{"id":2528,"date":"2011-04-16T02:18:35","date_gmt":"2011-04-16T06:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/?p=2528"},"modified":"2011-04-21T00:03:38","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T04:03:38","slug":"existential-joys-agile-practice-family-tradition-care-craft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/judykat.com\/ken-judy\/existential-joys-agile-practice-family-tradition-care-craft\/","title":{"rendered":"The existential joys of agile practice: a family tradition of care and craft"},"content":{"rendered":"

At Agile NYC<\/a> I presented a pecha kucha<\/a>. 20 slides. 20 seconds per slide. I’ll post in four parts.<\/p>\n

A family tradition of care and craft<\/h2>\n
\n\"BrocadeMy mother is college educated but made her living through physical labor. She made valances on fancy drapery and upholstered fine furniture. <\/p>\n

She took pride in her work matching the pattern at the seams no matter how complex. And she worked long hours.<\/p>\n

She has arthritis from years handling heavy fabric.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n\"VacuumMy father is a retired engineer.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s always pursued hobbies with an engineer\u2019s precision. Book binding, restoring tube amplifiers, annealing, reshaping and tempering fishing hooks into an authentic 19th century fly fishing hook shape.<\/p>\n

If people offered to pay him for his hobby, he’d move on to something else. He did these things for pleasure.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

\n\"Fireworks<\/a>My ten-year old daughter aspires to be an engineer or scientist. She been a member of a Lego FIRST Robotics team since she was seven.<\/p>\n

When she first tried out, her teachers wrote:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou were chosen based on your ability to work well with your team and how well you cooperated with others.<\/p>\n

We also looked at your ability to problem solve, on your own and within the group, your endurance, enthusiasm, and your handle and care for the pieces.\u201d<\/p>\n

My girl is a born agilist…\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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The existential joys of agile practice<\/h3>\n
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  1. A family tradition of care and craft<\/li>\n
  2. I want to live in our imperfect reality<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. People over process<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Angel on your shoulder<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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