The Power of Metaphors

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Explores how metaphors shape everyday work in software development, arguing they permeate design patterns (services, controllers, adapters, factories), roles (e.g. Product Owner) and artifacts (Customer Journey). Presents concrete metaphors the presenter has used to drive cultural and organizational change, with examples of how those metaphors were applied and produced consistent results.

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1. 0:00Metaphors introduction
2. 1:50Metaphors in daily speech
3. 3:55Metaphors at work
4. 6:26Metaphors in software
5. 7:11Software as construction
6. 8:15Language to change reality
7. 9:19Release train example
8. 10:41Innovation metaphors
9. 11:44Planning as a journey
10. 15:38Benefits of metaphors
11. 16:46Call to action

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