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Learning Culture vs. Compliance Culture

April 1, 2021 by Gene Kim Leave a Comment

An Excerpt from Episode 15 of The Idealcast with Guest Admiral John Richardson Gene Kim: I think we've all witnessed situations where an organization that once exhibited dynamic learning characteristics, well, they start to calcify. When I attended Dr. Steve Spear's workshop at MIT in 2014, I loved the way he cast the US space program in the 1960s as one of fundamental dynamic learning. I recently read Gene Kranz' book, Failure Is Not an Option. And I love the way he described his role in it, a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Idealcast Tagged With: adm. john richardson, Gene Kim, idealcast, learning culture, the idealcast

Announcing Season 2 of The Idealcast with Gene Kim

March 24, 2021 by Gene Kim Leave a Comment

I loved Season 1 of the The Idealcast because it was a way to further learn from some of the people I admire most within the DevOps Enterprise community. It has really helped me clarify, in my own mind, why organizations work the way they do—both in the ideal and not ideal—and what the conditions are to really enable greatness Season 2 is going to be incredible because it includes guests from outside the DevOps Enterprise community whose work I truly admire. We’ll hear from Admiral John … [Read more...]

Filed Under: The Idealcast Tagged With: Gene Kim, idealcast, john richardson, podcast, ron westrum

State of DevOps: 2020 and Beyond

March 1, 2021 by Gene Kim 1 Comment

What Happened in 2020 Most organizations entered 2020 with a plan, and all those plans were completely upended by a global pandemic and the economic downturn that happened afterward. And yet I think 2020 has been illuminating in showing what technology can do in a time of incredible crisis. I experienced this myself with DevOps Enterprise Summit. In a normal year, we host two in-person conferences in the US and UK. Of course in 2020, an in-person conference where thousands of people fly into a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Community, DevOps Enterprise Summit Tagged With: 2020, american airlines, corona virus, covid 19, devops, DevOps Enterprise Summit, fannie mae, Gene Kim, nationwide, nationwide building society, state of devops, us bank

8 Recommended Talks from DevOps Enterprise Summit (and Why)

January 12, 2021 by Gene Kim Leave a Comment

Recently, I was speaking with a friend in a large bank, and I ended up writing him a letter recommending some talks that I thought would be useful. Below I list each of them, along with why I think they'd be of interest. 1) Credit Suisse from London - Virtual 2020 Andrea Hausmann, Head of Program Strategy & Engagement, Credit SuisseDuncan Lawie, Director, DevOps and Development Practices, Credit Suisse I think this is a super interesting talk, because they’re a centralized group that owns … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Community, DevOps Enterprise Summit Tagged With: david silverman, DevOps Enterprise Summit, Gene Kim, steven spear

Why DevOps Enterprise Summit Las Vegas – Virtual Will Be Amazing

October 3, 2020 by Gene Kim Leave a Comment

Conferences are magical. I owe so much of my career to conferences. Over the past 20 years, I’ve learned so much from the best in the game sharing what they know, spanning the domains of Dev, Ops, Infosec, Audit, and eventually, DevOps! In fact, I met almost all of my collaborators, and all of my coauthors at a conference, because conferences are where you meet kindred spirits and fellow travelers — people who share similar goals, who experience similar frustrations and struggles, who form a … [Read more...]

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The Five Ideals of DevOps

August 4, 2020 by Gene Kim 2 Comments

In The Phoenix Project, we introduced the Three Ways underpinning DevOps. In my follow-up book, The Unicorn Project, I revisit Parts Unlimited and describe my learnings through the Five Ideals.  The First Ideal: Locality and Simplicity The Second Ideal: Focus, Flow, and Joy The Third Ideal: Improvement of Daily Work The Fourth Ideal: Psychological Safety The Fifth Ideal: Customer Focus These are five topics that I’ve constantly gravitated toward over the last decade, and I continually seek to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Books, DevOps Community, The Unicorn Project Tagged With: better value sooner safer happier, devops, five ideals, five ideals of devops, Gene Kim, parts unlimited, The Phoenix Project, the unicorn project, three ways, three ways of devops

DevOps Enterprise Summit London – Virtual: What to Expect, And Why I’m So Excited About It

May 28, 2020 by Gene Kim Leave a Comment

Our first virtual DevOps Enterprise Summit is coming up in four weeks — and despite it being virtual, we are putting on a conference that is more than just a bunch of talks, and our goal is to keep you excited and engaged, just like we would at our physical events. INTRODUCTION Great physical conferences are magical. You learn from incredible talks, you’re exhilarated by being surrounded by the best in the game, you find fellow travelers who share similar goals and experience similar struggles … [Read more...]

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Love Letter to Conferences (And What Makes Some Truly Amazing)

May 19, 2020 by Gene Kim 1 Comment

TL;DR: I share everything I’ve learned about what makes my favorite conference experiences so great and meaningful, and try to understand which elements are universal, applying to both physical and virtual events, and which ones can be changed. I share the experiences of having run an incredible three-day virtual event for 50 people, and share why I’m now incredibly confident that we’ll be able to replicate the magic of the best conferences at the upcoming Virtual DevOps Enterprise Summit—our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DevOps Enterprise Summit, Research Tagged With: DevOps Enterprise Summit, Gene Kim, love letter to conferences

Announcing my new podcast, The Idealcast with Gene Kim

May 13, 2020 by Gene Kim 2 Comments

Hello, everyone — I’m so pleased to announce the launch of my podcast, The Idealcast! On The Idealcast, I interview people I admire and have learned the most from, on topics I’m most passionate about — and you can learn with me. Each episode is typically around 90 minutes, where I ask some of the best experts in our community things I’ve wondered about for years. I am currently on a quest to understand the relationship between leadership, how organizations work, and how they can either create … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Podcast, The Idealcast Tagged With: Gene Kim, podcast, theidealcast

DevOps Enterprise Summit London is going virtual: A Letter from Gene

March 30, 2020 by Gene Kim Leave a Comment

Hello, Everyone, Okay, at long last, we can finally announce our plans for DevOps Enterprise Summit London! Because of COVID-19, we will be conducting DevOps Enterprise Summit London as a virtual conference, held during the same dates (June 23-25, 2020), in the London timezone, closely matching the schedule of previous conferences.   Speaking on behalf of the programming committee, our goal remains to create the best learning event for technology leaders, which includes bringing in the best … [Read more...]

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