Joining the conversation is Jeffrey, who shares insights from his lectures on architecture and emotional understanding. He explores the connections between Christopher Alexander's architectural principles and the enhancement of perceptiveness in decision-making. The discussion touches on the importance of introspection and emotional simulations in improving communication. Listeners learn about predictive mechanisms in our bodies that shape emotional responses and how feedback can sharpen our clarity, encouraging a more agile mindset.
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The Missing Feature
A client mistakenly believed they had built a feature, including it in marketing materials and sales pitches.
Squirrel discovered the feature was non-existent through rigorous checks, including verification tests.
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Develop Perceptiveness
Engage in activities providing tight feedback loops with reality to increase perceptiveness.
Examples include drawing, poker, and conversations analyzed with tools like two-column case studies.
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How Emotions Are Made
Emotions arise from the brain's predictions about energy use and resource allocation, not directly from external events.
This internal simulation generates affect, leading to emotional responses, highlighting the gap between perception and reality.
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Need to transform decision-making in your agile team? In this episode, we discuss how to harness the power of perceptiveness using Jeffrey’s insights from a lecture on the architect Christopher Alexander and the book 'How Emotions Are Made.'
Links:
How to Become Perceptive: https://www.henrikkarlsson.xyz/p/perceptive
- Ryan Singer’s Christopher Alexander: A Primer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESTckhhKS0k
- Book: How Emotions are Made: https://lisafeldmanbarrett.com/books/how-emotions-are-made/
- Naive Realism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Na%C3%AFve_realism_(psychology)
- Annie Duke: Thinking in Bets https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35957157-thinking-in-bets
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About Your Hosts
Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication.
Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html
Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/
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