A week in Tweets: 6-12 March 2011

And another week’s collection of Tweets and links – this time the usual categories extended by Tweets from the Open Group conference in India. All after the ‘Read more…’ link, of course.

Enterprise architecture, business-architecture, business-strategy, business-innovation and other ‘business big-picture’ stuff:

• greblhad: The Art of Enterprise Architecture – Section Seven – Maneuvering http://wp.me/p7ejN-9O <another instalment of Jurgen Dahlberg’s adaptation of ‘The Art of War’ #entarch
• greblhad: RT Good post by @bhc3 – Innovation Thrives Between the Lines of Chaos and Control http://bit.ly/dWIA4V #entarch
• SAlhir: RT @martinburnsuk Lean and Agile – differences in language are telling http://post.ly/1i0MQ some important differences in language and culture
• SAlhir: RT @rowanb HBR: “Manage Uncertainty with Commander’s Intent” – relevant re #Agile http://bit.ly/bfbViw <‘vision’ etc in #entarch – strong recommend (see also detailed comment by Michael C. Sevcik)
• Cybersal: “The Church of latter-day Apple” http://bit.ly/f7ioM9 Some parallels between Mac fans & enterprise architect behaviours? #entarch
• CreatvEmergence: Paradigm shift – Co-creation as systematic discipline http://gu.com/p/2kyt8/tw via @sheriherndon @guardian #government #entarch
• business_design: RT @nickycast: A path to revolution in consulting: From project centric  > service > issue governance > business model http://j.mp/i0gizT #bmgen #bizarch #consulting
• ChristineArena: Love this #Volkswagon ad showing how #fun changes behavior for the better http://bit.ly/hg7gYb <more from Volkswagen’s excellent ‘Fun Theory’ crew
• SAlhir: RT @DavidHolzmer @bibimove: Real engagement in interdisciplinarity is not procedural but emotionally, intellectually & politically demanding <…but an essential requirement for working in #entarch etc
• SAlhir: RT @euan: Opposable Planets: Towards a New Metaphor:  Business is Social http://j.mp/feJ6V4 <…contrasted with ‘Business is War’ etc #bizarch #entarch
• SAlhir: RT @SemiraSK Excellent post by @ralph_ohr: What is the Customer’s Role in Breakthrough #Innovation?- http://bit.ly/fbGkGx #bmgen #bizarch
• greblhad: If you ever need to explain why architects and designers are needed, just direct attention to this http://bit.ly/dULve3 <pointer to quietly beautiful video…
• oscarberg: We must broaden the traditional definition of collaboration from teams to (extended) enterprises <strongly agree #entarch
• jdevoo: co-creation RT @FABRICATE_2011: Could architecture and urbanism also benefit from OpenSource?http://bit.ly/anMRUk  (via @panurban)
• tetradian: [post] An architecture of responsibility http://bit.ly/gyJu6C #society #economics #entarch
• emovere: @tetradian Beautiful Contragram: The responsibility of architecture is the architecture of responsibility. <agree #entarch
• toddbiske: The Empowered Business http://bit.ly/gUQN0t #itarch #entarch
• beckyfolb: @Whatleydude @craighepburn RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS. Why human brands will thrive in a connected economy http://bit.ly/h5WOx0 <v.useful summary from the ever-reliable Trendwatching crew #bmgen #bizarch
• joyce_hostyn: impact of engineering culture (Nokia) http://bit.ly/ee2od7 by @btemkin > need to build #designthinking culture http://bit.ly/97gHsp
• JohnPolgreen: From #TOGAF cert class: does TOGAF 9 Content Framework adequately support distinction among architecture layer (conceptual and logical)? <short answer is ‘No’ – is okay on logical-to-physical, but not conceptual and upward
• JohnPolgreen: #TOGAF cert course: can the TOGAF Content Framework be tailored to obtain the richest understanding of holistic #entarch? <standard TOGAF, no, because the fixed structure of Phases B/C/D blocks a broader scope – those have to restructured first
• JohnPolgreen: #TOGAF cert course: showed @tetradian ‘s modified TOGAF Architecture Method as a poss path toward more business inclusive, holistic #entarch
• adrianrcampbell: real #entarch definitely has a role in #bmgen Business Model design and innovation <if it didn’t, would it be entarch?
• Cybersal: RT drmcewan RT @timkastelle: Don’t Push Rocks, Roll Snowballs – how to spread ideas through pull strategies http://bit.ly/eMEKE3
• oscarberg: Notes on the future of distributed work and organizations http://flpbd.it/rvQr by @rossdawson #orgarch #entarch
• tetradian: BBC: UK ‘over-reliant’ on GPS signals, engineers warn http://bbc.in/eucaAM <classic system-of-systems risk #entarch
• BillIves: RT @fgossieaux: importance of culture in everything you do http://bit.ly/hrW1Mf – have long agreed > good points <relationship between tribes and culture in #entarch #bizarch etc
• bartleeten: RT @pbmobi: Manuals, papers, and draft texts by Christopher Alexander and his colleagues http://bit.ly/ez7E3I #entarch => check this out!
• business_design: Excellent summary of a groundbreaking class at Stanford (class 1) RT @sgblank: A New Way to Teach Entrepreneurship http://wp.me/prGQZ-28o <“teaching entrepreneurship like we teach artists” – recommend #bmgen #bizarch #entarch
• taotwit: After a chat with @RSessions I think I will rename the BCD stage ‘Partition’ to ‘Separate’ to avoid future mixup with SIP #bcdesign // After chat with@RSessions can see how Cynefin f/w can be misunderstood – when I swapped ‘Complicated’ with ‘Expert’ and dropped ‘Complex’ from ‘Complex Adaptive’ it seemed to help ( apols. to @snowded for another mutation of Cynefin, but you shouldn’t come up with such a useful framework for systems!).
• tetradian: TRAK http://trak.sf.net adapts DoDAF/MoDAF to general/civil systems (rail, manuf., people etc)  – join in at http://bit.ly/hPCmAG #entarch
• tetradian: Why generic #entarch frameworks: “A system doesn’t know what domain it’s in so why should the AF care?” (Nic Plum, TRAK) http://trak.sf.net
• adrianrcampbell: I agree with @blomr -> Mobile version of #TOGAF at http://ow.ly/4aCCF is great. Does anyone know when #ArchiMate mobile site is coming out? #itarch #entarch
• theopengroup: Len Fehskens (Open Group): Enterprise Architecture’s Quest for its Identity http://nblo.gs/ffC3J <v.strong recommend #entarch
• tetradian: RT @paulstean1978: @JohnPolgreen wouldn’t conceptual and logical be two iterations of the ADM? <not in standard TOGAF-ADM, no #entarch
• tetradian: Slidedecks by @JohnPolgreen on using TOGAF in (US) government #entarch http://slidesha.re/hXA4Ou http://slidesha.re/h7pTLI
• hvaelama: Human beings have values. The social does not. Lets discuss shared values to give ethical/ecological aspects to the progress // there is no single value-neutral criterion for progress: value definition fundamentally requires negotiation among stakeholders  #entarch
• ruthmalan: RT @dougnewdick @chrisonea: thoughts on EA Principles < Seen this: http://bit.ly/eUZL0W and http://bit.ly/d1dedf and http://bit.ly/fiXi7g <useful resources on principles #entarch
• vernaallee: RT @timkastelle: Good post by @panklam – #Innovation and Value Networks http://bit.ly/ePdjXz #entarch #bmgen #bizarch
• jdevoo: RT @bbaue: Stepping Toward Corporate Sustainability Footprinting http://bit.ly/gPIk8v #CSR #Sustainability <recommend #entarch
• CreatvEmergence: Integrative Thinking by Roger Martin [PDF] http://j.mp/feCKrj via @stevendahlberg @brainpicker @johnmaeda #entarch
• kdierc: RT @bmichelson: It’s not what enterprise architecture IS that matters. It’s what enterprise architecture DOES that matters. #entarch <yes!!!
• ironick: http://lnkd.in/RNHQ8T How to add compassion to systems thinking? Add 1 part systems thinking with 2 parts design thinking. Result? hybrid…
• JohnPolgreen: From #TOGAF cert course: TOGAF 9 very useful as start to establish a formal #entarch framework. Need to incorporate ITIL, PMI, COBIT, etc. <agree: TOGAF9 is essentially #itarch, but becomes #entarch for IT when linked to service-mgmt (ITIL), change-mgmt (PMI), quality-mgmt (CoBIT) etc
• JohnPolgreen: RT @ mcgoverntheory Is there an ROI for employers to make work more enjoyable for employees? #consulting #HR #cio #leadership < gd question <if they can’t see the ROI, it’s probably that their #entarch modelling isn’t mature enough to identify it: simple linear finance-only metrics won’t do it, for example
• taotwit: RT @kdierc: @RSessions i think there’s a difference between understanding business and architecting business #entarch #itarch #bizarch <yes…
• blomr: Mobile ArchiMate site posted, w changes to navigation http://ow.ly/4cYvG [feedback/suggestion to @a_josey] <excellent! #entarch
• thoughttrans: RT @alecsharp: It happens so often, maybe it’s a trend – a client needs help with messed-up processes but the real problem is messed-up data. #entarch
• BillIves: RT @mfauscette: Are You Ready for the New Peer-to-Peer Economy? http://goo.gl/rtuAX #bmgen
• business_design: ROI is an outcome not an objective. Value creation 4 customers should be 1st, right biz model 2nd objective. Rest will follow. #bmgen #entarch
• SAlhir: Why Love Is The Most Powerful Force In Business http://bit.ly/dU2VO3 #bmgen #bizarch
• basvg: working my way through ‘images of organization’. Should have read this 10 years ago. Very relevant for #entarch professionals <agree
• CreatvEmergence: RT @IgniteCreative: 7 Takeaways on Strategy, Creativity, and Innovation from 2011 TED http://bit.ly/f1zDVC

A brief back-and-forth around my posts on the inherent problems of a ‘possession-economy’:

• tetradian: [post] Possessed by possession? http://bit.ly/fINj8u (for @SAlhir) #entarch #economy #society
• tetradian: Eleanor Miller (@elanoerrmiller) on breaking free from possession-based #economics http://bit.ly/efyMPa #society #entarch
• NGA_Anita: @tetradian Collaborative consumption will replace possession. Watch Rachel Botsman on TED.com: http://t.co/bVpMtFn #TED
• tetradian: @NGA_Anita agree ‘collaborative consumption’ will be a key feature, but it’s actually part of process, not the core underlying model itself
• tetradian: By @SAlhir: Identity, engagement and meaning http://bit.ly/hB58oJ #society #economics #entarch
• ebuise: “@MJRLdeGraaff: The Iona Institute | 03 Mar 11 Christianity the reason for West’s success, say the Chinese http://bit.ly/dNXjg5 ” @tetradian

Tweets from the Open Group India conference, mostly on the first day, in Chennai, and mostly from the seemingly-indefatigable Sunil Gupta:

• For current Open Group conference in India (Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune), follow #ogindia hashtag #itarch #entarch
• SunilkGupta1: In Plenary session of TheOpenGroup event in Chennai #ogindia
• SunilkGupta1: challenges & approaches for developing architecture profession discussion underway..why do we need ea…change is the driver // we need to create a capability to create value consistently in transparent manner. .this is not trivial. .allenbrown
• SunilkGupta1: now mikeadams speaking about study of common drivers / themes across industries over last 2 years, 4 themes are-customer centricity // Product centricity, internal efficiency & regulatory are 4 common drivers across Industries..now again Allenbrown
• SunilkGupta1: how do u structure ur planning & strategy decision points, who does execution. #inoutherethere very relevant,where is the talent
• SunilkGupta1: u have biggest talent pipeline internally, u need to have a career path,commitment to develop people is must
• SunilkGupta1: #boundarylessinformation philosophy of #theopengroup most relevant,use theopengroup frameworks to leapfrog capability creation
• SunilkGupta1: now mikeadams speaking on approach for capability development,value of credible certification,no need to compare frameworks
• SunilkGupta1: #Togaf9 developed by investment of over 6person years effort is great place start to gain competitive adv..now chrisforde
• SunilkGupta1: speaking on guidance 4 IT professionals -one of the key thing is to identify blockers,handle political aspects,look inside,
• SunilkGupta1: benefits of mature EA Practice=grow customers, grow shareholders, grow people.b prepared 2 scale,very high ramp up capability
• SunilkGupta1: it is must to have capacity to scale delivery capability, EAs are passion & self driven,be like sharp end of spear cut thru problem
• SunilkGupta1: now q&a how do v hv career path 4 archirecture team-define career path..at corporate level,create environment @ individual level,
• SunilkGupta1: man live tweeting is NOT easy & certainly not best done alone. .taking off: ( brb after resting not just fingers but mind as well
• SunilkGupta1: now #palabsaha from #NUS #singapore sharing EA Journey at govt functions in singapore, movement from dept centric 2 citizen centric
• SunilkGupta1: #palabsaha speaking on evolution of connected government & role of EA,Citizen demand trust & connectedness,
• SunilkGupta1: #palabsaha explaining biz arch for $150billion operations of Singapore government ..dont miss planel discussion palab will moderate
• SunilkGupta1: Architects must be strategic thinker,they must be able 2 do synthesis & not just analyers.. analysts can solve micro pbs only
• SunilkGupta1: allenb acknowledes Capgemini for support for the event & 4 TheOpenGroup India,Ravi & Sudhakar introduced,gr8 team behind the event
• allenbrownopen: Ms Bharati Lele at #ogindia, the L&T Infotech private cloud success is a result of a story of successive failures we fed back
• SunilkGupta1: now bharatilele from l&t infotech sharing journey of failures they underwent to create best practice,leveraged #Togaf & #openLRM
• SunilkGupta1: correction  is #OpenQrm is framework bharati mentioned, lot of emphasis on this framework,demstifying Arch for cloud set up
• SunilkGupta1: abstracting of services at enterprise level, connected using middle ware talking live or async,biz rules 2 customize billings etc.
• SunilkGupta1: bharati emphasizes reuse enabled by cloud set up,she is talking about l&t cloud set up between amazon ec2,internal cloud & a vendor
• SunilkGupta1: bharti mentions that #vpc virtual private cloud help enable biz transformation,she explaning about VMForce promise 2 reduce latency
• allenbrownopen: Ms Bharati Lele great case study for developing successful private cloud. Throwaway remark – of course we use TOGAF
• allenbrownopen: Mark Skilton recommends  Berkely Above the Clouds. [PDF] http://d1smfj0g31qzek.cloudfront.net/abovetheclouds.pdf
• allenbrownopen: Chris Forde, architects need to manage blockers in their orgs, manage your brand and be ready for demand #ogindia
• allenbrownopen: Mick Adams:major study in Capgemini found projects using EA and certified architects are more successful #ogindia
• theopengroup: challenges & approaches for developing architecture profession discussion underway..why do we need ea…change is the driver..contd
• allenbrownopen: Dr Pallab Saha, University of Singapore, EA is essential for E-Government
• allenbrownopen: Jim Hietala at #ogindia introduces, “A day in the life of a money mule” http://t.co/ShdGDFU
• allenbrownopen: Jim Hietala recommends Indian companies in COTS supply chain pay attention to the work of the Open Group Trusted Technology Forum (OTTF)
• theopengroup: Tracks this afternoon on #EA and #Cloud at #ogindia; panel discussions in each area will finish the day.
• theopengroup: On The Open Group Blog: “Looking back at Day One in Chennai: The Open Group India Conference” http://nblo.gs/f9cwT
• theopengroup: On The Open Group Blog: The Open Group Conference India — at Chennai. Another view on the conference! http://nblo.gs/f9AnX
• sanoojk: The 30 yr Singapore story is impressive! RT @allenbrownopen: Pallab Saha gives example of how EA can deliver value if done correct

Narrative-knowledge, knowledge-management, leadership, creativity and in-person collaboration:

• CreatvEmergence: 11 Good Digital Storytelling Resources – http://bit.ly/gEGQDb <v.useful links #bizstory #narrative
• nickmalik: [post]:  Using the concepts of a Visual Story to understand a masterful advertisement http://tinyurl.com/4jp2ptc #visualstory <recommend – detailed ‘reverse-engineered’ how-to for #bizstory
• DavidGurteen: Read all issues of Knowledge Management Research & Practice for FREE during March http://bit.ly/dRE0Ih #KM #KMRP
• getstoried: RT @StorybagNL: Perhaps our deepest fear is that we don’t belong. To the ‘tribe’. That we’re separate. http://bit.ly/hc65bR #story10
• CreatvEmergence: 5 Truisms About Leadership & Corp. Culture Leaders Can’t Ignore: http://bit.ly/gw4DGb RT flowchainsensei @LisaPetrilli
• oscarberg: Hoarding & limiting access to info was the old way to become an expert. Today, it is to share freely what you know. // If you don’t share your expertise, it is of no value. Same thing as with information.
• SAlhir: RT @JenniferSertl Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. Hannah Arendt <v.good point…
• joyce_hostyn: very relevant to #contentstrategy RT @3keyscoach HBR’s The Practical Art of Persuasion http://bit.ly/e9eb2t Great questions… <practical how-to
• unorder: Zooming in & out of stories, sometimes showing moments, other times telling broad circumstance, makes for compelling narrative. #bizstory
• unorder: RT @kevinsbishop: Anecdote: Using Concrete and Specific Examples http://bit.ly/h4Bq6E #storytelling #businessstorytelling
• oscarberg: Peter Evans Greenwood: Knowledge Workers in the British Raj http://j.mp/dM1OaM < on the future of (knowledge) work
• Bonifer: The art of ‘Yes anding’ http://bit.ly/hk1xlD #gamechangers #bizprov
• heidikraft: Look forward hearing about it. @adamkleinberg: Post at #SXSW: ‘7 reasons your employees hate you’ http://bit.ly/hateyou #hateyou #collab
• CreatvEmergence: Free Applied Improv eBook compiled by @iangotts: http://bit.ly/dIi4I3 (delighted to be a contributor) #bizimprov
• unorder: Advice from Robert McKee for screenwriters: make em laugh, make em cry, make em wait.
• SAlhir: Leadership – What’s Love Got To Do With it? http://bit.ly/75dccp #bizarch #entarch
• SAlhir: RT @jorgebarba: Google’s 8 point plan to help managers improve http://post.ly/1jtoE #orgarch #collab
• CreatvEmergence: 10 Videos on Idea Execution & the Creative Process http://bit.ly/fVolIr via @the99percent
• unorder: Storytelling everywhere http://bit.ly/eIdLBp <well, yes, exactly… 🙂

Social-media, ‘enterprise 2.0’, user-experience and online-collaboration:

• BillIves: RT @outstart: By @CRozwell Every Employee Builds or Busts Your Brand http://bit.ly/dXkBIa <important in #e20 #entarch etc
• oscarberg: RT @RobinGood: How To Get Customer Feedback: 9 Great Web Apps To Do It http://mashable.com/2011/03/06/user-feedback-apps
• oscarberg: RT @markfidelman: RT @rlavigne42: The missing link in social software: Measurable business performance improvement http://wp.me/pYJFh-nt #SocBiz #SCRM
• oscarberg: Blogged: My take on Social CRM http://goo.gl/fb/Any6B #socialcrm <need to create a meaningful #bizstory
• fredericw: We trust each others We trust people, not companies Issue of trust is so key and video is a great way to build this personal trust #es20
• oscarberg: Enterprise Collaboration Requires Critical New Skills http://flpbd.it/Grk2 by @deb_lavoy < great read!
• oscarberg: 8 Must-Reads About Digital Distraction and Information Overload http://j.mp/eiUCLo

IT-architecture, IT-systems, IT-development and IT in general:

• florian__: Fresh off of the Press: @DeloitteUS publishes “Technology Trends 2011” http://goo.gl/HQiGR . Great review for CIO/CTO/IT Managers #itarch #entarch <also ‘CIOs as revolutionaries’ – another instance of the ‘business-anarchist’ theme
• theopengroup: Security Forum Completes Third & Final Phase of Risk Management Project: Cookbook for ISO/IEC 27005:2005 http://nblo.gs/f7ena #itarch #itsec
• JohnPolgreen: Just uploaded ‘Can togaf™ assist_implementation_of_fea_fsam_12_jul10’ to SlideShare. http://slidesha.re/h7pTLI // Just uploaded ‘Using togaf™ in government_enterprise_architecture_to_descr…’ to SlideShare. http://slidesha.re/hXA4Ou #entarch
• hvaelama: definition of ‘’progress’’ is fundamentally political and value driven // ICT to achieve greater speed and efficiency often leads to more problems. ‘Slow’  ICT to improve the quality of our life needed // We need slow food, slow growth and… slow ICT.” ( Interview in  EWI-Review, n° 9, // it means that we stop to think when and where innovation actually creates most value
• tetradian: @hvaelama re Slow IT see @rtolido eg. http://www.slow-it.com/ , http://bit.ly/hhMMxj , http://bit.ly/bWOdln ; InfoWorld http://bit.ly/KaeDI
• jdevoo: RT @Ensonik: JS Visual representation of different sorting http://jsdo.it/norahiko/oxIy/fullscreen >> learned a few algorithms as well #itdev
• ArchiTool: RT @a_josey: Read ArchiMate on your mobile device or tablet. Prototype site available for feedback http://ow.ly/4bQqq #itarch
• kdierc: sounds a bit like mixture of ATAM & ADD light RT @bmichelson: Creating A Conceptual Architecture: http://wp.me/p1kIJV-1T #entarch <is more like straightforward #itarch, but a useful overview how-to anyway
• (via @kdierc) The Christchurch Earthquake And Attitudes to Disaster Recovery http://bit.ly/gFkqzc <a necessary reminder for #itarch #entarch

Society, culture, economics, corporate social-responsibility and other big-picture themes:

• SAlhir: Human need for expression of identity (per @SemiraSK @AmirKassaei) transform personal identity in2 #participatory #art: http://bit.ly/fMoyvL
• Bonifer: Martin Luther King Jr: “be maladjusted to a society that robs the necessities of the many for the luxuries of a few” http://bit.ly/4Z3iWC
• hebsgaard: HBR: Capitalism’s Mea Culpa; Humanism’s Opportunity? http://bit.ly/hCh2eG #economics
• jdevoo: RT @sebpaquet: During feudalism: power = position. During industrial capitalism, power = property, and now power = capacity to organize http://www.shareable.net/blog/enriching-the-commons-marvin-browns-economics-of-provision
• jdevoo: RT @SERI_eu: Available now: New SERI Working Paper: Resource Use and Resource Efficiency in Emerging Economies http://shar.es/3EVOz
• christinearena: RT @VaultCSR: When #investors aren’t asking 4 #CSR / #sustainability metrics,how can we expect #leadership to focus on them? http://bit.ly/gScIAM #corpgov
• hvaelama: “Human Use of Human Beings”  combined with Sos and integral technology thinking could really transform society // Norbert Wieners fantastic book on “Human Use of Human Beings” Valuable reading in our context! #istag
• oscarberg: All things (climate change, oil crisis, nuclear disaster, oil funded tyrants) point in the direction of renewable energy!
• Eclectopedic: Dean Baker proposes a tax on financial speculation: http://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue56/Baker56.pdf Sounds great to me! <another example of (well-meant) surface-level attempts to ‘fix’ the fundamental flaws inherent in any possession-economy, without addressing any of the deeper flaws…
• Bonifer: What the Chrysanthemum says:  http://bit.ly/fnER33 #gamechangers <recommend…

And, of course, the mildly mind-blowing miscellany:

• kvistgaard: I find myself using #prezi quite often as a mindmapping-jotter (as well) when any implied structure is just one limitation too many.
• kvistgaard: Readability http://bit.ly/eiA00k enhanced. Better look, sharing, ‘read later’, support writers etc. Nice! <for writers and publishers – useful app!
• CreatvEmergence: Right-brain pattern break for your day – @MetaThis created this psychedelic experience: http://bit.ly/fwezBd
• kdierc: RT @jimmithy: Facebook asks me what I’m thinking. Twitter asks me what I’m doing. Foursquare asks me where I am. Conclusion: the internet is my girlfriend. <love it! 🙂
• simonbrown: RT @skilldrick: I’ve invented a new term “Parasitic Credibility”. Where certain fields attempt to link themselves to science in order to sound more real.
• CreatvEmergence: RT @MarionChapsal: Full of Gems! by @dirkvl: Presentation Techniques, Tools and Examples on @scoopit http://bit.ly/fPxdQh
• thoughttrans: really ready to jump ship! // the writing was on the wall for a while. i just forgot to clean my glasses so I could read it. <life-changes are often like that…
• CreatvEmergence: Awesome FastCompany Infographic on the History of Sci-Fi | Co.Design http://bit.ly/fIII1R via @jhagel