Monthly Archives: November 2010

Beyond Budgets

Posted on November 6, 2010 by

My friend Jeff McKenna is attending a Beyond Budgeting session at the LESS2010  International Conference on Lean Enterprise Software and Systems conference in Finland. Budgets create inefficiencies and problems. They make it harder to pursue unexpected opportunities. They create waste … Continue reading →

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Humbled by Green Cement

Posted on November 6, 2010 by

I enjoy learning about ideas that solve important problems in elegant ways. Especially when the solution solves a multitude of problems, and reduces negative effects overall. Thus, I was inspired by the story that Dr. Brent Constantz told at the … Continue reading →

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Inspiration

Posted on November 5, 2010 by

Back in September, I started this new job as a Assistant Professor at the University of Washington Bothell.  The first activity in my job was to join the other new faculty for a six day long Faculty Fellows program. The … Continue reading →

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