The making-of the Rise of the Lean Machine

It’s a matter of time. Time I don’t have. I once learned that Alfred Hitchcock used to sketch on storyboards to pre-visualize the shots of his movies. What if I could apply cartooning and storyboarding techniques for my Zen-style presentations? With acceptable results, I thought, I could use those sketches as first-class citizens and incorporate [...]

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Video Clip: Why Story?

This is brief post to share with you a short video clip I just published, based on my latest talk: “Crafting Outstanding Presentations”. Other clips will follow. I’m developing decent video editing skills, so I hope you’ll like my “cinematic” intro. Why story? Well, if you read my previous posts, the answer is pretty obvious. [...]

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Goldfish

“What do you do?” I’m asked. “I am a Lean and Agile software development consultant.” My reply is patently inadequate. It is my first conference since I officially started my freelancing adventure a couple of months ago – and it shows. The small business entrepreneur in front of me has no idea of what I just said. [...]

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Crafting Outstanding Presentations

A new dream is taking shape. It all started three weeks ago, while presenting in front of a group of entrepreneurs. On the surface, the slides below illustrate pretty pictures and practical storytelling techniques. Look beyond the means, however, and you’ll discover how a single presentation can powerfully influence people and, maybe, even change someone’s [...]

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