Creative Plumbing

By erampen

In Technology & Architecture

March 2, 2018

4 Min read

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When I bought my 1940s house, it had barely any water pressure, so I hired a plumber to assess the situation. He spent a good while in the crawl space, following offshoots of galvanized piping and corroded connections. When he finally emerged, his message was not what I expected: “Son, you have some creative plumbing going on there”. There are two things you don’t want to hear:...

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Don’t Be An Enabler

By erampen

In Strategy & Transformation

February 27, 2018

3 Min read

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“Technology is the enabler for business outcomes”. This common mantra is often heard when tech teams talk with business stakeholders in corporate settings. It sounds sort-of right. After all, it makes little sense to embark on a project for technology’s sake. Don’t rock the boat. At the same time, it is limiting. If the mindset of technologists is restricted to merely...

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