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A Conversation with Stuart Halloway

I spent a bit of time yesterday afternoon out on the deck watching Corey Haines’ interview with Stuart Halloway . Well, in between telling the puppy to stay out of the garden, that Remy’s toys were not his, etc., etc.. Halfway through part one I realized I should be taking notes and so restarted. And here they are. Agile’s first principle is getting the right people together and getting out of their way Interview process – rotate through team doing pair programming with each for a day To

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Food safety is not in the eyes of the beholder

As someone with experience in microbiology, I have high standards for sanitation. (I always wash my hands after picking up a bag of raw chicken—even if it’s frozen—and I wipe down the counter, too.) My mother, on the other hand, focuses on visual cleanliness. Since she’s on her way for a visit, I’m doing all the things that I don’t find quite so important, like dusting and putting my husbands toys away. While, despite my efforts, her house will always look better than mine, I’m content to think

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The mark of Cain, plus a very sensible proposal to enhance local democracy and accountability

1. A stupidly long preamble Now then, dear reader, I have at least two things on my blogging mind today, and so I will bring them together in this post, no matter how poorly they fit together. It’s my blog and I”ll fit poorly if I want to. The first issue is one fed by straightforward, rampant jealousy of the type that makes you want to proceed directly to the British Heart Foundation shop, buy all their toys as a job lot, nip up the way to the Freshfields Animal Rescue Shop, pausing onl

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A New Twist on Branding + Technology – Netflix for Toys

With a genius idea on his hands, he started his research and found out that a few successful toy rental companies already existed, most of them outside of the U.S. It was confirmed, he had a valid business idea on his hands, the brainstorming process began. How would rentAtoy create a superior brand in an industry that is still unfamiliar…

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