Peter Winer's Chapter 3 - New York and California, now London

Growing up with Segregation in NYC Schools

I was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey but never lived there. I grew up in Queens, New York. First in Jackson Heights until I was seven and Flushing after that. Our family home was in Flushing for over 50 years

Segregation in NYC Public Schools

In 1964, my family was part of an effort to reduce segregation in the New York City Public Schools. Today, the New York Times reflects on the history of NYC school segregation in, “Segregation Has Been the Story of New

Spreadsheet Sprints: Fastest Way to Test-Drive Agile

Spreadsheet sprinting is an easy and cost-effective way to get started with Agile. Too often, Agile adoption involves learning new terminology, tools and methods. Spreadsheet sprinting bypasses the learning curve and enables immediate focus on priorities, goals and tasks. In

River Thames Annual Draw Off

Every November the weirs are lifted between Richmond and Teddington Lock for the Thames Annual Draw Off. This allows the Port of London Authority to drain the water to its natural level at low tide so that essential maintenance work

Ditch the slides and use placemats instead

When you present slides in meetings, you know it’s difficult to keep audiences engaged and happy. Not surprising because slide presentations are structured, sequential and always stretch at least 30 minutes. Stakeholders are overbooked, rushed and stressed. People want immediate

To Ski

Around this time last year, I offered myself to join all ski trips. “If you’re going, I’m in.” The result was really good. I skied in France and Austria. I started at Courchevel Le Praz with Caroline who forced me to ski

Leveraging Swimlanes to reach the Next Key Stage

Swimlanes provide a good model for focusing efforts in groups trying to reach the Next Key Stage. In my work with startup ventures, I encourage management teams to develop a list of swimlanes. Each swimlane encapsulates effort for driving to

At Home in Twickenham, London, UK

I returned to Twickenham on Saturday. It’s really good to be back. I missed Alice, my children and the insanely stupid dogs. We’re now all in the UK. The children are all at school. New York Finale In New York,

At Home in Flushing, Queens, New York City

I’m at my desk in Flushing Queens New York. In the States for the first time in 6 months. Been gone long enough that everything’s different. It’s my original home, so I reacquaint quickly and now it all looks the

MVP Spreadsheet: Easy Tool for Gliding into Agile

Minimum Viable Product (MVP) is a key ingredient of Agile. MVP is a product with just enough features to satisfy early customers, and to provide feedback for future product development. Teams can easily sprint with an MVP Spreadsheet using familiar tools

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