Darlene Pike
@finerfocus.bsky.social
I help organizations clarify and deliver what matters most. I’m also a fan of the outdoors :)
www.finerfocus.com
www.finerfocus.com
Pinned
Darlene Pike
@finerfocus.bsky.social
· Jul 3
Can you think of a richer form of communication between humans than in person, face to face?
Reposted by Darlene Pike
🎼What would you do
If my heart was torn in two?
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
youtu.be/UrIiLvg58SY
What is playing?
#djshantha
#musicsky
#music
#'90s
If my heart was torn in two?
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
youtu.be/UrIiLvg58SY
What is playing?
#djshantha
#musicsky
#music
#'90s
Extreme - More Than Words (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by ExtremeVEVO
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 10:25 PM
🎼What would you do
If my heart was torn in two?
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
youtu.be/UrIiLvg58SY
What is playing?
#djshantha
#musicsky
#music
#'90s
If my heart was torn in two?
More than words to show you feel
That your love for me is real
youtu.be/UrIiLvg58SY
What is playing?
#djshantha
#musicsky
#music
#'90s
🌞Good morning! I have been recently
Inspired by Jochen Krebs’s book “Agile Kata” that builds on the work of Mike Rother and Toyota kata.
I’ve been deep diving on these ideas lately and am liking the simplicity and flexibility.
Inspired by Jochen Krebs’s book “Agile Kata” that builds on the work of Mike Rother and Toyota kata.
I’ve been deep diving on these ideas lately and am liking the simplicity and flexibility.
August 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
🌞Good morning! I have been recently
Inspired by Jochen Krebs’s book “Agile Kata” that builds on the work of Mike Rother and Toyota kata.
I’ve been deep diving on these ideas lately and am liking the simplicity and flexibility.
Inspired by Jochen Krebs’s book “Agile Kata” that builds on the work of Mike Rother and Toyota kata.
I’ve been deep diving on these ideas lately and am liking the simplicity and flexibility.
You don’t need a daily standup if your team collaborates at a higher frequency than daily.
Collaborate more. Meet less.
Collaborate more. Meet less.
July 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
You don’t need a daily standup if your team collaborates at a higher frequency than daily.
Collaborate more. Meet less.
Collaborate more. Meet less.
This is a nice quote:
"I’ve concluded that the measure of my life is my capacity to love imperfect people. People like me."
"I’ve concluded that the measure of my life is my capacity to love imperfect people. People like me."
July 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This is a nice quote:
"I’ve concluded that the measure of my life is my capacity to love imperfect people. People like me."
"I’ve concluded that the measure of my life is my capacity to love imperfect people. People like me."
Can Bluesky be a better social media platform?
The competition is not really that good, even disturbing.
I wish Bluesky success.
The competition is not really that good, even disturbing.
I wish Bluesky success.
July 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Can Bluesky be a better social media platform?
The competition is not really that good, even disturbing.
I wish Bluesky success.
The competition is not really that good, even disturbing.
I wish Bluesky success.
Can you think of a richer form of communication between humans than in person, face to face?
July 3, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Can you think of a richer form of communication between humans than in person, face to face?
Happy Independence Day!
Here’s to enjoying freedom, adaptability, and resilience—on this holiday and in our work. Hope you’re celebrating with people who inspire you!
#IndependenceDay #Agility
Here’s to enjoying freedom, adaptability, and resilience—on this holiday and in our work. Hope you’re celebrating with people who inspire you!
#IndependenceDay #Agility
July 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Happy Independence Day!
Here’s to enjoying freedom, adaptability, and resilience—on this holiday and in our work. Hope you’re celebrating with people who inspire you!
#IndependenceDay #Agility
Here’s to enjoying freedom, adaptability, and resilience—on this holiday and in our work. Hope you’re celebrating with people who inspire you!
#IndependenceDay #Agility
Hello friends and happy Friday morning 🌞
Here is a message from the past from The Who — enjoy!
youtu.be/UDfAdHBtK_Q?...
Here is a message from the past from The Who — enjoy!
youtu.be/UDfAdHBtK_Q?...
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again (Shepperton Studios / 1978)
YouTube video by TheWhoVEVO
youtu.be
June 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Hello friends and happy Friday morning 🌞
Here is a message from the past from The Who — enjoy!
youtu.be/UDfAdHBtK_Q?...
Here is a message from the past from The Who — enjoy!
youtu.be/UDfAdHBtK_Q?...
This is a pomegranate from a tree that suffered some damage in hurricane Milton last October. It’s the only one. There is one fruit on this tree. When I see it, I think of resilience and systemic support. The whole tree is supporting this one fruit.
June 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
This is a pomegranate from a tree that suffered some damage in hurricane Milton last October. It’s the only one. There is one fruit on this tree. When I see it, I think of resilience and systemic support. The whole tree is supporting this one fruit.
NIH is asking: How do we develop AI tools for medical research while protecting patient data? Your expertise matters - researchers, clinicians, developers, and public all encouraged to respond by July 15.
osp.od.nih.gov/comment-form...
osp.od.nih.gov/comment-form...
Comment Form: Responsibly Developing and Sharing Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools Using NIH Controlled Access Data
osp.od.nih.gov
June 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
NIH is asking: How do we develop AI tools for medical research while protecting patient data? Your expertise matters - researchers, clinicians, developers, and public all encouraged to respond by July 15.
osp.od.nih.gov/comment-form...
osp.od.nih.gov/comment-form...
Reposted by Darlene Pike
Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.
Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104
Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family.
www.nytimes.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, has died at 104.
If you are a naturally curious person, and have developed a good habit of being able to ask clear and focused questions, then you will flourish as the world transforms to AI-driven knowledge work.
April 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If you are a naturally curious person, and have developed a good habit of being able to ask clear and focused questions, then you will flourish as the world transforms to AI-driven knowledge work.
My process for bigger questions is to use multiple LLMs together with personas, and it goes like this...
I define and interact from the POV of one of two personas: one is totally open, and one is a skeptical critic.
1/6
I define and interact from the POV of one of two personas: one is totally open, and one is a skeptical critic.
1/6
April 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
My process for bigger questions is to use multiple LLMs together with personas, and it goes like this...
I define and interact from the POV of one of two personas: one is totally open, and one is a skeptical critic.
1/6
I define and interact from the POV of one of two personas: one is totally open, and one is a skeptical critic.
1/6
Reposted by Darlene Pike
A Scrum Master is NOT your personal Jira guru. They help improve team dynamics, not just workflows. #ScrumMaster
April 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
A Scrum Master is NOT your personal Jira guru. They help improve team dynamics, not just workflows. #ScrumMaster
Agile processes promote sustainable development.
The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.
The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.
April 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Agile processes promote sustainable development.
The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.
The sponsors, developers, and users should be able to maintain a constant pace indefinitely.
I'm adapting to some market changes over here ... how about you?
April 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I'm adapting to some market changes over here ... how about you?
The best ways of working are never plug and play.
The only way forward is to find our own way.
The only way forward is to find our own way.
April 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The best ways of working are never plug and play.
The only way forward is to find our own way.
The only way forward is to find our own way.
Reposted by Darlene Pike
"The corollary to Conway's Law is, you can actually change the architecture of a company just by changing how people talk to each other." 🤔🤯🥂
April 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM
"The corollary to Conway's Law is, you can actually change the architecture of a company just by changing how people talk to each other." 🤔🤯🥂
Agile is bold and light.
April 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Agile is bold and light.
Reposted by Darlene Pike
NEW POST
To work effectively with agentic coding assistants, Birgitta Böckeler found she needs to intervene, correct and steer all the time. She describes examples of these interventions indicating the skills we need to correct the tools' missteps
martinfowler.com/articles/exp...
To work effectively with agentic coding assistants, Birgitta Böckeler found she needs to intervene, correct and steer all the time. She describes examples of these interventions indicating the skills we need to correct the tools' missteps
martinfowler.com/articles/exp...
March 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW POST
To work effectively with agentic coding assistants, Birgitta Böckeler found she needs to intervene, correct and steer all the time. She describes examples of these interventions indicating the skills we need to correct the tools' missteps
martinfowler.com/articles/exp...
To work effectively with agentic coding assistants, Birgitta Böckeler found she needs to intervene, correct and steer all the time. She describes examples of these interventions indicating the skills we need to correct the tools' missteps
martinfowler.com/articles/exp...
There will always be others more experienced or talented than you and me. None of them have the experience and talents of you and me.
March 25, 2025 at 3:55 PM
There will always be others more experienced or talented than you and me. None of them have the experience and talents of you and me.
Reposted by Darlene Pike
I love articles that say "We don't use agile, what we do is..." and then describe something 100% in line with the Agile Manifesto.
I guess they mean "We don't use [SAFe, scrum, XP, LeSS]" but that's not how it's presented.
I guess they mean "We don't use [SAFe, scrum, XP, LeSS]" but that's not how it's presented.
March 24, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I love articles that say "We don't use agile, what we do is..." and then describe something 100% in line with the Agile Manifesto.
I guess they mean "We don't use [SAFe, scrum, XP, LeSS]" but that's not how it's presented.
I guess they mean "We don't use [SAFe, scrum, XP, LeSS]" but that's not how it's presented.
When you use an LLM like ChatGPT, Claude or Grok, do you imagine that you are speaking to someone like yourself? I naturally imagine that I'm speaking to a woman, similar to me, only with a lot more information and different skills. Does everyone do this, or am I unusual?
March 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
When you use an LLM like ChatGPT, Claude or Grok, do you imagine that you are speaking to someone like yourself? I naturally imagine that I'm speaking to a woman, similar to me, only with a lot more information and different skills. Does everyone do this, or am I unusual?