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Ruth Malan
@ruthmalan.bsky.social
· Sep 12
An "alum" of my workshops (💜) was asking when the next open enrollment Technical Leadership Workshop will be, and I realized I haven't run one all year! So, it's scheduled!
50% early enrollment discount.
Dec 2 and 9, 2025, 12PM - 3PM Eastern Time
More info/Enroll: ti.to/bredemeyer/t...
50% early enrollment discount.
Dec 2 and 9, 2025, 12PM - 3PM Eastern Time
More info/Enroll: ti.to/bredemeyer/t...
Starts in 3 weeks. Still some seats, and it’s a *lovely* group to join!
An "alum" of my workshops (💜) was asking when the next open enrollment Technical Leadership Workshop will be, and I realized I haven't run one all year! So, it's scheduled!
50% early enrollment discount.
Dec 2 and 9, 2025, 12PM - 3PM Eastern Time
More info/Enroll: ti.to/bredemeyer/t...
50% early enrollment discount.
Dec 2 and 9, 2025, 12PM - 3PM Eastern Time
More info/Enroll: ti.to/bredemeyer/t...
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Starts in 3 weeks. Still some seats, and it’s a *lovely* group to join!
Reposted by Ruth Malan
oooh I have a talk on power coming up tomorrow for a leadership group I help facilitate and I can’t wait to share this with them: nonprofitquarterly.org/are-we-ready...
November 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
oooh I have a talk on power coming up tomorrow for a leadership group I help facilitate and I can’t wait to share this with them: nonprofitquarterly.org/are-we-ready...
Reposted by Ruth Malan
Minneapolis now has Prince library cards, so obviously @joelaha.bsky.social and I got ours!
November 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Minneapolis now has Prince library cards, so obviously @joelaha.bsky.social and I got ours!
Reposted by Ruth Malan
Another rereading advocate:
"I'm very much a rereader. I reread all the time. Books wait for you, and they blossom in the time between readings..."
- Helen Oyeyemi, New Yorker interview
In general, there is so much value in rereading, especially books that impacted us profoundly in the past.
"I'm very much a rereader. I reread all the time. Books wait for you, and they blossom in the time between readings..."
- Helen Oyeyemi, New Yorker interview
In general, there is so much value in rereading, especially books that impacted us profoundly in the past.
Kiese Laymon, MacArthur Prize winner, speaking about the importance of revision.
And in his book Heavy, he talks about re-reading.
💜👑📚
#Writers #Writing
youtu.be/ZcCZwLr9DwA?...
And in his book Heavy, he talks about re-reading.
💜👑📚
#Writers #Writing
youtu.be/ZcCZwLr9DwA?...
Kiese Laymon, Writer | 2022 MacArthur Fellow
Writer Kiese Laymon composes inventive fiction and nonfiction that bears witness to forms of violence that mark the Black experience. #MacFellowHe’s a 2022 M...
youtu.be
July 11, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Another rereading advocate:
"I'm very much a rereader. I reread all the time. Books wait for you, and they blossom in the time between readings..."
- Helen Oyeyemi, New Yorker interview
In general, there is so much value in rereading, especially books that impacted us profoundly in the past.
"I'm very much a rereader. I reread all the time. Books wait for you, and they blossom in the time between readings..."
- Helen Oyeyemi, New Yorker interview
In general, there is so much value in rereading, especially books that impacted us profoundly in the past.
Reposted by Ruth Malan
It's a launch day at @redmonk.com!
My colleague @monkchips.com, along with his lovely coauthors @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @wiredferret.bsky.social & @azimman.bsky.social have released their Progressive Delivery book into the world!
Let me tell you about their book!
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
My colleague @monkchips.com, along with his lovely coauthors @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @wiredferret.bsky.social & @azimman.bsky.social have released their Progressive Delivery book into the world!
Let me tell you about their book!
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
Progressive Delivery
My colleague James Governor has been talking about Progressive Delivery since helping coin the term in 2018. He joined forces with co-authors Kim Harrison, Heidi Waterhouse, and Adam Zimman to write a...
redmonk.com
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's a launch day at @redmonk.com!
My colleague @monkchips.com, along with his lovely coauthors @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @wiredferret.bsky.social & @azimman.bsky.social have released their Progressive Delivery book into the world!
Let me tell you about their book!
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
My colleague @monkchips.com, along with his lovely coauthors @kimmykimkimber.bsky.social @wiredferret.bsky.social & @azimman.bsky.social have released their Progressive Delivery book into the world!
Let me tell you about their book!
redmonk.com/rstephens/20...
The next #PapersInSystems discussion is Monday Dec 1, 1-2pm Eastern, Josh Reynolds will lead, and the paper is "The Architecture of Complexity" by Herbert Simon.
More info/sign up (free of course): ti.to/bredemeyer/a...
More info/sign up (free of course): ti.to/bredemeyer/a...
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The next #PapersInSystems discussion is Monday Dec 1, 1-2pm Eastern, Josh Reynolds will lead, and the paper is "The Architecture of Complexity" by Herbert Simon.
More info/sign up (free of course): ti.to/bredemeyer/a...
More info/sign up (free of course): ti.to/bredemeyer/a...
Reposted by Ruth Malan
One of my standards. Once you have the flavoring pastes, it's easy to make this using tofu (or eggs) and whatever vegetables you have in the fridge.
thekoreanvegan.com/best-doenjan...
thekoreanvegan.com/best-doenjan...
November 4, 2025 at 3:21 AM
One of my standards. Once you have the flavoring pastes, it's easy to make this using tofu (or eggs) and whatever vegetables you have in the fridge.
thekoreanvegan.com/best-doenjan...
thekoreanvegan.com/best-doenjan...
Join us in discussing this on Monday (Nov 3)?
Next in #PapersInSystems:
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
User Driven Innovation
A curated synopsis.
bracken.social
November 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Join us in discussing this on Monday (Nov 3)?
Reposted by Ruth Malan
definitely adding to Mount To Be Read
Ooh, Simon Schaffer reader coming down the pike. I blogged through a good chunk of his oeuvre back in the day, which was really illuminating. Too bad they didn't include "The Show That Never Ends" (on perpetual motion), which is probably my favorite: doi.org/10.1017/S000... #HPS
Working Knowledge
Collects key articles by Simon Schaffer, one of the most important historians of science working today. Working Knowledge is the first English-language collection of essays by Simon Schaffer, coautho...
press.uchicago.edu
November 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
definitely adding to Mount To Be Read
Reposted by Ruth Malan
paging @briandorsey.bsky.social
Archived a deep Q&A about how I use field recordings and why they mean so much to me. colly.com/journal/comp...
Composing with field recordings
Musician Henry Claude asked me some questions for his field recording research project, and was kind enough to let me archive my detailed responses here.
colly.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:59 PM
paging @briandorsey.bsky.social
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paging @ruthmalan.bsky.social
New blog post, in a slightly new style!
Why do groups sometimes get stuck on the wrong thing?
How do minority voices help systems stay honest?
What does design has to do with dissent?
Some thoughts, and some group science, on problems big and small
www.jrwinget.com/blog/2025-10...
Why do groups sometimes get stuck on the wrong thing?
How do minority voices help systems stay honest?
What does design has to do with dissent?
Some thoughts, and some group science, on problems big and small
www.jrwinget.com/blog/2025-10...
When Groups Get Stuck on the Wrong Problem – Jeremy R. Winget, PhD
Dissent, sharedness, and the design of collective intelligence
www.jrwinget.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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“wish I’d found this 10 years ago”
Next in #PapersInSystems:
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
User Driven Innovation
A curated synopsis.
bracken.social
October 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
“wish I’d found this 10 years ago”
“this was a really good read! i especially like the chaotic layout of the book 😂”
Still chuckling because … not wrong haha.
About my technical decisions chapbook
www.linkedin.com/posts/bjorn-...
Still chuckling because … not wrong haha.
About my technical decisions chapbook
www.linkedin.com/posts/bjorn-...
October 30, 2025 at 5:28 PM
“this was a really good read! i especially like the chaotic layout of the book 😂”
Still chuckling because … not wrong haha.
About my technical decisions chapbook
www.linkedin.com/posts/bjorn-...
Still chuckling because … not wrong haha.
About my technical decisions chapbook
www.linkedin.com/posts/bjorn-...
Reposted by Ruth Malan
This meeting could have been a duel.
October 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This meeting could have been a duel.
Reposted by Ruth Malan
Next in #PapersInSystems:
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
User Driven Innovation
A curated synopsis.
bracken.social
October 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Reposted by Ruth Malan
The problem with "you can just do things" is that other people can also just do things. You can get into an arms race of just doing things, or learn how to build shared intent.
One of those approaches is masculine and exciting. The other one actually works.
Guess which one AI tools encourage?
One of those approaches is masculine and exciting. The other one actually works.
Guess which one AI tools encourage?
The social lives of ideas (Don't Just Do Things, Part 3)
No amount of outputs will help maintain unbroken intent all the way through to delivery.
productpicnic.beehiiv.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The problem with "you can just do things" is that other people can also just do things. You can get into an arms race of just doing things, or learn how to build shared intent.
One of those approaches is masculine and exciting. The other one actually works.
Guess which one AI tools encourage?
One of those approaches is masculine and exciting. The other one actually works.
Guess which one AI tools encourage?
It is worth mentioning from time to time: “alumni” can take the same workshop again without paying again. We all learn so much from folk coming back and playing different roles in the co-created experience, bringing reflections and new avenues to explore, etc.
An "alum" of my workshops (💜) was asking when the next open enrollment Technical Leadership Workshop will be, and I realized I haven't run one all year! So, it's scheduled!
50% early enrollment discount.
Dec 2 and 9, 2025, 12PM - 3PM Eastern Time
More info/Enroll: ti.to/bredemeyer/t...
50% early enrollment discount.
Dec 2 and 9, 2025, 12PM - 3PM Eastern Time
More info/Enroll: ti.to/bredemeyer/t...
October 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It is worth mentioning from time to time: “alumni” can take the same workshop again without paying again. We all learn so much from folk coming back and playing different roles in the co-created experience, bringing reflections and new avenues to explore, etc.
Reposted by Ruth Malan
Innovation is a tricky subject. The art of innovation is not well studied, at least not by name
In addition, multiple disciplines have research that overlaps significantly, but the integration lags behind by decades, making shared empirical research or identifying more global patterns difficult
In addition, multiple disciplines have research that overlaps significantly, but the integration lags behind by decades, making shared empirical research or identifying more global patterns difficult
Scaling Innovation: Building Ecosystems | Hazel Weakly
Innovation is a tricky subject. The precise details of how to do it are not well studied, at least not under the name “innovation”. In addition, multiple...
hazelweakly.me
October 22, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Innovation is a tricky subject. The art of innovation is not well studied, at least not by name
In addition, multiple disciplines have research that overlaps significantly, but the integration lags behind by decades, making shared empirical research or identifying more global patterns difficult
In addition, multiple disciplines have research that overlaps significantly, but the integration lags behind by decades, making shared empirical research or identifying more global patterns difficult
Monday week (Nov 3): this one takes us to user innovation.
Next in #PapersInSystems:
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
User Driven Innovation
A curated synopsis.
bracken.social
October 26, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Monday week (Nov 3): this one takes us to user innovation.
Reposted by Ruth Malan
Next in #PapersInSystems:
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
User Driven Innovation
A curated synopsis.
bracken.social
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Next in #PapersInSystems:
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
Reposted by Ruth Malan
EVERYBODY GO READ THE AWS INCIDENT WRITE-UP! aws.amazon.com/message/1019...
Summary of the Amazon DynamoDB Service Disruption in Northern Virginia (US-EAST-1) Region
aws.amazon.com
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
EVERYBODY GO READ THE AWS INCIDENT WRITE-UP! aws.amazon.com/message/1019...
Reposted by Ruth Malan
You can't fix this by "increasing velocity" because that just makes things worse.
(this is the prequel to the post above, there's a part 3 coming this week pulling together recent poastes from @ruthmalan.bsky.social @jarango.bsky.social and @eaton.fyi among other blueskies & from elsewhere)
(this is the prequel to the post above, there's a part 3 coming this week pulling together recent poastes from @ruthmalan.bsky.social @jarango.bsky.social and @eaton.fyi among other blueskies & from elsewhere)
"Just doing things" is not a path to value (Don't Just Do Things, Part 1)
Action for the sake of action feels good, but the path of least resistance leads you to surrender your own agency.
productpicnic.beehiiv.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:11 PM
You can't fix this by "increasing velocity" because that just makes things worse.
(this is the prequel to the post above, there's a part 3 coming this week pulling together recent poastes from @ruthmalan.bsky.social @jarango.bsky.social and @eaton.fyi among other blueskies & from elsewhere)
(this is the prequel to the post above, there's a part 3 coming this week pulling together recent poastes from @ruthmalan.bsky.social @jarango.bsky.social and @eaton.fyi among other blueskies & from elsewhere)
Reposted by Ruth Malan
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
October 22, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We are deeply saddened by the loss of Greg Newby, who led Project Gutenberg ( @gutenberg.org ) with passion and purpose. Greg’s belief in free and open access to knowledge continues to inspire us and so many others working to preserve our shared culture online. gutenberg.org/about/newby....
Reposted by Ruth Malan
I’m here for talks and a workshop at Lesley University tomorrow (10/23) which are both free and open to the public! My first time traveling in the US to do this sort of thing since February 2020… web.cvent.com/event/e9368c...
Summary - CLASS Reads & Thought Leadership Series Presents: Nick Sousanis
web.cvent.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I’m here for talks and a workshop at Lesley University tomorrow (10/23) which are both free and open to the public! My first time traveling in the US to do this sort of thing since February 2020… web.cvent.com/event/e9368c...
Next in #PapersInSystems:
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
User Driven Innovation
A curated synopsis.
bracken.social
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Next in #PapersInSystems:
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...
“User Driven Innovation: a condensed version of Eric Von Hippel's course,” curated by Bracken Mosbacker
When: Mon Nov 3rd, 1–2pm Eastern Time (US/Canada)
Notes with links to curated video segments: bracken.social/articles/use...
Info/signup: ti.to/bredemeyer/u...