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The Power of Transparency
Sarah Allen@ultrasaurus
Higher Quality
Lower Cost
Open SourceCommunity
CodeDocumentation
Lean StartupBusiness DevelopmentCustomer Collaboration
Open Source
Community
–the Starfish and the Spider
“the unstoppable power of leaderless organizations”
–the Starfish and the Spider
“The Nant’an led by example and held no coercive power. Tribe members followed the
Nant’an because they wanted to, not because they had to”
– Jo Freemanthe Tyranny of Structurelessness
“ there is no such thing as a structureless group”
I Pull Requests
Tyranny of the Pull Request
Transparency is the antidoteto false meritocracy.
Code
http://rauchg.com/slackin/
github.com/18F/open-source-policy
Open source reveals the work in progress…
Open source reveals the work in progress,and allows for unexpected collaboration.
Documentation
Unexpected Collaboration
Lean Startup
Business Development
– Steve Blank
“A startup is an organization formed to search for a
repeatable and scalable business model.”
Transparency increases the speed of learning.
Learning FasterLowers Cost
Learning FasterDecreases Risk
Customer Collaboration
Experiment with Paper
iterate on paper till it works
“play test” your app
prepare for the unexpected
give yourself space to imagine new things
Tweet a favorite phrasein English or Spanish
@mightyverse@magmaconf
The Play Test is a Game
Rules for Play Testing
“Shut up and Watch”
Cooperation and Engagement: What can board games teach us? by Matt Leacock
Rules for Play Testing
“Shut up and Watch”
Take Notes
Take Photos
Resist providing answers.
Ask questions.
Do the scary thing
Do the scary thingthat will teach you the most.
Be respectful of privacyMake your process visible
Reveal the work in progressLearn in the open
Collaborate with your customersDo the scary thing
Learn the mostthat lets you…
Be respectful of privacyMake your process visible
Reveal the work in progressLearn in the open
Collaborate with your customersDo the scary thing
Learn the mostthat lets you…
have fun!
railsbridge.orgbridgefoundry.org
github.com/18F/midasgithub.com/18F/open-data-maker
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