Die Neuauflage des Buchs "In jedem Unternehmen steckt ein besseres" von Ernst Weichselbaum und mir kannst du jetzt überall vorbestellen! Aktualisiert, verbessert, noch schöner designt! Natürlich auch erhältlich im Webshop von Red42. www.redforty2.com/product-page...

If you think the world is speeding up... think again. I invite you to read this week's article of mine about why we should stop worshipping velocity, and better focus on flow, instead. The article also contains a movie recommendation for your weekend! nielspflaeging.substack.com/p/speed-is-t...

Speed is the wrong altar to worship at

Our societies and organizations don’t have a velocity problem. They have a flow problem

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Decision-making is for losers. nielspflaeging.substack.com/p/having-to-...

Having to decide is a sign of weakness

It usually means those "decision-makers" do not know what they want

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Check out my new article about why the quest for speed and velocity is short-sighted and futile! nielspflaeging.substack.com/p/speed-is-t...

Dear Agilists, maybe you'd better forget about Scrum. Forget about retros and Sprints. About "dailies." How about trying something that works, instead? nielspflaeging.substack.com/p/sprints-we...

Sprints were never a path to agility & flow: They were just another wrong turn

In software development, adopting Sprints was never a path to agility and flow: It was yet another wrong turn

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Subscribe to the free Red42 web magazine, where I publish new articles every two weeks or so! nielspflaeging.substack.com

In case you are planning to do interesting traveling in 2027, here's something for your consideration! nielspflaeging.substack.com/p/an-interna...

An International Sightseeing Tour About Time

This tour combines places highlighting concepts of time and human understanding of it – covering seven stops in six countries

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Read my new article "Speed is the wrong altar to worship at". It's about why the hypothesis of an ever-accelerating world is flawed, and about how adopt a more constructive, more progress-oriented view of societies and work. nielspflaeging.substack.com Enjoy!

Time-Oriented Software Development (TOSD) is here to stay! In the age of AI-aided software development, Daily Rhythm is far superior than any other rhythmicity. Learn more about TOSD at www.timeoriented.dev

"Decentralize. Repeat. In a complex world, there is no other way. (Centralized steering is evil BS)" This is me at IT Spot, in Montenegro. A related article: nielspflaeging.substack.com/p/flat-hiera...

Same quality content - new style! My web magazine on Substack got a visual overhaul, and I think it looks pretty cool now. Access remains free of charge, and content remains as Beta as always! nielspflaeging.substack.com

How to use personality tests and profiling in a recruiting situation? It's different than you might expect, says @silkehermann.bsky.social of Myself at Work. @soundslikeryan.bsky.social, Silke and I discussed psychological profiles and how to put the scientifically solid Big Five model to good use.

There, I said it again! Work the system, not the people! – It's more systemic and more impactful. It's faster, more humane, ethical and "realistic": People hate to be dabbled with! To learn more about working the system, check out the OpenSpace Beta approach we created in 2018: openspacebeta.com

In episode 91 of News from the Beta World, @soundslikeryan.bsky.social, @silkehermann.bsky.social and I discuss psychology testing capable of enhancing wisdom & self-actualization. We talk about the Big Five-based test Myself at Work Silke created. betacodexnetwork.substack.com/p/self-asses...

Self-assessment for self-organization: The Myself at Work personality test

A conversation on personality, psychology and knowing oneself, with Myself at Work creator Silke Hermann

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Recommended reading from BetaCodex Press: - What would Ernst Weichselbaum do? - Organize for Complexity - Essays on Beta, Vol. 1 These books of mine can be purchased with online retailers worldwide, and also through the Red42 shop – international shipping available! www.redforty2.com/shop?Languag...

We gave the BetaCodex Network web mag a visual overhaul. Subscriptions remain free of charge, of course. It's worth signing up, as you will get new posts delivered to your email inbox, always staying up to date. New posts: every 2 weeks or so. Visit now - sign up here: betacodexnetwork.substack.com

Here’s a new interview of mine about time orientation, the history of software development, and about how we should organize development work in the age of AI! betacodexnetwork.substack.com/p/software-d...

In November, I will offer two 1-day Masterclasses on Time-Oriented Software Development (TOSD). Sign up now! 10 Nov - Utrecht/NL (English): jaarcongresnl.agileconsortium.net/workshop/ 17 Nov - Wiesbaden/DE (German): www.redforty2.com/product-page...

Photos from my Masterclass session at IT Spot 2026 in Montenegro. We had great conversation, laughed a lot and went deeper into Time-Oriented Software Development (TOSD) - following up on my previous keynote. Next month, I will be at Agile Consortium Jaarkongres 2026 in Utrecht/NL! timeoriented.dev

I will offer a 1-day workshop on Time-Oriented Software Development (TOSD) in Utrecht/NL, next month, as part of the Agile Consortium conference. The session will happen on 10 Nov, for a group of up to 12 participants. There will be NO slides. NO silly exercises! jaarcongresnl.agileconsortium.net

Your change initiative is stuck, your well-intended efforts are going down the drain? It's likely because you are doing the work in the Fixation on Acceptance mode, instead of going for Chosen Agency. Here's more about this little-known distinction: nielspflaeging.substack.com/p/to-get-uns...

To get unstuck, first renounce that obsession with acceptance

The overwhelming share of change efforts in organizations is doomed right from the start. The problem is not people

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In case you missed this recent article of mine about W. Edwards Deming, teaching, learning, progress and research! nielspflaeging.substack.com/p/the-greate...

The greatest text W. Edwards Deming ever published

It’s very short and not about a topic you’d expect from a famous statistician and business theorist whose body of work spans nearly 200 papers, articles and books

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Had a lovely time yesterday at the "IT Spot" conference in Montenegro, organized by ICT Cortex. I talked about Daily Rhythm at work, about decentralization and self-organization, and Time-Oriented Software Development TOSD, with a 1-hour Masterclass following up on my keynote.

TIME is the new framework! In an era of AI-aided development, we have to liberate software developers from the bane of batch processing (Sprints, dev teams, departments) and start structuring the work according to Daily Rhythm. Get TOSDy. Visit www.timeoriented.dev

Get TOSDy. Because TIME is the new framework. To learn more about TOSD, visit www.timeoriented.dev

Read my new article about "The greatest text W. Edwards Deming ever published" - now available on the Red42 Substack: nielspflaeging.substack.com/p/the-greate... It's about teaching and teachers, higher education, scientific research and how we can advance humanity.

The greatest text W. Edwards Deming ever published

It’s very short and not about a topic you’d expect from a famous statistician and business theorist whose body of work spans nearly 200 papers, articles and books

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A new article of mine is going to be published tomorrow! If you haven't subscribed to my web magazine yet, then now's a good time, as you will then get the new article straight to your email account, once it's out. You are invited to subscribe (free of charge): nielspflaeging.substack.com

In 2028, the BetaCodex Network will turn 20. Learn how the BetaCodex got started, and what we have accomplished so far, over the years! The full story: betacodex.org/the-first-ye...

The BetaCodex Network: A story of turning points and breakthroughs

The BetaCodex Network was founded in early 2008. This is the story of what led to the network’s foundation, and of what followed

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Alignment. That's a pattern from the realm of command-and-control. People who use it (and words like "leaders" and "leading") are promoters of command-and-control thinking. And who wants that?

Software implementation projects (ERP transformations etc.) should NEVER take 18 or 24 months or more. They should always take 90 days, regardless of size, and be strictly time-oriented. Want to go TOSI and get your software transformation done in weeks, not years? Get in touch!