Four AI Principles That Keep Me Grounded
After a year of daily AI use, here are four principles that have helped me find my footing. Maybe they'll help you find yours.
Toon Timbermont
5 Ways to Validate Demand Before You Build
Move from demand thinking to demand testing with these proven validation techniques, from surveys to behavioural experiments.
Two Types of Lightbulb Moments: Solution vs Demand Thinking
Learn why solution-focused thinking drains budgets while demand-focused thinking builds sustainable products.
From Assumptions to Insights: Customer Discovery That Works
Learn the 4 forces framework that reveals why customers really switch (it's not features). And transform your discovery meetings into invaluable validation sessions.
When Perfect Code Isn't Enough: Test-Driven Business Modelling for Product Success
Discover how TDD principles applied at business level can prevent expensive failures and accelerate learning.
What To Do When Your Core Activity Becomes Commodity (Almost) Overnight?
A LinkedIn update about Barnes & Noble not only made me happy, it also is the perfect case to illustrate the value of Wardley Mapping for strategic thinking!
Strategy in 5 Choices
Strategy is anything but a planning exercise - it's 5 powerful choices that create coherence and consistency.
How to avoid getting fooled by net-zero promises when choosing a data centre location.
November 2024, Issue #12
A few weeks ago, I attended the Socrates Belgium unconference, where I gave a lightning talk about digital sustainability. The key point was to make sustainability a non-functional requirement for all applications we write, if not THE requirement.
Over the following days, we had two follow-up
Eliminating Waste - Green ánd Lean?
Limits are powerful when thinking about (digital) sustainability, but should not limit your ambition! Lean principles can inspire you to address the waste and maximise what you can do (within your limits)!
TWIL 24/09 - About Sustainability
Let's face it: too much software we write does not withstand the test of time.
A lot of it never lives up to the initial expectations.
Most of it costs way more than foreseen.
During its lifecycle, it does not give back to society or nature.
In the