A Small (Very Small!) Gadget to Get Excited About!

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Vaughan Merlyn

I’m not one to get overly excited by new technology unless it really represents a breakthrough than impacts me in positive, important ways.  Also, I very rarely use my blog to extol the virtues of products (or vilify them), especially when they come from vendors like Apple who need no such marketing assistance! However, I’m [...]

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Bach, Canons and the Möbius Strip

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Vaughan Merlyn

A great post from my friend and valued colleague, Espen Andersen.  I love this for several reasons: I’ve always loved J.S. Bach‘s music – there is a mathematical and emotional beauty to his work that shows how structure and order can be emotionally rich and innovative. (Refuting nicely the belief by some that structure and [...]

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Finding a New IT Order in the Chaos: Part 2

Posted on September 16, 2009 by Vaughan Merlyn

In a recent post I suggested that considering IT organizations through the lens of Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS) presents a more useful perspective on IT organizational behavior than does the deterministic view that has dominated IT organizational design for the past 50 years or so.  In today’s emerging Web 2.0 world (and beyond) we need [...]

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