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13 Oct, 5 tweets, 3 min read
Well, that's a wrap for #mapcamp2020 ... time to go have a sneaky G&T and then ... well, I've an early start tomorrow. 0730 research call on robotics.

Thank you all for attending and for our wonderful speakers. Videos should be up soon. I do hope you enjoyed it.
A special #MapCamp2020 shout-out to our two chairs - @MajorDamo and @coderinheels, the organising committee and also the person who just makes this stuff happen, the ever marvellous @JaneKingston.
Finally, a huge thank you to our sponsors and in particular @lefep (and the parent company @DXCTechnology) for making map camp happen. It was a wonderful event ... but then I'm highly biased.
From Peking to Moscow, from the UN to Harvard Kennedy, from London to Australia ... mapping is truly becoming global. We even have our own parties -
I did enjoy the @jacquitaylorfb trumping of @mcraddock £100 bn area of impact with £132 trillion. I reckon that @GoAgileGov still wins by using maps to save lives. It's all good stuff though.

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Me : Micromanagement in a distributed setting might not end well.
X : Why?
Me : With reduced physical barriers to work as companies adapt, you do realise that many can now work for anyone, anywhere in the world from home.
... i.e. shifting jobs was once cumbersome, you might have to move home, move to a different area, kids to different schools. It all creates barriers. In this new world, that stuff is going. You really don't want to be getting on the wrong side of your talent at this time.
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Why aren’t Lean and Agile Collaborating? - medium.com/humanorganisin… ... soon to be followed by "Why aren't Lean and Six Sigma collaborating" annd the ever fruitful "Why aren't Agile and Six Sigma collaborating" and ... hell, here's the map. Yes they work together. ImageImage
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X : Is mapping a cult where you pay to get access to hidden knowledge of the inner circle?
Me : My work is research. I use mapping. I occassionaly teach it. Mapping is all creative commons. #MapCamp is as low cost as we can make it (this year we managed to make it free) ...
... mapping doesn't help everyone, I emphasise how it's imperfect, it's a model and hence it's wrong but it seems to be useful. I've spent a lot of time helping others. Yes,I charge for workshops because that takes me away from research but I do an awful lot of community work ...
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The modern ideas of philanthropy are just a perpetuation of the ethics of individual choice, a reinforcement of the transactional nature of our society ... at some point, we're going to need hat conversation of Me vs We, to consider the ethics of care and our duty to others ...
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Beyond misinformation on matters of public health, the support of fanatical ideology that threatens to cause a huge loss of life should be a matter for national security ->
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Me : Yes
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Me : We live in a post truth world of statecraft and misinformation. We're talking about a declaration which if followed could cause huge loss of life and destabilisation. Yes, I would be taking an interest in the origin, the supporters and its funding.
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