Software Design: Tidy First?

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Sep 10, 2024
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Since I accidentally sent out this week’s Thinkie (Invert the Goal) last week I didn’t want to leave you without a Tuesday present. Idea to Impact describes how I think about leading change:

  1. Try the idea (preferably a crazy one) on myself.

  2. Explain it 1x1 over & over until I find the totem.

  3. Repeat the message ad nauseam until I hear someone repeat the messa…

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