Together, we can figure out how to stop riding the pain train. And start doing more knowledge work.

I just couldn’t write one more speaker bio. So, I … went off piste.

Architecting Systems has evolved into a systems-design community. The newsletter is now Systems ReArchitected.

Because architecting a system is not enough.

A system falls apart when its parts speak different languages. Collaborative modeling helps teams build shared understanding before deep architectural schisms form.

Also, the elephant parable.

As we move toward thinking together about a system of interrelated software, the conceptual load can become overwhelming. We don’t need to control everything. What we need is … time to think.

Perhaps I have trained my assistant a bit too well. She is now the plucky comic relief side kick in my inner hero movie.

A writing exercise to uncover ‘enough of what?’ in which I share TMI and link to cool stuff.