http://supplesoftware.com/ en-us 40 Supple software comments I'm agree with you, Impro for Storytellers is worth to read, and its really amazing :) Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:24:03 PDT http://supplesoftware.com/articles/2008/08/10/tilting-the-platform#comment-42 http://supplesoftware.com/articles/2008/08/10/tilting-the-platform#comment-42 <p>Ok, prepare for this, cause this is the most psychological I&#8217;ve ever been on this blog, but I am going to write it, just for the hell of it and because I keep seeing it in my real work life. Picture this: You and your girlfriend have lost/left your keys. You sit in front of your house. Imagine this exchange:</p> <ul> <li><p>I can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s happened again! We should leave a set of keys with our neighbour!</p></li> <li><p>Yeah, but what happens if she&#8217;s away right when we lose our keys??</p></li> </ul> <p>And you do nothing. This is unhelpful. You should have thought before having a girlfriend who starts most of her sentences with &#8220;But&#8230;&#8221; or even worse, &#8220;Yes, but&#8230;&#8221; And yet, it&#8217;s not her fault. She&#8217;s preserving the status. If you gave a key to your neighbour, this would tilt the relationship between you, your girlfriend and your neighbour.</p> <p>Well, sadly, this happens a lot at work, and that&#8217;s why a lot of bad stuff (software, habits, mentalities, you name it) never changes. If you need to know more about this whole thing and how it works on psycho-level, read Impro for Storytellers by Keith Johnstone. It&#8217;s rather amazing and, in a bizarre way, explains a lot of the daily going-ons in a development team.</p> Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:46:19 PDT <a href="/articles/2008/08/10/tilting-the-platform">Tilting the platform</a> <a href="/articles/2008/08/10/tilting-the-platform">Tilting the platform</a>