A week in Tweets: 01-07 May 2011

Almost up to date: the previous week’s worth of links and Tweets – sorted into the usual categories, of course.

Enterprise-architecture, business-architecture, business-strategy, business-innovations and other themes at the larger business scope:

• practicingEA: Unintended consequences of hyper-connected. Next #entarch challenge: predict these b4 disaster http://tinyurl.com/6zaegec >yes, exactly… strong recommend #itarch #entarch #bizarch #emergence
• EABard: 11 Soft Skills For Enterprise Architects – Simplicable http://simplicable.com/new/11-soft-skills-for-enterprise-architects via @simplicableanna #entarch
• joemckendrick: RT @innovate  Imagining a Future ‘Innovation Operating System’ – http://ht.ly/4KwWS – Nicholas Bry
• greblhad: http://bit.ly/egwT7M >would be interesting to see this applied in #entarch context: dysfunctional-org as type of dictatorship?
• ironick: OMG! How could I have missed this up till now?! Buddhist Economics http://tl.gd/a7f71v >also applies to #entarch
• greblhad: http://bit.ly/l1kTRl < excellent read >’What Are the Measures That Matter?’ [2002] still v.important #entarch
• CreatvEmergence: See Possibilities – Turn upheaval into opportunity – http://j.mp/kAvA2M via @peggyholman #creativity #innovation #bmgen
• bergmart: Today interesting discussions about business architecture at client. How to avoid ivory tower? >yup – key concern in #entarch #bizarch etc
• CreatvEmergence: Yes! “Creativity is messy & intense, while most executives prefer order & predictability” @jhagel http://bit.ly/mfV4Eu #bmgen #innovation #entarch
• rettema: RT @krismeukens via @davegray @jhagel: Improv and complex adaptive systems [2009] http://bit.ly/iitH9Z << #Excellent reminder
• livsystems: RT @StevenShorrock: ‘Aviation safety and profitability are compatible’  Doug Nancarrow on Ron Bartsch’s speech to the RAeS http://bit.ly/lPzD1s >good example for #entarch?
• oscarberg: RT @rtarkoff: Put IT Where It Belongs, Control of Info Tech shouldn’t rest with IT staff. Moving responsibility isn’t going to be easy http://ht.ly/4HFZR #collab #entarch
• jdevoo: RT @Competia: “urban crowdsourcing” paper http://ow.ly/4LScG #bmgen #collab
• vernaallee: RT @timkastelle Innovation Myth: Ideas Spread Quickly http://bit.ly/gxSnt7 >recommend #innovation #bmgen #entarch
• ChristineArena: There is huge potential at the intersection where sustainability, play and gamification meet. That is where it’s going, people. #bmgen #bizarch #entarch
• ironick: @ironick BTW: Yes, I’ll be at #GartnerEA Summit in London next wk [May 8-10 2011]. My sessions are Hybrid Thinking for Wicked Problems and Panarchitecture!
• EABard: RT @leftbrainstuff: Isn’t understanding complexity and influencing decisions more important than just technology skills for an ea? Yes! +1 🙂
• greblhad: @tetradian yes the way they address revolution as architects with a systems oriented view is something to carry forward and repurpose
• bergmart: Did an SOA-workshop today. Afterwards I was wondering whether it still makes sense to run SOA-workshops. Should be part of something bigger. // The same will apply for cloud computing. We should consider it as just one of the ways to deliver IT-services. >yes – exactly…
• greblhad: The Business domain in TOGAF: http://wp.me/p7ejN-aB #entarch #bizarch
• rlimbanda: Architecting Context Quadrant http://tinyurl.com/6g3fsuo #EA >technical but v.interesting on real #entarch etc
• jdevoo: GRI is currently developing sustainability reporting guidelines for the media sector http://bit.ly/ikJMqA via @MaaikeFleur #entarch
• oscarberg: RT @tedcoine: RT @jamesstrock: In an age of universal transparency, being trustworthy is the ultimate competitive advantage. #leadbiz >yes – a point all too often forgotten…
• oscarberg: To be trustworthy in the age of transparency, you need to live as you preach.
• greblhad: #entarch has to stand up for what it do and stop treating #business and #it like little old ladys needing help to cross the street. >brilliant! – exactly true…
• greblhad: RT @chrisonea: New Post: Architecture is Not a Proof of Concept http://bit.ly/kqJOpT #entarch #bizarch #cio #cto
• vernaallee: Lots of good changes going on business and personally. If you have not caught my latest book [‘Value Networks and Collaboration’] the web version is here http://bit.ly/gEqQbK.
• vernaallee: A New Approach to Multi-Stakeholder Network Assessment | Networking Action http://bit.ly/j6OdJx via @AddThis #entarch
• taotwit: RT @seabird20: @simonbrown  unhappy paths – those things that “can never happen” and then do!  We can’t know the future but we can anticipate change #entarch
• tonyrestell: RT @SmarterEgg: “You can hire McKinsey to do your thinking for you”. Oh dear. http://is.gd/Yr22fU (from The Economist) >yes – outsourcing your strategy: a really clever idea… not…
• SAlhir: RT @ralph_ohr: ‘Design Thinking’ and the Art of Execution – http://bit.ly/lLQBNq (via @TheAtlantic) #innovation #designthinking
• taotwit: @Cybersal @tetradian @adrianrcampbell reminded of this riff after yesterday’s discussion: http://tinyurl.com/5ss9sow >takes us back a couple years… a very useful discussion on Systems Thinking and SOA, and breaking out of the IT-centric box #entarch
• jdevoo: Map CBM accountability levels to VSM too far-fetched? Direct S5, Control S4 S3 S2, Execute S1 http://bit.ly/iTXynQ [IBM PDF, 2005] // …far-fetched or reductionist rather… #VSM #entarch
• taotwit: Interesting post on Viable Systems Model and EA http://tinyurl.com/6deohxg #entarch #vpect #vsm >recommend
• DavidGurteen: THE WORLD’S BIGGEST PROBLEMS http://bit.ly/k6JtrS #WBP >extreme #entarch – #sustainability #economics etc
• SAlhir: RT @gregorylent i respect the ceo of unilever for writing this http://bit.ly/eG1Uqe wise < Must read! >strong recommend #entarch #economics
• 5Di: Ashby’s law (law of variety), sometimes simplicity isn’t enough  http://tinyurl.com/6kq2nzr #entarch
• SAlhir: RT @DesignThinkers: ‘Design Thinking’ and the Art of Execution http://zite.to/iBmT6W #Designthinking #servicedesign

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

• SAlhir: RT @ThisIsSethsBlog Seth’s Blog: On the day everyone is pleased… http://bit.ly/kTKCnz >I need to remember this.. #collab
• SAlhir: RT @LisaPetrilli The Number One Thing CEOs Wish They’d Done Differently http://bit.ly/lneMBa #CEO #Leadership #collab >people are the core of the enterprise
• hebsgaard: HBR: If You Want People to Actually Read What You Write http://bit.ly/krrPn7
• ChristineArena: Play is a survival skill, a superpower, our greatest work. Play Power: How to Turn Around Our Creativity Crisis http://bit.ly/lnWIMU <applies to sustainability, too. >recommend #entarch etc
• ChristineArena: RT @jebhavens: “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” >yes!!!
• unorder: Tacit knowledge, conversations and storytelling by @drdan01 http://drdansdailydose.com/?p=169
• unorder: If the player is not engaged then it is the fault of the game design. Hmmm, perhaps organisations need to take this perspective. #cpx
• unorder: I wonder what the role of unwritten rules play in a game? Probably similar to unwritten rules in culture. ie. Essential #cpx
• unorder: A story is only a story if something unanticipated happens. A good story has surprise. Needs to create dramatic tension. #CPX
• unorder: The hero’s journey is one of many plot structures. It seems to be the only one people talk about. // 7 basic story plots – Christopher Booker. overcoming the monster; rags to riches; the quest; voyage & return; comedy; tragedy; rebirth #CPX
• CreatvEmergence: RT @storytellin: Tell a Story in a Whole New Way!:  http://bit.ly/jVgYpx >intro to Blurb Mobile
• CreatvEmergence: A take on Bloom’s Taxonomy for Learning Objectives http://ow.ly/4LMt3 via @johngwheatley @jenclevette @skipvia >useful…
• jdevoo: RT @Competia: How Bloggers Can Use Book Reviews to Connect With Experts http://bit.ly/ihLyx9 cc @stuartrmiller #booknut #collab
• DavidGurteen: Animated video: Where Great Ideas Come From: Chance favors the connected mind http://bit.ly/iszTtE #KM #GoodToTalk
• oscarberg: RT @timekord: Organisations have people – people have motives (good and bad) – politics, power, control, ambition as well as sharing & caring >… which is why we need to focus on people within #entarch etc
• oscarberg: Noone seems to question open office landscapes despite research shows they make people less productive. #collab #orgarch #entarch
• davidriveroll: RT @jankowarpspeed “How to steal like an artist” – useful & inspiring article http://is.gd/eqBinU #creativity
• oscarberg: RT @GautamGhosh: Great post by @KRCraft http://bit.ly/mwZmJK “How Much and What Kind of a Relationship Do You Have With Former Employees?” #scrm #HR >v.important in long-term knowledge-sharing etc
• CreatvEmergence: Improvisational Cultures: Collaborative Emergence & Creativity in Improv [PDF] by Keith Sawyer: http://bit.ly/jAoya0
• Cybersal: Dual-purpose blog from Matthew Taylor of #RSA: How clever people should try to put across complicated ideas, e.g.AV  http://bit.ly/mo9nwF
• simonbrown: RT @MartijnLinssen: New blog post:  The apprentice- master model http://dlvr.it/QmQbp #consulting #skills
• KMskunkworks: For KM’s sake, get the people factor right! http://wp.me/pUfyy-4l >same applies to #entarch etc, of course
• BillIves: RT @outstart: The Hidden Power of Renegade Knowledge http://bit.ly/mH10hK good pts. by @tdebaillon >v.important #entarch #km
• oscarberg: How to create something meaningful by @mindcaffeine  http://j.mp/mKSF9V >recommend – #story for #entarch etc
• vernaallee: RT @amyly: On collective intelligence and the genetic structure of groups: http://bit.ly/j5CpQL More: http://bit.ly/k4zcuC, http://cci.mit.edu

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

• jdevoo: RT @rossdawson: Forbes.com: The Rise of the Corporate Transmedia Storyteller http://bit.ly/kPmnbJ companies must create content
• oscarberg: Driving Usage and Adoption for Today’s Social Intranet http://bit.ly/leCwG2 #e20 >adoption is key to #entarch also
• vernaallee: RT @EliseOlding: Helps break down barriers to organizational change. The rise of the social enterprise – McKinsey weighs in: http://wp.me/p1pL4e-8X #bpm
• DavidGurteen: @euan: Social tools require people to observe th world, make sense of it, convey that sense to others http://bit.ly/l1bWk8
• DavidGurteen: Why Activity Streams Will Save You From Information Overload [by @elsua] http://bit.ly/kfQBn7 #KM
• DavidGurteen: RT @elsua: Goodness! Everyone who uses the Web on a regular basis should watch this awesome TED Talk! HT @rhappe http://bit.ly/krrYrh
• hebsgaard: How to Build WordPress Landing Pages That Work http://tinyurl.com/3mw4qzy
• oscarberg: There are no successful social media implementations inside firewalls by @EskoKilpi http://j.mp/l4XLFQ < Required read re the great shift
• oscarberg: The problem with new ideas & innovations is the lack of language (words) to describe them. Hence the new words #e20 #socbiz
• oscarberg: RT @MartijnLinssen: Perfect business cases for Social Business http://dlvr.it/QxhGn < Way to go! #e20 #socbiz #bmgen #entarch

IT-architecture, IT-development, IT-systems and anything IT-related:

• simonbrown: Not seen this before; interesting presentation called “Agility and Architecture: An Oxymoron? by @pbpk … http://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/assets/presentations/Kruchten%20100519%20agility%20architecture%20Saturn.pdf
• practicingEA: RT @Dana_Gardner: #Cloud Computing Era Could Mean MSP Extinction http://bit.ly/mI32EX >nope: will need MSPs (+EAs) to guide cloud use – we had exactly this error with previous claim that ‘cloud means #entarch is redundant’
• practicingEA: “@Dana_Gardner: #Cloud Computing Era Could Mean MSP Extinction bit.ly/mI32EX ” – only if economics support move to cloud 4 most firms. TBD.
• theopengroup: RT @a_josey: Free ePub of The Open Group Blog Volume 1 Issue 1 now available. 58 articles, EA #TOGAF SOA, Cloud, Security http://ow.ly/4LR0h // The Open Group Blog Volume 1 Issue 1  also available for Kindle. 58 articles, EA #TOGAF SOA, Cloud, Security http://ow.ly/4LR32 #itarch #entarch
• simonbrown: RT @billpollak: #Lean principles & #softwarearchitecture: categories of waste, http://bit.ly/kU0vTY. Nanette Brown of SEI at SATURN blog >apply same to #entarch
• simonbrown: RT @chrisbuchino: software architecture needs more importance. hacker culture is overdone http://bit.ly/lvfbRh >recommend – same principles apply in #entarch too
• JohnPolgreen: RT @erikpupo: The Case for Cloud Security Standards http://j.mp/k7QUU7 #cloud #itarch #entarch
• ArchiTool: Web vs. Native Mobile App?  Forrester Says Do Both http://rww.to/ieMTph via @RWW >echoes my point about ‘toolset ecosystem’ http://bit.ly/gVUhiX
• ArchiTool: Archi 1.7 final is now ready to download http://bit.ly/9qPLUL #archimate #jiscfsd #itarch #entarch
• simonbrown: The conflict between agile and architecture (part 1) … http://bit.ly/mOWDSS
• simonbrown: The conflict between agile and architecture http://bit.ly/jj4JHN >recommend – #itarch applies to #entarch etc
• simonbrown: “Planning in software development is the best way to fool yourself.” Really? Come on now, some planning *is* good. :-/ http://bit.ly/gBvcY7
• theopengroup: Exploring Synergies between TOGAF® and Frameworx http://nblo.gs/hxBkB #itarch #entarch
• JohnPolgreen: From #TOGAF cert course: TOGAF arch domains not set in stone. For instance, we can add “information” domain btwn business and data. #entarch >agree, but what happens to the so-called TOGAF ‘standard’?

Society, culture, economics, corporate social responsibility and the global big-picture:

• joemckendrick: RT @jeffjarvis Tonight please let us all remember his [Bin Laden’s] victims. >yes: a time for reflection, not ‘celebration’…
• SAlhir: RT @AffirmationSpot: Tomorrow we may wake up in a world without bin laden, but if we fail to change our hearts/minds we have gained nothing. >my feelings exactly…
• tetradian: in #entarch terms, Libya mess = extreme dysfunctional ‘organisation’. memo to self: abstract ideas don’t work for angry people taking sides.
• MartinHowitt: RT @tetradian [..] memo to self: abstract ideas don’t work for angry people taking sides. #entarch < or the professionally mendacious
• aojensen: RT @swombat: Osama Bin Laden will only be truly dead when we can get on a plane with a bottle of water and a tube of toothpaste. >yes: outcomes not personalities…
• DavidGurteen: Lessig: Just how badly have we messed up the architecture of access to scientific knowledge? http://bit.ly/lLycbx #KM
• business_design: RT @pamslim: Laid-Off Camp: an amazing movement – cities all over U.S. are organizing them http://laidoffcamp.com/ they truly fill heart.
• Eclectopedic: http://bit.ly/gwlON2 Strange that nature having rights is treated as bizarre, while US Supreme Court grants ‘human’ rights to corporations!
• Eclectopedic: RT @interfluidity: Gift economy: ‘the one who gives is the consumer (the pleasure to give)..the receiver is the one who produces’ http://j.mp/kFBWzm ht @khaoid

And, of course, the marvels of the miscellany:

• CreatvEmergence: RT @fastcompany: Well, @FastCoDesign brings you a slideshow of a detailed 3-D city: http://bit.ly/kR7IES
• Eclectopedic: TED talk with Angela Belcher: Using Nature to Grow Batteries http://bit.ly/ibdpfI >very interesting…
• business_design: thanks, saw it, but haven’t tested it yet RT @yvmarques: @business_design You should like this App http://yvan.me/lVkT37 >’Price Cooker’ – app to estimate the financial return from app sales
• CreatvEmergence: Cool optical illusion – http://lokwi.com/item/76
• davidcushman: RT @lucychristopher: Brilliant polling station sign http://twitpic.com/4tlbia
• jdevoo: RT @TelstarLogistic: ‘Magnet Machine’: hand-made wooden automaton. Spectacular: http://bit.ly/kyVWPb
• JohnPolgreen: RT @operninha: Drawing on the iPad: 12 touchscreen styluses reviewed http://zite.to/m5tck7