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February 2009

The Atomic Rules of Kaizen

by Pete Abilla on February 18, 2009

Systems that are internally consistent and externally pragmatic stem from just a few rules.  Systems with exceedingly many rules typically fail or will not endure.  For example, Most mathematical truths stem from just a few axioms Music stems from just a handful of finite notes Most Martial Arts stem from a few principles of angle, [...]

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My Experience with Twitter, Part 4

by Pete Abilla on February 16, 2009

A few weeks ago, I posted on my experience with Twitter, Part 1.  That post was retweeted by Robert Scoble, the traffic came, got a bunch of new followers on Twitter (welcome folks), and a flurry of passionate comments on the post, including 3 comments from Guy Kawasaki. Then, I posted on My Experience with [...]

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The Profit Tree is not the only Tree

by Pete Abilla on February 6, 2009

In this very tough economic environment, organizations turn more and more focus on the Profit Tree.  The course of history shows us that zeitgeist — or the movement of history at certain points of time — is a cascading phenomena where the collective focus and worldview is taken-on by large groups of people. It seems [...]

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