Hmmm...
DevOps, it's culture not cloud.
Agile, it's culture not project methodology.
Open Source, it's culture not sharing code.
Cloud Native, it's culture not containers.
Ok, define culture. No hand waving allowed.
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DevOps, it's culture not cloud.
Agile, it's culture not project methodology.
Open Source, it's culture not sharing code.
Cloud Native, it's culture not containers.
Ok, define culture. No hand waving allowed.
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https://twitter.com/reillyusa/status/1349728480779354114
To explain the issue, all of these memes are a collection of practices, some of which are universally useful principles (think doctrine) whilst many are context specific. Even those universally useful ones (doctrine) barely scratch the surface of what culture is. 
There is a reason why anthropologists have tried to define culture for over 100 years and still not come to an agreement.
Is it
a) they're lazy
b) they're daft
c) it's bloody hard.
Is it
a) they're lazy
b) they're daft
c) it's bloody hard.
It's far too easy to go "ABC is about this tech" and when things wobble go "ABC is about culture".
DevOps, Open Source, Agile, Cloud Native are just a set of practices, some of which maybe universally useful, some of which are context specific, some of which are red herrings.
DevOps, Open Source, Agile, Cloud Native are just a set of practices, some of which maybe universally useful, some of which are context specific, some of which are red herrings.
X : What's your definition of culture?
Me : I can't define culture with words. As Margaret Mead said "language is part of culture" i.e. it's part of the model. Alas no model can be complete and true within itself (Godel's Incompleteness) ... so I don't try. I use a map instead.
Me : I can't define culture with words. As Margaret Mead said "language is part of culture" i.e. it's part of the model. Alas no model can be complete and true within itself (Godel's Incompleteness) ... so I don't try. I use a map instead.
The beauty of a map is that by its very nature it is imperfect (all maps have to be in order to be useful), it's also wrong (being a model) ... so I avoid the whole attempt to try and define something by using a map to create a common understanding between those involved ...
... I learnt this lesson a few years ago, thank you brexit.
X : What has brexit got to do with it?
Me : That culture map came from getting ardent remainers and brexiteers to talk to each other. I couldn't get them to discuss the issue with words alone but with the map I could.
X : What has brexit got to do with it?
Me : That culture map came from getting ardent remainers and brexiteers to talk to each other. I couldn't get them to discuss the issue with words alone but with the map I could.
People really underestimate how political, divisive and destructive stories can be. Stories and story telling ... I find them to be a curse not a benefit when it comes to discussion on difficult issues with multiple parties with different values, beliefs and perceptions.
For me, Mapping is the "De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da" of conflict resolution.
Stories are such a dreadful way of communicating -
Stories are such a dreadful way of communicating -
X : Any write ups on this?
Me : Try "Off the beaten track". It's still an unsettled matter in my mind but you'll find basic pointers there in the "Me vs We" post - swardley.medium.com/me-versus-we-9…
Me : Try "Off the beaten track". It's still an unsettled matter in my mind but you'll find basic pointers there in the "Me vs We" post - swardley.medium.com/me-versus-we-9…
X : 18 months for covid? In March?
Me : For me the resolution was in "behaviours becoming embedded and a new isolation economy forming" - hence my banging on about test, test, test and isolate.
X: Vaccines?
Me : That's wonderful but I still view we set out on the wrong path.
Me : For me the resolution was in "behaviours becoming embedded and a new isolation economy forming" - hence my banging on about test, test, test and isolate.
X: Vaccines?
Me : That's wonderful but I still view we set out on the wrong path.
... and to be blunt, it's not like we haven't been here before - influenzaarchive.org/cities/city-de…
X : That article is a story!
Me : Yep, it's a story we don't learn from. We can get into the issues of status, standards of care and inertia within the medical industry if you wish plus a failure to learn (see ... long list) but I'd need to use a map and it's late and I'm tired.
Me : Yep, it's a story we don't learn from. We can get into the issues of status, standards of care and inertia within the medical industry if you wish plus a failure to learn (see ... long list) but I'd need to use a map and it's late and I'm tired.
X : Culture eats strategy for breakfast.
Me : Your gameplay is constrained by many parts of culture but it also influences other parts through competition and is also part of culture itself. It's like talking about Formula 1 and saying "Cars eat Wheels for breakfast".
Me : Your gameplay is constrained by many parts of culture but it also influences other parts through competition and is also part of culture itself. It's like talking about Formula 1 and saying "Cars eat Wheels for breakfast".
X : Aren't you concerned about rising inequality due to lockdowns?
Me : Lockdown in order to implement test, test, test and isolate is just one part of the solution. You also need support structures (temporary) and a massive wealth redistribution (i.e. significant wealth taxes).
Me : Lockdown in order to implement test, test, test and isolate is just one part of the solution. You also need support structures (temporary) and a massive wealth redistribution (i.e. significant wealth taxes).
I expect to see China start a significant effort to tackle inequality this year, the timing is right for them. We need to get through COVID first and then our nation needs that "Me" vs "We" discussion including inequalities, wealth redistribution and all that comes with it.
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