by Organisers @virtualddd | Mar 13, 2026
Ideas, beliefs, and values create cognitive patterns—when we think of something, our minds go in particular familiar directions. Teams moving from CRUD monoliths to microservices will architect microservices to be tightly coupled because their thinking remains tightly...
by Organisers @virtualddd | Mar 13, 2026
When people resist change or seem confused, the instinct is to explain more—create more models, use more words, provide more documentation. This rarely works. Instead of adding more explanation, design an experience where people can discover the insight themselves....
by Organisers @virtualddd | Mar 1, 2026
When someone pushes hard for a specific technical solution, they're usually operating from an underlying value or concern that they haven't made explicit. Before evaluating technical options, dig into what's driving the strong preference. Is it fear of...
by Organisers @virtualddd | Mar 1, 2026
When someone pushes hard for a particular architectural approach, they're often expressing underlying values or fears rather than purely technical reasoning. By explicitly identifying these value-based heuristics—the principles actually driving their...
by Organisers @virtualddd | Feb 13, 2026
When you find yourself working much harder than usual to keep a session moving, to get people to add stickies, or to generate conversation, that effort is a signal that something beneath the surface is blocking progress. The facilitator shouldn't have to push...
