Apr 22The super productive companyIt is time to rethink productivity and organisational design. — In 1905 the book “Organising a Factory” by Clinton Edgar Woods came out. In it, he describes the optimal way to — well- organise a factory. This book is one of the first examples of an at the time emerging new field: management. The art and science of optimising productivity…Innovation4 min read
Mar 2350 shades of “done” with the Result ChainWhat does “done” actually mean? — Well, maybe not 50. Anyway… Have you ever gotten the question: “when will you be done?”. I think most of us have. If we work in a team where other people are dependant on us, we must be able to indicate when the work we do is done. But, what…Productivity3 min read
Oct 26, 2021The IA (Intelligence Augmentation) Turing Test and the Future of WorkEverything that can be automated will be automated — and everything that has been automated can be augmented by AI. — Everything that can be automated will be automated — and everything that has been automated can be augmented by AI. What does that mean for the future of work? Let’s explore… Many years ago I wrote an article in a Swedish magazine about a variant of the Turing test that…Future Of Work2 min read
Mar 24, 2021Two companies at onceEvery company is always, under the surface, two companies at once. — Every company is always, under the surface, two companies at once. The first company is the result of your past and it is what the company is today. The customers you currently have, the products you currently offer and so forth. The second company is the company of tomorrow. The…Leadership1 min read
Feb 28, 2021True masters can focus: in art and strategyPerhaps what you need… is more silence? — I was once a huge Prince fan. I still am, to a certain extent, but for a period of my life I was a fan on the level where I bought obscure bootleg albums with poor sound quality just to hear a song I hadn’t heard before. At his (arguably)…Strategy5 min read
May 7, 2019From Activity to Impact — Don’t break the chain!Activity -> Output -> Outcome -> Impact. — Activity -> Output -> Outcome -> Impact. Team members think about activities. Project leaders think about output. Product owners think about outcome and management about impact. So far so good. But! Few organizations can connect the dots between them very well. Often Product Owners think output which breaks the chain. Many times Outcome and Impact are not even part of the plan.Agile1 min read
Apr 26, 2019The super-API: Can Google Duplex make any machine talk to any other machine?When I saw the amazing Google Duplex demo from the latest Google I/O conference I was, like everybody else, blown away by the capability… — When I saw the amazing Google Duplex demo from the latest Google I/O conference I was, like everybody else, blown away by the capability of the machine to understand human speech. It’s easy imagining a world where computers make bookings and order food for us and take the place…API1 min read
Apr 12, 2019Reading list for 3D AgileGood books to read to connect some agile dots. — We’re currently doing a 2 day training session in what we call “3D Agile”. The 3 “dimensions” of 3D Agile are: 1. Is the way we are working helping us, and the rest of the organization, make the right decisions and reach our outcome goals in an efficient way? …Entrepreneurship2 min read
Mar 15, 2019Short Decisions. Long Beliefs.“Strong opinions, weakly held.” — “Strong opinions, weakly held.” This is a quote from internet legend Marc Andreessen about how entrepreneurial leaders should think and act. This dichotomy is challenging to achieve, but necessary to embrace change while at the same time pointing out a clear direction for your team. Another way to look at…Okr3 min read
Mar 1, 2019The Secret Master Plan your company badly needsTesla (finally) released the $35K version of Model 3 yesterday. This, in some ways, finalizes the “secret master plan” from 2006: — The Secret Master Plan your company badly needs Tesla (finally) released the $35K version of Model 3 yesterday. This, in some ways, finalizes the “secret master plan” from 2006: “So, in short, the master plan is: Build sports car Use that money to build an affordable car Use that money…Business Strategy1 min read
