Puppet for Human Beings (NOT!)
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This document discusses how focusing too much on processes, methodologies, and systems can dehumanize work and prevent teams from reaching their full potential. It argues that embracing diversity and uniqueness is key to scaling in a way that doesn't lose the human element. True progress comes from recognizing our shared humanity rather than suppressing individuality.
Puppet for Human Beings (NOT!)
- 1. This is NOT a puppet talk @aslamkhn (don’t be a puppet … strings are not good for you)
- 2. “ – Pink Floyd Hello, Is there anybody in there Nod if you can hear me Is there anyone home
- 3. some of us dream
- 5. and we have the power
- 6. to make dreams come true
- 7. we can make ideas real
- 9. do we dare to dream?
- 10. do we dare to design?
- 11. to make our dreams come true
- 13. to give birth to a reality
- 14. because we dared to dream
- 15. and we dared to create
- 16. and we dared to give life to our thought
- 17. yet
- 18. “ – Pink Floyd The sun is the same in a relative way but we're older running over the same old ground the same old fears
- 19. what was our idea is now a reality
- 20. and it grows
- 21. and grows
- 26. we want more we do more we want more
- 27. we scale because we can
- 28. our reality is bigger than our idea
- 29. our dream is dead
- 31. we are its host
- 32. it needs more
- 33. and so…
- 34. hire hire hire
- 37. after a while
- 38. “ – Pink Floyd we're just another brick in the wall
- 40. we clone servers
- 41. we clone people
- 42. we rob us of our senses
- 43. we make us
- 46. by process
- 47. methodology
- 49. by systems and isms
- 50. for a reality
- 52. it is time to…
- 53. “ – The Doors break on through through to the side
- 54. we don’t need
- 57. but we are geeks
- 58. and we suffer from
- 59. man machine love
- 60. man machine
- 61. love
- 62. do we dare to love?
- 63. after a while
- 64. it feels like
- 65. “ – Jimi Hendrix Purple haze all in my brain Lately things just don't seem the same Actin' funny, but I don't know why Excuse me while I kiss the sky
- 66. and that which makes us sad
- 67. makes us happy
- 68. life is a duality
- 69. which side I see
- 70. is my choice
- 71. when we see the same side
- 72. it is a moment shared
- 73. only a moment is infinite
- 74. when we see
- 75. opposite sides
- 76. then we think
- 77. we’re in conflict
- 78. we scale conflict all too easily
- 79. and I don’t know why!
- 80. all we need
- 81. is a shift in attitude
- 84. from the other side
- 87. “ – Johnny Clegg Magic machine cannot match Human being human being African idea -- make the future clear
- 88. ubuntu
- 89. an African idea
- 90. I exist
- 92. and
- 93. we are different
- 96. “ – Nirvana Come As you are As you were As I want you to be As a friend As an old enemy
- 97. that is all we are
- 98. we are unique
- 99. we cannot be cloned
- 100. we cannot be jacked in
- 101. remote controlled
- 102. but can you feel it?
- 103. “ – Bob Dylan Because something is happening here But you don't know what it is Do you, Mister Jones ?
- 104. after decades
- 105. of process
- 106. and methodology
- 107. of agile folly
- 108. being sold the dream
- 109. of the team
- 110. in the small
- 111. and at scale
- 112. from XP
- 113. and Scrum
- 114. now
- 115. Kanban
- 116. DAD
- 117. and SAFe
- 118. but it is just Taylorism
- 119. in disguise !
- 120. most teams
- 122. or
- 124. why?
- 125. because we are told
- 126. to leave
- 127. our baggage at the door !
- 128. that which defines me
- 129. will be ignored
- 130. we are incapable
- 131. of leaving our uniqueness aside
- 132. the part that is me
- 133. prevents us
- 134. from scaling
- 135. like clones !
- 138. that is the revolution
- 139. that is inside us
- 141. it cannot be avoided
- 142. “ – Gil Scott-Heron You will not be able to stay home, brother. You will not be able to plug in, turn on and cop out. You will not be able to lose yourself on skag and skip, Skip out for beer during commercials, Because the revolution will not be televised.
- 143. if all we want
- 144. is happiness
- 145. to be content
- 146. THEN…
- 147. what is the basis
- 148. for our dispute?
- 149. “ – Lao Tzu If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.