(Remembering my first visit to Naoshima Island) — I will never forget the first time I set foot on the beautiful island of 直島, Naoshima. It was a wonderful morning, spent in the company of my family and friends from Argentina and Uruguay. …

(and why waste is always literally someone else’s problem) — Waste is what others tell you that you are guilty of. When I was young and I told my friends that I didn’t like football so much and I’d rather hike out into the woods and hunt for frogs in the wetlands near the secret pond with its forbidden island, they would tell me that’s a waste of time. When I…

(Singapore’s Lazarus Island: Pulau Sekijang Pelepah) — Singapore is 65 islands. You should at least set foot on a few of them. But don’t come here. Don’t read this. Stay away. We had the good mind to postpone our island hopping to the day after the weekend. Mondays are good. …

(a reflection on Systems of Profound Knowledge, JIT, and jidoka) —

(and even the Scrum Guide more or less says so) — By the face of it, there isn’t very much to Scrum that even children wouldn’t understand. What is known as the theory of Scrum, is condensed into three small paragraphs at the beginning of The Scrum Guide (2020): Scrum is founded on empiricism and lean thinking. Empiricism asserts that knowledge…

(with learning notes, journal entries, and personal reflections) —

(an alternative analysis) — It should be common practice for all of us to have a fresh look at matters known well. After all, we must understand what we know not merely in its historical context. We must keep revisiting what history has transmitted to us, and try to understand the lot in the…

(five lessons from the hidden secrets of a wabi-sabi lifestyle) — So you are a creator? A maker? — In a certain way, all of us are.

(blending empathy and clarity with creativity to set minds into motion) Rama is on tour — and when he is, one doesn’t want to miss out on an opportunity to meet up with the likes of inspiring people among whom he ranks. …