Recommended Reading - January Edition

Jan 31, 2024

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Over the course of the past month I’ve been keeping track of some of my favourite things that I’ve read, and decided that I would try something new by sharing them. They aren’t all communities of practice related, but they’re all (in my opinion at least) worth a read :)

Links to articles I’ve really enjoyed…

Patagonia and social impact firms launch London clothing repair centre

The Community Community

The Ocean Cleanup Dashboard

Building Your Design Team, One Community at a Time

The Social Context for Generative AI

Why do companies hire people to be idle a lot of the time? | nicole@web (ntietz.com)

Futurespectives: learning from failures that haven’t happened yet

Gartner - 9 Future of Work Trends for 2024

YouTube videos I’ve really enjoyed…

And a few other Substack posts I’ve really enjoyed…

Software Design: Tidy First?

Exploring AI

By far my most popular tweet ever: The follow-on question is obvious: what’s the 10%? My answer is: I don’t know. Here’s how I’m finding out, both what I’m doing & how I’m thinking about it. Thinking About It Every technological revolution I’ve seen in my lifetime has had the same structure: something valuable that was expensive “suddenly” got much cheaper…

a year ago · 40 likes · 16 comments · Kent Beck

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My Toddler Loves Planes, So I Built Her A Radar

This is a tale of inspiration, of a vision taking shape, and of rapid feedback from that most discerning of customers: a 2-year-old girl. Keen to skip ahead to the final product? Go ahead and download Aviator — Radar on your Phone from the App Store now…

a year ago · 61 likes · 36 comments · Jacob Bartlett

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