The Sydney Opera house is one of the most iconic buildings in the world. I had the pleasure of living there for a while, and it always took my breath away. But did you know that it is one of the best examples of a project going over time and budget? Construction was originally planned […]

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11.08.2023

Self-Serving bias: Why you think nothing is your fault - Idea to Value

How often are you blamed for things which are not your fault? Or get credit for the good things which only happened thanks to you? While in some cases people may really get negative feedback which was completely not their fault, often there is more nuance involved, where the person may not accept their responsibility. […]

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15.11.2023

We could all benefit from more failures - Idea to Value

People are afraid of failure. In fact, people tend to avoid failing publicly wherever possible, especially in the workplace. This can result in people and projects trying to hide failure, or avoid trying things which challenge them at all so that they are less likely to fail. There are deep-rooted evolutionary reasons why we feel […]

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21.11.2023

Made to last - Idea to Value

Over the weekend, we stayed with my parents. For my toddler, they brought out some of the toys they had kept from when I was still a baby. One of the hits was a wooden toy train set which must now be over 40 years old. And my child loved it (although there were significantly […]

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Planning fallacy: Why we are so bad at predicting how long something will take - Idea to Value

Self-Serving bias: Why you think nothing is your fault - Idea to Value

We could all benefit from more failures - Idea to Value

Made to last - Idea to Value

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