2016 Keynote Linda Rising
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Claims that Agile is proven lack no randomized controlled trials; decision-making relies on persuasive stories and placebo-like belief more than evidence. Historical tests cited: Semmelweis handwashing sharply cuts maternal mortality, leeching persists centuries despite negative data, President Garfield dies from unsterile probing. Practical pointers: seek micro-experiments (Lori Williams on pair-programming experiments, Arlo Bëll), use behavioral science (Thinking Fast and Slow, the Progress Principle), question open-plan offices and run small controlled trials before wholesale adoption.
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- 0:00Start
- 1:17Contact Information
- 15:52James Garfield
- 31:16How Your Brain Works
- 32:04The Progress Principle
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