Greater Than Code

111: Thermodynamics of Emotion with Thomas Perry

Greater Than Code

In this episode, Thomas Perry talks about thermodynamics of emotion. Observing animal and human behavior is also discussed, as well as organizational restructuring, Flow and how it moves through systems, and alignment in appetite and emotion. Panelists: John K. Sawers | Janelle Klein | Rein Henrichs | Jessica Kerr Special Guest: Thomas Perry: @tlperry | LinkedIn | The 2019 Thermodynamics of Emotion Symposium| agiletools.wordpress.com Tom has been working as a transformation agent in software development for over 20 years. He has worked on teams at startup companies, large corporations in the Fortune 100 and the State and Federal Government. His background includes testing, development, project/program management, agile coaching/mentoring and training. As part of his involvement in the greater agile community, he led the Seattle eastside chapter of the Agile Project Leadership Network as well as recently creating the Open Agile Management conference in Seattle. He is a speaker and author on Agile topics in local and international forums. He wrote "The Little Book of Impediments" which can be found on www.leanpub.com. Show Notes: 01:30 – Tom’s Superpower: Hot Toddies, Eccentricity, and Talking to Animals! 04:42 – Observing Animal vs Humans Behavior and Organizational Restructuring Participant Observation 10:25 – Looking For Genuine Change, Empowering Workers, and the Conflation of the terms Boss and Manager The Toyota Way Adrian Bejan: The Constructal Law Your Dog Is Your Mirror: The Emotional Capacity of Our Dogs and Ourselves by Kevin Behan   Brandt Stickley 23:20 – Flow and How it Moves Through Systems Design in Nature: How the Constructal Law Governs Evolution in Biology, Physics, Technology, and Social Organizations by Adrian Bejan 33:45 – Predictive and Explanatory Power The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas S. Kuhn 37:40 – Breaking Things Down 43:37 – Alignment in Appetite and Emotion Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values 52:08 – Defining Quality 01:02:21 – Emotional Metaphors and Sensory Inputs DevOpsDays Boston 2017- Your Emotional API by John Sawers Reflections: Jessica: When the language gets woo-ey, the ideas might be new-y. Rein: Quality is individual and personal. It is subjective and intersubjective. Thomas: The best ideas are often found in uncomfortable places. John: Systems of living things are living systems. Janelle: Don’t assume you understand anything immediately when you walk into a room. Let that understanding be emergent through the process of observation. Want to help keep us a weekly show, buy and ship you swag, and bring us to conferences near you? Support us via Patreon! Or tell your organization to send sponsorship inquiries to [email protected]. Are you Greater Than Code? Submit guest blog posts to [email protected] Please leave us a review on iTunes! This episode was brought to you by @therubyrep of DevReps, LLC. To pledge your support and to join our awesome Slack community, visit patreon.com/greaterthancode. To make a one-time donation so that we can continue to bring you more content and transcripts like this, please do so at paypal.me/devreps. You will also get an invitation to our Slack community this way as well. Amazon links may be affiliate links, which means you’re supporting the show when you purchase our recommendations. Thanks! Transcript: JOHN:  Welcome to Greater Than Code, Episode 111. I'm John Sawers and I am here with my co-host, Janelle Klein. JANELLE:  Thanks, John and I am here with my co-host, Rein Henrichs. REIN:  Thanks Janelle and I am here with my co-host, Jessica Kerr. JESSICA:  Thanks, Rein and I am here with our guest today, Tom Perry. Tom has been working as a transformation agent in software development for over 20 years. He has worked on teams at startup companies, large corporations, and the state and federal government. His background includes testing, development,

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