Archive - Maarten’s Newsletter

How 'Mimetic Signal' Is Destroying Online Platforms Like LinkedIn

AI Has Demoted Humans to Urban Raccoons, Forced to Rummage Through Trash.

May 29 •

Maarten Dalmijn

We ♥️ Making Shit Up to Pretend We're Not Making Shit Up

Chasing False Certainty 🐐 Sabotages Value Delivery

May 27

Convincing People is Hard

Sometimes You Should Not Waste Time Trying to Convince People

May 24 •

Maarten Dalmijn

'Pinky and the Brain' Teams Are Screwing Up Your Business

You Don't Need Better People, You Need Better Teams

May 22

Use Constraint Hacking to Stop Being a Victim of Your Situation

Are You Caged or Fueled by Constraints?

May 20 •

Maarten Dalmijn

The Danger of Expertise

Escaping the Organizational Tragedy of the Commons

May 17 •

Maarten Dalmijn

Agile or Agility is Never the Goal

I always cringe when I see people treating Agile as a holy grail.

May 15 •

Maarten Dalmijn

Tell a Story That's Easily Retold

No Story, No Glory

May 13 •

Maarten Dalmijn

The Return of the Scrum Master

What Happens After the Downfall of the Scrum Master Role?

May 8 •

Maarten Dalmijn

April 2025

March 2025

Fooled by Proxies

The Empty Pursuit of Proxies

Mar 27 •

Maarten Dalmijn

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