How evolutionary psychology validates the Agile mindset
summary
Argues that evolutionary psychology and brain wiring explain why Agile practices land differently for people: extroverts (strong dopamine vs acetylcholine reward systems) prefer mob programming, open offices and rapid collaboration while introverts need space and time; maps left/right hemispheres to delivery vs discovery and recommends using spikes and dual-track approaches to convert unknowns into decisions; cites the Big Five traits to predict team behaviour; recommends redesigning ceremonies and workflows so discovery and delivery run in parallel rather than one after the other.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Intro
- 6:42How does Agile fit with school
- 11:58Is it just a different opinion
- 12:28Doers vs dreamers
- 13:48Which character are you
- 14:01Different personality types
- 15:26The Big Five
- 18:09My profile
- 18:34Know yourself
- 18:49Your brain
- 21:02hemispheres
- 23:53Further reading
- 24:30Two hemispheres
- 24:49Why Agile
- 25:15Sprinting
- 27:05Extroverted vs introverted
- 28:31Project vs products
- 29:52Chinese Taoism
- 30:33Discover Delivery
- 31:38Summary
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