Agile Framework

Here's an agile framework for you:

1. How fast do we know we made the wrong decision?
2. How fast can we try something else?
3. Seriously, would we even recognise 1. if it hit us in the face?
4. Everything that doesn't improve on these, is just ceremony.

Source: https://twitter.com/mathiasverraes/status/1070322509034196993

Key Principles of Innovation

Source: Emma McCudden from Suncorp Group

Amazon’s Memo Framework

“There is no way to write a six-page narratively structured memo and not have clear thinking.”

1. Write a six page memo made-up of six sections: Introduction, Goals, Tenets, Current state, Lessons learned, and Strategy.
2. Everyone has 20 minutes to read the memo in the first part of the meeting.
3. The rest of the meeting is devoted to offering feedback on the ideas.
4. The author makes edits and sends a finalised version to all parties.

Amazon has seven rules for writing memos:

1. Use shorter than 30 words per sentence — Constraints drive clear thinking. And the best constraints force you to use less words, not more (sorry, school). If you can explain something in simple terms, you likely understand it well.
2. Replace adjectives with data — “Customers with Prime spend on average 3x more than those without and we retain 90% of them year over year.” is better than “Customers love Prime.”. Specificity leads to clear results and quick decision making.
3. Pass the “so what” test — The reader should immediately know what action you want them to take. Make sure to answer who, what, and when. Otherwise, you’ve wasted your time and the reader’s.