Metrify

Measuring innovation

I recently saw some new thinking from Alex Osterwalder, who’s best known for introducing the Business Model Canvas in his book Business Model Generation. In this presentation he argues that on the uncertain new development side of what he calls the Explore-Exploint continuum, OKR (objectives…

What can we expect from language AIs in the future?

TL;DR; something other than intelligence, and definitely both unpredictable and erratic.

The future of human-computer interfaces is here

Diagnosing and repairing common product development issues

A short time ago I had an opportunity to get to know a team where delivery had become a problem. Projects weren’t meeting their deadlines and the results were underwhelming. Why was this happening, I was asked. Could I work with…

Performance reviews, the right way

Are you frustrated by annual performance review processes? I am.

If you’re a manager, you’ve probably been pestered by HR already several times about completing the year’s performance reviews. And…

Does ChatGPT change the world?

TL;DR; Yes, it does — by scaling things which probably did not need scaling.

What does it take to build and run a social network?

It should have come as no surprise to anyone that Elon took just three days from completing his Twitter acquisition and firing its top leadership to promoting fake news. This is what it is now, and what I was expecting when I suspended…

Reflection on metaverse advertising

When did the meaning of private change to mean an experience…

Upgrading a Unifi network

Last year I wrote about the pretty complicated, 42 AP and 41 Wifi network residential installation of Ubiquiti…