David K.
@coach-david.bsky.social
I explore modern ways of working through sharp insights, humour, and pop culture analogies.
Follow me on Substack: https://davidkurdadze.substack.com
Follow me on Substack: https://davidkurdadze.substack.com
Red Pill is always there, you just need a Morpheus to guide you to it.
The Illusion of Choice
When the Wiring Dictates the Flow
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September 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Red Pill is always there, you just need a Morpheus to guide you to it.
Do you think your fragmented organization will create a wholistic user experience? think again.
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Beautiful Homes in the Ugly Building
How organizational siloes create confusing user experience
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June 9, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Do you think your fragmented organization will create a wholistic user experience? think again.
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open.substack.com/pub/davidkur...
Do you remember when you were 4-year-old? This article will take you back
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May 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Do you remember when you were 4-year-old? This article will take you back
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The Illusion of Explanatory Depth
“We think we understand something, until we try to explain it.”
More in: 🧵
#MentalModels #CognitiveBiases #PracticalTips #LearningTips #WorkTips
“We think we understand something, until we try to explain it.”
More in: 🧵
#MentalModels #CognitiveBiases #PracticalTips #LearningTips #WorkTips
April 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
The Illusion of Explanatory Depth
“We think we understand something, until we try to explain it.”
More in: 🧵
#MentalModels #CognitiveBiases #PracticalTips #LearningTips #WorkTips
“We think we understand something, until we try to explain it.”
More in: 🧵
#MentalModels #CognitiveBiases #PracticalTips #LearningTips #WorkTips
This one is about Organizational Design, exploring what we can learn from natural and human systems.
Designing the Organizational Habitat
Modding Your Company’s Living Ecosystem
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April 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
This one is about Organizational Design, exploring what we can learn from natural and human systems.
In part 2, we explore the importance of change agency, purpose-driven team dynamic, and seeing teams for what they truly are
The Impactful Agile Coach: Connecting Worlds inside your Organisation (Part 2)
A Down-to-Earth answer to the question of what value Agile Coach provides to the company
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March 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
In part 2, we explore the importance of change agency, purpose-driven team dynamic, and seeing teams for what they truly are
Change the Structure, Not the People
When teams struggle, the instinct is often to train people, coach behaviors, or push harder. But what if the real lever for change isn’t people, but the way they interact?
#MentalModels #LiberatingStructures #Collaboration #WaysOfWorking #Agile
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When teams struggle, the instinct is often to train people, coach behaviors, or push harder. But what if the real lever for change isn’t people, but the way they interact?
#MentalModels #LiberatingStructures #Collaboration #WaysOfWorking #Agile
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March 17, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Change the Structure, Not the People
When teams struggle, the instinct is often to train people, coach behaviors, or push harder. But what if the real lever for change isn’t people, but the way they interact?
#MentalModels #LiberatingStructures #Collaboration #WaysOfWorking #Agile
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When teams struggle, the instinct is often to train people, coach behaviors, or push harder. But what if the real lever for change isn’t people, but the way they interact?
#MentalModels #LiberatingStructures #Collaboration #WaysOfWorking #Agile
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Sometimes, the best way to get the right answer is to start with your best guess.
❝The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question, but to post the wrong answer.❞ – Cunningham’s Law
#MentalModels #EponymousLaws #PracticalTips #WorkTips #FacilitationTips
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❝The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question, but to post the wrong answer.❞ – Cunningham’s Law
#MentalModels #EponymousLaws #PracticalTips #WorkTips #FacilitationTips
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March 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Sometimes, the best way to get the right answer is to start with your best guess.
❝The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question, but to post the wrong answer.❞ – Cunningham’s Law
#MentalModels #EponymousLaws #PracticalTips #WorkTips #FacilitationTips
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❝The best way to get the right answer on the internet is not to ask a question, but to post the wrong answer.❞ – Cunningham’s Law
#MentalModels #EponymousLaws #PracticalTips #WorkTips #FacilitationTips
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For the longest time, I considered myself a lifelong learner. I devoured books, podcasts, and articles daily for decades. But at some point, I realized something unsettling:
Beyond Learning: A Framework for Growth
How I Switched from Learning to Learning, Reflecting, and Applying
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March 10, 2025 at 7:54 PM
For the longest time, I considered myself a lifelong learner. I devoured books, podcasts, and articles daily for decades. But at some point, I realized something unsettling:
Part 1 of The Impactful Agile Coach article series #AgileCoach #Impact #Clarity #BridgingTheGap #Language #Agile
The Impactful Agile Coach: Connecting Worlds inside your Organisation (Part 1)
A Down-to-Earth answer to the question of what value Agile Coach provides to the company
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March 7, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Part 1 of The Impactful Agile Coach article series #AgileCoach #Impact #Clarity #BridgingTheGap #Language #Agile
This should be a fundamental belief of people
Instead, the first attempt is so overrated that people often judge their abilities based on it. When they don’t succeed right away, they assume they’re not good at something and give up entirely.
Instead, the first attempt is so overrated that people often judge their abilities based on it. When they don’t succeed right away, they assume they’re not good at something and give up entirely.
The first time you try something new—and several times after that—you won't achieve mastery. If you do, perhaps it's time to call Guinness World Records!
Instead, focus on the satisfaction of improving and celebrate your progress as you learn 👏👏👏
More in #RightKindOfWrong: bit.ly/RKWBook
Instead, focus on the satisfaction of improving and celebrate your progress as you learn 👏👏👏
More in #RightKindOfWrong: bit.ly/RKWBook
March 7, 2025 at 5:52 AM
This should be a fundamental belief of people
Instead, the first attempt is so overrated that people often judge their abilities based on it. When they don’t succeed right away, they assume they’re not good at something and give up entirely.
Instead, the first attempt is so overrated that people often judge their abilities based on it. When they don’t succeed right away, they assume they’re not good at something and give up entirely.
Who is the one person in your profession whose posts you always read?
Drop their name in the comments 👇
Drop their name in the comments 👇
March 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Who is the one person in your profession whose posts you always read?
Drop their name in the comments 👇
Drop their name in the comments 👇
Most companies don’t struggle with knowing what to change. The hard part is actually making it happen.
Think about quitting smoking. Everyone knows it’s bad. But breaking the habit? That’s a different game.
Read: shorturl.at/IOfz9
#OrganisationalChange #WaysOfWorking #Agile #AI #Transformation
Think about quitting smoking. Everyone knows it’s bad. But breaking the habit? That’s a different game.
Read: shorturl.at/IOfz9
#OrganisationalChange #WaysOfWorking #Agile #AI #Transformation
Breaking the Habit: Why Organisational Change is Like Quitting Smoking
Breaking the Cycle of Old Ways—One Habit at a Time
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February 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Most companies don’t struggle with knowing what to change. The hard part is actually making it happen.
Think about quitting smoking. Everyone knows it’s bad. But breaking the habit? That’s a different game.
Read: shorturl.at/IOfz9
#OrganisationalChange #WaysOfWorking #Agile #AI #Transformation
Think about quitting smoking. Everyone knows it’s bad. But breaking the habit? That’s a different game.
Read: shorturl.at/IOfz9
#OrganisationalChange #WaysOfWorking #Agile #AI #Transformation
If you are a member of the leadership team in your organisation, this post is for you.
If you're not, read it anyways
open.substack.com/pub/davidkur...
If you're not, read it anyways
open.substack.com/pub/davidkur...
Empowering Teams Doesn’t Make Leaders Obsolete—It Makes Them Essential
From Commander to Catalyst: How Leadership Evolves in Agile Teams
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February 18, 2025 at 12:38 PM
If you are a member of the leadership team in your organisation, this post is for you.
If you're not, read it anyways
open.substack.com/pub/davidkur...
If you're not, read it anyways
open.substack.com/pub/davidkur...
New here.
And have a couple of questions.
What makes this platform stand out from others?
And why are you here personally?
Anyone, feel free to engage in answering.
And have a couple of questions.
What makes this platform stand out from others?
And why are you here personally?
Anyone, feel free to engage in answering.
February 12, 2025 at 9:17 PM
New here.
And have a couple of questions.
What makes this platform stand out from others?
And why are you here personally?
Anyone, feel free to engage in answering.
And have a couple of questions.
What makes this platform stand out from others?
And why are you here personally?
Anyone, feel free to engage in answering.
Ways to avoid Agile PTSD - Post Transformation Stress Disorder open.substack.com/pub/davidkur...
#Agile #Transformation #WaysOfWorking
#Agile #Transformation #WaysOfWorking
Ways to avoid Agile PTSD - Post Transformation Stress Disorder
Or how to make life easier for the next Agile practitioner after your failure
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February 12, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Ways to avoid Agile PTSD - Post Transformation Stress Disorder open.substack.com/pub/davidkur...
#Agile #Transformation #WaysOfWorking
#Agile #Transformation #WaysOfWorking