we discuss Complexity Theory and Cynefin. This twitter thread is the inspiration for this show.

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• Nathen Harvey github, twitter, irc: nathenharvey, blog
• Mike Fiedler github, twitter, blog
• Dave Zwieback twitter, blog, github
• Courtney Nash twitter, github
• Ben Rockwood twitter, blog, github
• Dave Snowden twitter, blog

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Show Notes

• This twitter thread is the inspiration for this show.
• The HBR Article: David J. Snowden and Mary E. Boone: A Leader’s Framework for Decision Making
• Cynefin
• [Ben Rockwood’s Keynote at LISA: The DevOps Transformation
• Dave Snowden: Beyond Manufacturing Metaphors: Thinking Anew, Acting Anew
• Complexity Defined: The Complexity Theory
  • Systems
    • Ordered
    • Obvious
    • Complicated
    • Chaotic
• How do we know which domain (obvious/complicated/complex/chaotic) we’re in, and how does that impact how we might act?
• Disorder
• Emergent Coherence
• Constraints
  • Scientific Management of Systems
• Six Sigma
• Consensus and Ritual Decent
• Efficiency and Effectiveness
• Requisite Diversity
• Conceptual Blending
• Cognitive Nueroscience
• Applying the theory to day to day activities and teams
• How do these ideas relate to DevOps, IT Operations, Agile, LEAN, ITIL, etc.?
  • Is the understanding of complex, adaptive systems one of the reasons for the emergence of DevOps?
  • Is DevOps itself a complex, adaptive system (including its pratitioners)?
  • Why manufacturing metaphors may not work in describing IT Operations?
• Safety => Breaking the Rules, Compliance
• Testing, Anticipatory Awareness
• Training

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Mike

• Snow and the weather

Dave Zwieback

• Awesome Postmortems Workshop - February 12, 2015, NYC.

Courtney

• @EskoKilpi

Ben

• anCnoc 12
• Go Beyond Cynefin
• Read Henry Ford’s work and learn, learn, learn!

Dave Snowden

• Ritual Dissent
• Penderyn

Nathen

• St. Baldrick’s Foundation - My son’s St. Baldrick’s team

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