Alexey Krivitsky

Alexey Krivitsky

AI Engineering · Org Redesign · Executive Advisory

Individuals and Interactions = Relationship (the Blah-Blah-Blah Manifesto)

Alexey Krivitsky1 min read
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The image

The other day, I got reminded of this image I made somewhere in 2011:

The Blah-Blah-Blah Manifesto — Individuals and interactions over processes and tools, surrounded by "blah blah" noise

What did I mean by this? Let's see:

Slide showing "Individuals and interactions over processes and tools" — the first value of the Agile Manifesto

The same slide with "Individuals and interactions" crossed out and replaced by "Relationships"

Aha! Relationships!

Relationships are the roots of any process improvement and any change.

Let's remember that. Before you decide to induce a change in a team, department, or organization — build relationships and bring the people along on the journey.

Don't do change on someone, do it with someone.

It's so obvious and so often forgotten.

The talk

The entire historical video from Agile Tour Vilnius, 2011:

Alexey Krivitsky presenting the Blah-Blah-Blah Manifesto on stage at Agile Tour Vilnius, 2011

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