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Value Stream Examples—From Signal to Impact
Why Almost Every Value Stream Example You Know Is Wrong
Mar 6
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Jurgen Appelo
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The Tragedy of the Agents
Skills are the new patterns and practices. And that might be a problem.
Feb 2
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Jurgen Appelo
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Choose Your Technology Adoption Strategy: When to Migrate
Five migration strategies for technology adoption: from eclectic Explorer to strategic Straggler
Jan 22
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Jurgen Appelo
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The Solo Chief Explained
Solo chiefs need maps and models for navigating the future of work
Jan 20
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Jurgen Appelo
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From Revenue Funnel to User Journey: Mapping Experience, Not Extraction
My Ten-Step Substack User Journey—Prioritizing Human Experience Over Pirate Metrics
Jan 7
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Jurgen Appelo
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The Business Model Canvas Graveyard
AI Is Making Visual Templates Obsolete
Dec 8, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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A Map for Agentic Transformation
Dump the maturity model ladder. This agentic transformation map uses 5 organizational archetypes to diagnose where you are.
Dec 4, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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The Ultimate Guide to 100 Best AI Newsletters on Substack in 2025
Discover the top AI newsletters curated through ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity research - ranked by subscriber count with personal…
Oct 2, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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The Ultimate Guide to 100 Best AI Newsletters on Substack in 2025
Discover the top AI newsletters curated through ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity research - ranked by subscriber count with personal…
Oct 2, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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Let's Start from Scratch: Organizational Design in the Age of AI
Introducing the Harmony Pattern Language for Hybrid Teams
Sep 11, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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I Started Drawing Maps Because M-Shaped Professionals Will Thrive in the AI Age
Why T-shaped skills aren't enough anymore — and what M-shaped professionals do differently.
Sep 4, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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From Dollhouse to LEGO Bricks: Why Patterns Beat Frameworks
The anatomy of pattern languages—and why they beat frameworks for organizational design
Aug 21, 2025
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Jurgen Appelo
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