In England, canal companies preceded railway companies. Canals were dug along a level route. Later tracks were often laid alongside and overtop of canals.

I managed to get a photo of the Oxford North canal near Hillmorton, just as an oncoming train pushed into the frame. It's all high speed, and amazing that the canal itself is in focus.

In contrast to the trains, boats on the canal travel at 3 miles per hour.

#Canal #CanalLife #train #rail #railway #boating #narrowboat #boat #speed #velocity

ИТ вам не завод: почему на разработку продукта всегда нужно «слишком много» времени

Разберем, почему попытки оцифровать интеллект через нормо-часы и коммиты ведут к деградации продукта, и как на самом деле устроена невидимая зона создания ИТ-решений, где ценность рождается из исследования и анализа, а не из скорости стука по клавишам.

https://habr.com/ru/companies/simpleone/articles/1016728/

#продуктивность_разработчиков #doraметрики #метрики_разработки #DORA #управление_разработкой #техдолг #velocity #SDLC

This article illustrates a classic problem with the common use of #velocity as a metric.

https://betterteams.fm/articles/2019/06/Velocity-Escape-this-Pitfall/

#noestimates #escapevelocity

Метрики команды разработки: какие считать, а какие — игнорировать

Velocity, Burndown и количество закрытых задач выглядят как контроль над разработкой. На практике эти метрики часто создают только видимость управляемости: отчёты красивые, а сроки всё равно срываются. В статье разбираем, какие показатели действительно помогают прогнозировать сроки, находить узкие места и держать баланс между скоростью разработки и качеством релизов. Разобраться в метриках

https://habr.com/ru/companies/simpleone/articles/1007380/

#метрики #метрики_продуктивности #управление_проектами #управление_командой #управление_разработкой_продукта #Agile_метрики #cycle_time #wipлимиты #Lead_Time #Velocity

"Choose velocity over certainty." - Futurist Jim Carroll

Now is not the time to slow down.

Here's why - all things I've written about before.

The Indecision Tax: Many leaders lose their edge during change, not because they made "bad" choices, but because they waited too long to make any choice at all. Indecision is a tax that drains your competitive advantage while others move ahead.

Inaction is a Decision: When things get volatile, many people freeze and hope for more information. What if there is none? You must realize that standing still is actually a choice. And in a fast-moving world, it is almost always the most expensive risk you can take.

Move Beyond "Pilot Purgatory": Organizations often get stuck in a loop of small, safe tests. Survival requires the speed to move instantly from a small experiment to a massive rollout before the window of opportunity closes.

Strategic Humility Over Pride: To move fast, you must trade the pride of "knowing everything" for the speed of learning new things. What worked yesterday is often a heavy anchor that holds you back from tomorrow's solutions.

Radical Subtraction for Speed: To increase velocity, focus on removing complexity rather than adding more process. Layers of approval and bureaucracy are the primary enemies of speed; you must lean out to accelerate.

Developing Anticipatory Intelligence: The most valuable commodity in a fast world is time. By seeing trends early, you gain a head start to act with velocity before the rest of the market falls into a panic.

The Velocity of Reinvention: Your goal isn't to build a fortress that resists change, but a culture that constantly reinvents itself. Resilience is found in the speed of your transformation, not the strength of your defenses.

Actionable Clarity: Dream, Prove, Win: Innovation follows a simple rhythm: think big enough to dream, start small enough to prove it works, and move fast enough to win. This keeps you moving even when the long-term view is blurry.

The "OODA Loop" on Steroids: Winners are those who observe and act the fastest. By collapsing the time between a decision and an act, you brute-force your way to the right answer through rapid real-world testing.

Escape Velocity: To launch a new idea, you must apply overwhelming force to overcome the pull of "how we've always done it." If you don't pick up the pace, the gravity of the past will eventually pull you down.

Stop waiting for clarity that won't come.

Get moving.

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**#Velocity** **#Certainty** **#Speed** **#Action** **#Leadership** **#Decisions** **#Movement** **#Agility** **#Innovation** **#Change** **#Strategy** **#Momentum** **#Clarity** **#Transformation** **#Reinvention** **#Fast** **#OODA** **#Indecision** **#Escape** **#Focus** **#Anticipation** **#Simplicity** **#Courage** **#Winning** **#Onwards**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/03/decoding-tomorrow-daily-inspiration-choose-velocity-over-certainty/

"Your goal should always be to make the impossible achievable! (Despite the chaos)" - Futurist Jim Carroll

The old rules of stability have been completely incinerated.

We are living through a period of intense volatility.

We often don't know what comes next.

And what we should do about it.

Chaos rules.

Right now, most people are still trying to find a dry place to hide, waiting for this latest storm of change to pass, but that is a losing strategy.

I wrote Dancing in the Rain for moments like this.

The core of the book - and my thinking - is that you can’t wait for the world to calm down; you have to learn to find your rhythm within the chaos. If you stay stuck in a mindset that you are just waiting for "things" to return to normal, you will be waiting a long time.

That's because while certainty might stop, most trends don't.

My 26 Trends for 2026 series highlights that making the impossible achievable is about mastering the art of the pivot.

This means building an "Optionality Architecture" that allows you to turn sudden economic ruptures into new opportunities.

Instead of being paralyzed by the wind and the rain, you need to focus on "Velocity of Recovery."

Despite everything going on, you need to continue to develop your ability to fail fast, learn faster, and keep moving forward.

The goal isn't just to survive the volatility, but to use it as the very fuel that makes your most ambitious goals possible.

Welcome to a typical Monday, 2026.

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**#Impossible** **#Achievable** **#Goals** **#Volatility** **#Resilience** **#Dancing** **#Chaos** **#Pivot** **#Optionality** **#Recovery** **#Leadership** **#Mindset** **#Ambition** **#Change** **#Momentum** **#Forward** **#Strategy** **#Transformation** **#Opportunity** **#Velocity** **#Adaptation** **#Bold** **#Monday** **#Fuel** **#Onwards**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/03/daily-inspiration-your-goal-should-always-be-to-make-the-impossible-achievable/

"The future was never about the 'art of the deal,' It's always been about the art of the pivot." - Futurist Jim Carroll

Look at the sheer velocity at which Mark Carney is operating right now.

Regarding the recent news, he isn't paralyzed by analysis or bogged down in endless negotiations waiting for the "perfect" terms. He is acting with speed and decisiveness. Yesterday, reorienting the defence industry to avoid the US and build more in Canada, and shifting agriculture and energy markets beyond the southern neighbor.

As a Canadian, it is fascinating to watch.

Pivots, every single time.

His approach perfectly illustrates a core truth about navigating tomorrow: the importance of the 'pivot.'

Maybe he's been reading my stuff LOL! If you have been following my Daily Inspiration posts over the last few months, you know this is a central theme for thriving in our exponential world. Agility beats negotiation every time. I’ve explored this from the internal "mindset pivot" to the ruthless "slash and burn pivot," but the most crucial element is being prepared to shift.

Back in December, when I introduced Principle **#19** in my "26 Principles for 2026" series, I detailed exactly how to prepare for this kind of speed using what I call "Optionality Architecture."

That's all about the pivot!

Here is what I had to say about moving beyond the singular plan:

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In an era of relentless acceleration, "a single roadmap is a liability. It’s a rigid path in a fluid world." If you are solely focused on landing one specific "deal" or following one linear path, you are exposed. By the time you finish negotiating the terms, the reality those terms were based on has likely already shifted.

To combat this, you need Optionality Architecture. You must "throw out the roadmap. Build a portfolio of instant pivots instead." A true pivot isn't a panicked reaction to a crisis; it is a "pre-validated alternative strategy, sitting on the shelf, ready to be activated at a moment's notice."

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Carney understands that speed is the new currency. When you have a portfolio of pivots ready, you don't have to hold a strategy meeting. You just push the button." This is the only way to operate in a fast-paced future: "Stop waiting for certainty and start creating it!"

Do you have your 'optionality architecture' in place?

Because given the crazy, unstable volatility of the continuous artistic failures of every deal, it's pretty much a necessity at this moment in time!

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If you missed it, you can catch Jim's 26 Principles for 2026 at 2026.jimcarroll.com. Most of what he suggested as important ideas are emerging at speed.

**#Pivot** **#Optionality** **#Agility** **#Leadership** **#Strategy** **#Speed** **#Canada** **#Carney** **#Change** **#Future** **#Adaptation** **#Automotive** **#Decisiveness** **#Action** **#Resilience** **#Transformation** **#Velocity** **#Trade** **#Innovation**

Original post: https://jimcarroll.com/2026/02/decoding-tomorrow-daily-the-future-was-never-about-the-art-of-the-deal-its-always-been-about-the-art-of-the-pivot/