Saint Sal

My Twitter this week: 2010-08-30

Sal — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 01:40:00 +0000

RT @hackofalltrades: Thought you 4 might be interested in this trust-based business model: http://bit.ly/buUdug #
@hackofalltrades Great article- did you see my comment? My GOSH fundraising was an experiment around a similar model. http://bit.ly/96Ae6H in reply to hackofalltrades #
It was a #leanstartup charity experiment! RT @WilliamChanner: @danieltownsend Our personal Jesus cuts his hair! :P http://bit.ly/9dWSVU #
RT @ericries: Almost last chance to vote for #leanstartup @SXSWi http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/ideas/view/8270 #
SXSW panel: Negotiating the handover for agencies that make platforms & communities, not atomic campaigns. @madebymany http://bit.ly/aPK3qZ #
@madebymany Very welcome. The questions in the panel description alone are valuable. Can't wait to see the panel! http://bit.ly/aPK3qZ #sxsw in reply to madebymany #

My Twitter this week: 2010-08-16

Sal — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:40:00 +0000

@Stanimiroff Absolutely! I'm following demand, like a #leanstartup. What's in Barcelona? in reply to Stanimiroff #
No more curls! I shaved my head for the kids at Great Ormond Street Hospital. Check out the video: http://bit.ly/96Ae6H – Pls RT #
@evangineer Neither could I – I was really afraid my ears and nose would look huge! A lot of people don't even recognise me now! in reply to evangineer #
Thanks for the RTs @Yvonne_Backholm @evangineer @aneldagrove @olvado. People are donating without the artificial "sponsorship" gimmick! #
No more curls! I shaved my head to raise funds for kids with cancer. Check out the video: http://bit.ly/96Ae6H – Pls RT! #
RT @Stanimiroff: @SaintSal shaves his head! Here is the video http://bit.ly/9dWSVU Btw, you look quite lean without the hair + beard ;-) #
@EditorBron Being bald in the rain is a whole new experience! in reply to EditorBron #
@adrianh Cheers for the ping – @barrypaquet's backlog tool looks interesting. What were the highlights of his talk? #agile2010 in reply to adrianh #
@justgiving you really need to improve conversion with stats, better feedback & donate form options. It's hurting my fund-raising for GOSH. #
I'm eagerly awaiting the arrival of @piryx in the UK/EU. It will give online fund-raising a lot more flexibility & power! #
@mikemaccana Thanks for the generous donation! You've put us just £25 from the goal! http://saintsal.com/gosh #
@evangineer If you hold off until its 10 inches long, you could donate it for wigs too! in reply to evangineer #
@nickycast It's because of your dad's work there that I have so much confidence in Great Ormond Street. It's a no-brainer to support them. in reply to nickycast #
The Thinking Digital vids are up! I recommend Rory Sutherland (Ogilvy), Tom Wujec (Autodesk) & Luis Von Ahn (Recaptcha) http://bit.ly/cNJWDo #
@jon_bedford @justgiving Thanks for the quick feedback. I've just sent an email to you. in reply to jon_bedford #
@sacculi Cheers! It's a worthy experiment – acting for a cause then asking for support as a legacy vs asking for advance sponsorship… in reply to sacculi #
£150 mark just hit! Thanks @nickycast! I'm truly amazed that you all are getting behind this! http://saintsal.com/gosh #
@iamdanw Instapaper queue sizes are inversely proportional to need for holidays. I'm envious yours is below 3 digits, let alone below 3! in reply to iamdanw #
Heading to France & Spain for the next month, then throughout Europe after that. Any tips for 3G broadband without getting ripped off? #
OH: Love is portable. Unless you're in love with a building or something. #
RT @jessedarling Yes love is portable; potable, affordable. Downloadable, exportable. But love decays like xerox. Yes love's a lossy format. #
@johnnyforeigner Yeah, I shaved my head last week in support of Great Ormond Street Hospital! You can see the video at http://bit.ly/96Ae6H in reply to johnnyforeigner #

A good reason to shave your head.

Sal — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 17:20:37 +0000

On Friday, I shaved my head in support of kids with cancer. Was a bit scary, but loads of fun!

My hair is being donated to a charity that makes wigs for kids with cancer, and I’m hoping some of you guys are inspired to make a small donation to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Donate here.

It’s a world-class operational hospital and research institution – so it does a lot of good for individual kids and families, and for paediatric medicine as a whole. They’re fund-raising for a new building, and Morgan Stanley is match funding donations. So they’ll put in a pound for every pound that you put in.

I support institutions like GOSH because they attract the best and the brightest, so donations are well-spent and allocated to the greatest need. (This is as opposed to single-issue charities which can sometimes be limited by their original mandates.) It is the only specialist biomedical research center for pediatrics, the largest center in the UK for children with heart or brain problems and the largest center in Europe for children with cancer. GOSH has been growing for 150 years now, so I have confidence that this is an investment in an asset that will keep providing benefits for a long time.

I’ve done this without trying to raise “sponsorship” in advance, simply because I believe in it and I think people will donate for the right reasons if they want to. If you’ve thought of giving money to a charity but haven’t gotten around to it, or are still looking for a suitable charity, you can trust me that your money will be put to very good use here.

Thanks guys.
Sal

My Twitter this week: 2010-08-02

Sal — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:40:00 +0000

Kanban vs. Iterative Development – interesting points on enforcing releases. /by @mmarschall cc #auxretreat http://tumblr.com/xhnebsajb #
Using parallel Kanban boards & #leanstartup to eliminate waste. /by @williampietri cc @chrismdp #auxretreat http://tumblr.com/xhnebsfe0 #
If you missed it this weekend, @chrismdp gave a great Intro To Kanban at the Agile UX Retreat: http://bit.ly/a6s5eF #auxretreat #
@gboruk We had a great discussion on Lean/Agile/business connections at #auxretreat in London. Might be worth searching the hashtag. in reply to gboruk #
@portertech Re: Kanban. How do you impose a max number of concurrent jobs in @pivotaltracker? in reply to portertech #
Startup poker in a no-longer-secret location. (@ Nevada Rob's) http://4sq.com/b3ha3a #
@DarenBBC Yes, that's me! Was me, @nickycast @dickon & more at Salt Lick. Good times! What made you think of that?#sxsw09 in reply to DarenBBC #
@Stanimiroff @mikemaccana Sounds good. If I'm still in town, I'll be happy to let you take more money off me! @StartUpPoker in reply to Stanimiroff #
Awesome week! Thanks to @stanimiroff @alasdairbell & @johannakoll the Leancamp Discovery Mission could be headed to Copenhagen & Sophia! #

Using parallel Kanban boards & #leanstartup to eliminate waste. /by @williampietri cc @chrismdp #auxretreat

Sal — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:14:09 +0000

Using parallel Kanban boards & #leanstartup to eliminate waste. /by @williampietri cc @chrismdp #auxretreat

Kanban vs. Iterative Development – interesting points on enforcing releases. /by @mmarschall cc #auxretreat

Sal — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:11:58 +0000

Kanban vs. Iterative Development - interesting points on enforcing releases. /by @mmarschall cc #auxretreat

My Twitter this week: 2010-07-26

Sal — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 01:40:00 +0000

@GabiGarb @BonnieOWong Will we see you on Wednesday? I'm looking forward to having my inquisitiveness turned up! http://bit.ly/9BjOZI in reply to GabiGarb #
RT @iamdanw: Would quite like an A-Z style pocket atlas of London based on the Legible London maps, split into villages & neighbourhoods #
At the Agile UX Retreat. Cool to finally see @chrismdp after leancamp! #auxretreat (@ IG Index) http://4sq.com/bAEb5T #
@ifenn If you want to discuss agile for creating new businesses, we could chat #leanstartup. #auxretreat in reply to ifenn #
Some antipatterns in agile teamwork: reporting structures, legacy handoff processes, knowledge silos, heirarchy. #auxretreat #
@ifenn I'm not sure i understand; what's the specific context? in what context do large teams create nascent products? in reply to ifenn #
@evangineer @gsagecom it goes to agile/non-agile adapters. I think the evaluation of failure & learning in sprints would sell upper mgmt. in reply to evangineer #
Waste comes from value created but not used by the user. @chrismdp describes how kanban gets to release more effectively. # auxretreat #
Thought: Goldfish bowl discussions are a form of Kanban for a conversation #auxretreat /via @chrismdp #
Video: Intro to Kanban from an Agile perspective, by @chrismdp at #auxretreat. http://www.saintsal.com/2010/07/intro-to-kanban #
@weaverluke For Agile to be truly inclusive, no one discipline can be the centre. UX can lead, waving the x-displine flag. #auxretreat in reply to weaverluke #
One of the key challenges for ux/dev collaboration: sunk costs of infrastructural dev as defacto constraint. #auxretreat /via @weaverluke #
Starting personas for shifting perceptions: learning, integrating, doubters, skeptics #auxretreat #
@weaverluke Own is a dangerous word! Those touchpoints need to be shared among biz dev, support etc. UX has a proxy role too. #auxretreat in reply to weaverluke #
4 I's of inclusive x-discipline discovery: insight (looking out), implimentation, ideation, intention (looking in) #auxretreat #
Do just enough. #auxretreat /via @PetrDousa #
Time investment & technology commitment should be inversely proportional to idea maturity. #auxretreat #
Start agnostic finish specific #auxretreat /via @dancingmango #
Are there any design pattern libraries that address user behaviour on social media sites? #auxretreat #
@adrianh shared an example of a salesperson actively involved with ux research. The key was they were relationship orented. #custdev #
The problem is people thinking that UX is a job title or function rather than a core organisational competency /via @andybudd #auxretreat #
Thanks – I'll check it out! /via @rayspettersson Have you seen this is a brazilian internet users study? http://ow.ly/2gdCF #
Agile progress should be measured by quality over velocity. #auxretreat #
Kaufman-esque parallels happening between the in-person conversation and here on Twitter! #auxretreat cc @solle @andybudd #
Social hack: quietly sneak UX process into workshop facilitation formats. #auxretreat #
+1 to @msjaneaustin – to make agile more inclusive, we need to avoid discipline-specific jargon. #auxretreat #
"agile is about being a good person" @msjaneaustin #auxretreat /via @adrianh #
Thanks @nickycast & @johannaknoll for the invite to #auxretreat. Really nice & knowledgeable people, and a rich learning environment! #
Yikes! The seams are starting to split after a big night out! Thanks to @johannakoll & @nickycast for the invite to #auxretreat! #

Intro to Kanban

Sal — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 19:11:06 +0000

Chris Parsons (@chrismdp) at the Agile UX Retreat in London, giving us an overview of Kanban from an Agile perspective.

My Twitter this week: 2010-07-19

Sal — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:40:00 +0000

RT @natematias: ok, so *now* we live in the future. Robots bearing beverages! Thanks #mefi! http://tinyurl.com/2azn6s5 @willowgarage #
@WARDLAW Ministry of Stories coming to East London. http://bit.ly/d4J8Gw /via @natmatias #
Video: One Small Act. $15 takes a kid from Kenya to Harvard /via @tomserres/cc @aneldagrove http://tumblr.com/xhndcqw41 #
When research findings are just "common sense" /by @janchip http://tumblr.com/xhndeeu2f #
A Visual Study Guide to Cognitive Biases http://tumblr.com/xhndgyc8u #
"When you can’t answer to a question, it’s like being invisible. #interactivity" – @jessedarling http://tumblr.com/xhndh8c5p #
@aneldagrove We all suffer from cognitive bias. All we can do, really, is accept it & try to exploit them for good (or profit!) in reply to aneldagrove #
@dobronski I'm in London, which is nice, but planning a pan-Europen reconnaisance for Leancamp. #leanstartup #bmgen in reply to dobronski #
@GoldenGus You were very hospitable! Will pop by again. Didn't realise how connected we are, not just @thepeopletweet but @BonnieOWong too. in reply to GoldenGus #
@GoldenGus And come to think of it, based on what you said about "enlightened councils," you should talk to @jessedarling. in reply to GoldenGus #
Liking "Because books are big!" RT @kiwanja: Attention all creatives! Help write a tagline for FrontlineSMS:Learn. http://is.gd/dsVhu #
@jessedarling So meta. You just dmed me without following me so I can't respond. It's like being invisible. #
@tor Cheers! Thinking about Leancamp Scandanavia. I love Finland but never been to Norway. Maybe I should swing by for a drink! #
@rohdesign Better late than never right? So – a pic of the Brat t-shirt & the Serpentine pavilion. More to come. http://yfrog.com/5bowvij #
@aneldagrove What was I thinking?!? For good AND profit, of course! #socent in reply to aneldagrove #
Spotibot- Make Spotify Playlists powered by your Last.fm! /via @iamdanw http://tumblr.com/xhndjh85h #
The worst thing you can do in life. @stephenfry vs Antony Gormley vs Beau Lotto http://tumblr.com/xhndjrlqp #

The worst thing you can do in life. @stephenfry vs Antony Gormley vs Beau Lotto

Sal — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:34:00 +0000

There’s a great interview with Stephen Fry doing the rounds on the theme of lessons in life. He compares goal-seeking to exploration, and compels us towards the latter - an attitude of experimentation and learning.

Just Trial & Error, a film screening next week at the Barbican, explores this theme in depth with the likes of Antony Gormley and Beau Lotto.

This is a fundamental lesson to me, both personally and in my work. Starting businesses and creating new tools for people is all about experimentation. And with life naturally being in flux, I find an attitude of exploration and learning is pervasively valuable.

I’ll be at the Barbican to watch the film and Q&A on Wednesday. Please join me! (You’re invited too, Stephen!)

From the Stephen Fry interview:

From Just Trial & Error -

Spotibot- Make Spotify Playlists powered by your Last.fm! /via @iamdanw

Sal — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:01:42 +0000

Spotibot- Make Spotify Playlists powered by your Last.fm! /via @iamdanw

“When you can’t answer to a question, it’s like being invisible. #interactivity”

Sal — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 12:25:28 +0000

“When you can’t answer to a question, it’s like being invisible. #interactivity”

- @jessedarling

“A Visual Study Guide to Cognitive Biases “

Sal — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 09:00:43 +0000

“A Visual Study Guide to Cognitive Biases ”

- A Visual Study Guide to Cognitive Biases /via @getmentalnotes

When research findings are just “common sense” /by @janchip

Sal — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:00:42 +0000

When research findings are just "common sense" /by @janchip

tomserres: One Small Act. $15 A Month takes a kid from Kenya to…

Sal — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 18:55:27 +0000

tomserres:

One Small Act. $15 A Month takes a kid from Kenya to Harvard Law…Amazing.

My Twitter this week: 2010-07-12

Sal — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:40:00 +0000

Photo: Congrats – we are now officially in the future. Today is the day Marty Mcfly arrived in the future… http://tumblr.com/xhncuvtbq #
@azmattmorgan @natematias @davidbrewer Yeah it was a hoax! I normally fact check but got WAY too excited about it… #nerditup #
RT @amoyal: Call me a radical but I don't believe "good" work is something you do *after* you've made enough money #socent #
Boundary Matrix – a Gamestorming method for mapping cross-discipline process & language. /cc @nickycast… http://tumblr.com/xhnczpa78 #
@jot Have you seen noteleaf.com? @noteleaf have you seen @smidgn? Combining you two + @flowtown would be amazing. /cc @danmartell #
Almost missed out! Thanks for the reminder. RT @iamdanw: Tickets for the ace @thisisplayful are out: http://bit.ly/bUfTZk #
@amoyal Nice! What airline are you flying? in reply to amoyal #
@drbrian Interesting. How so? in reply to drbrian #
@drbrian So creating leverage by isolating the exceptional part as an MVP, and learning what people will pay for that? #leanstartup in reply to drbrian #
@thinksmith Do you invent content on their behalf? Are you creating a fictional alt universe only visible through your comps? in reply to thinksmith #
@davegray I like the gogamestorm.com wiki. Any plans to include the content from the old wiki? Can I help? I could use the closing games. #
Andy Grove on the failure of innovation and startups to create jobs. /cc @evangineer @olasophia @davemcclure http://tumblr.com/xhnd4qhfd #
Uh, you've got something between your teeth: http://wp.me/poGLH-Qx /via @dobronski #asapIsPoison #
@evangineer @olasofia @indy_johar @davemcclure Yes & the cost per job metric is relevant to #sslabs and #startupvisa in reply to evangineer #
Just discovered I can play the "Olay olay" Spanish chant on the vuvuzela. Making friends. #

My Twitter this week: 2010-07-12

Sal — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:40:00 +0000

Photo: Congrats – we are now officially in the future. Today is the day Marty Mcfly arrived in the future… http://tumblr.com/xhncuvtbq #
@azmattmorgan @natematias @davidbrewer Yeah it was a hoax! I normally fact check but got WAY too excited about it… #nerditup #
RT @amoyal: Call me a radical but I don't believe "good" work is something you do *after* you've made enough money #socent #
Boundary Matrix – a Gamestorming method for mapping cross-discipline process & language. /cc @nickycast… http://tumblr.com/xhnczpa78 #
@jot Have you seen noteleaf.com? @noteleaf have you seen @smidgn? Combining you two + @flowtown would be amazing. /cc @danmartell #
Almost missed out! Thanks for the reminder. RT @iamdanw: Tickets for the ace @thisisplayful are out: http://bit.ly/bUfTZk #
@amoyal Nice! What airline are you flying? in reply to amoyal #
@drbrian Interesting. How so? in reply to drbrian #
@drbrian So creating leverage by isolating the exceptional part as an MVP, and learning what people will pay for that? #leanstartup in reply to drbrian #
@thinksmith Do you invent content on their behalf? Are you creating a fictional alt universe only visible through your comps? in reply to thinksmith #
@davegray I like the gogamestorm.com wiki. Any plans to include the content from the old wiki? Can I help? I could use the closing games. #
Andy Grove on the failure of innovation and startups to create jobs. /cc @evangineer @olasophia @davemcclure http://tumblr.com/xhnd4qhfd #
Uh, you've got something between your teeth: http://wp.me/poGLH-Qx /via @dobronski #asapIsPoison #
@evangineer @olasofia @indy_johar @davemcclure Yes & the cost per job metric is relevant to #sslabs and #startupvisa in reply to evangineer #
Just discovered I can play the "Olay olay" Spanish chant on the vuvuzela. Making friends. #

Andy Grove on the failure of innovation and startups to create jobs. /cc @evangineer @olasophia @davemcclure

Sal — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 15:27:37 +0000

Andy Grove on the failure of innovation and startups to create jobs. /cc @evangineer @olasophia @davemcclure

Boundary Matrix – a Gamestorming method for mapping cross-discipline process & language. /cc @nickycast @natematias

Sal — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:45:32 +0000

Boundary Matrix - a Gamestorming method for mapping cross-discipline process & language. /cc @nickycast @natematias

Congrats – we are now officially in the future. Today is the day…

Sal — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:23:44 +0000

Congrats - we are now officially in the future. Today is the day Marty Mcfly arrived in the future from 1985!