Developer Tea Principles of Work - Shorten Your Feedback Loops
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Apr 3, 2024 The podcast explores the value of shortening feedback loops to reduce fear of mistakes and enhance learning. It discusses the benefits, risks, and economic principles of feedback loops, emphasizing quick course correction. The impact of short vs. long feedback loops in work settings is explored, with a focus on software engineering and decision-making processes.
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Shorten Feedback Loops
- Shorten feedback loops to make individual actions less costly.
- This way, the value of learning from mistakes outweighs the cost of making them.
Feedback Loop Requirements
- Shortening feedback loops requires regular retrospection and the ability to adjust.
- Without the agency to change direction, retrospection becomes ineffective.
Feedback Loop Components
- A complete feedback loop comprises action, measurement, review, decision, and adjustment.
- Missing any of these components renders the feedback loop incomplete.