Culture

Agile 2006 - Steve Adolph - Agility in the Art of War ... a dissertation

• fast decision with action.
• operate faster than the changes in order to shape the environment.
• culture, trust one another, social capital.
• the trust (belief) that you the skills and abilities to handle the challenges undertaken.
• culture engineering, social problem, situational awareness.

Most of the projects failed because of behaviour challenges: politics, infighting, witch-hunts, nepotism, backstabbing, sabotage,... --p.322 Software Exorcism by Bill Blunden

Googling Behaviour challenges came across sites on Parenting. Mr Lee Kheng Siah once told me, if you can teach a child, you can teach anybody. 9 simple Principles of Effective Interpersonal Communication

I am unique, as I am the very first NTU bachelor of engineering degree in Computer Science with Sociology (one of the concentration is the study of cultures) {yippie, I finally found an unique point of me}

how did I came across sociology? One of my HCI lecturer in poly has a Computer Science with Sociology degree.

Transactional analysis was the beginning of my readings on psychology, self-help and understanding of oneself.

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"Social Gestures beget Social Objects."

Social Networks form around Social Objects, not the other way around.

The Social Object, in a nutshell, is the reason two people are talking to each other, as opposed to talking to somebody else. Human beings are social animals. We like to socialize. But if think about it, there needs to be a reason for it to happen in the first place. That reason, that "node" in the social network, is what we call the Social Object.

anthropologists call “Object-Centerd Sociality”

"Social Marker"

As with all things, the REAL value comes from the human relationships that are built AROUND the social object, not the object in itself.

Put really simply, the Purpose-Idea is the "What For?" of a business, or any kind of community. What exists to change (or protect) in the world, why employees get out of bed in the morning, what difference the business seeks to make on behalf of customers and employees and everyone else? BTW this is not "mission, vision, values" territory - it's about real drives, passions and beliefs. The stuff that men in suits tend to get embarrassed about because it's personal. But it's the stuff that makes the difference between success and failure, because this kind of stuff brings folk together in all aspects of human life.
Real drives, passions and beliefs. Exactly.

Why is something like this potentially valuable to a business? Simply put, if you believe something passionately enough, for long enough, articulate it well enough, and your actions are aligned, credible and consistent with your belief for long enough, it's just a matter of time before other people start believing it, too.