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Andrew Harmel-Law - Technical Principal at Thoughtworks & Author of “Facilitating Software Architecture” @AndrewHarmelLaw
Sonya Natanzon - Senior Director of Software Engineering at Guardant Health @SonyaNatanzon
RESOURCES
Andrew
https://bsky.app/profile/andrewhl.bsky.social
https://twit.social/@ahl
https://github.com/andrewharmellaw
https://x.com/al94781
https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewharmellaw
Sonya
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonya-natanzon
Links
https://facilitatingsoftwarearchitecture.com
https://martinfowler.com/articles/scaling-architecture-conversationally…
https://www.thoughtworks.com/radar/techniques/lightweight-architecture-…
https://www.cognitect.com/blog/2011/11/15/documenting-architecture-deci…
https://medium.com/@vanessamformicola/social-decision-records-adrs-for-…
https://youtu.be/acqcyX-tpf4
https://youtu.be/Vd5IxWn3Ync
https://youtu.be/H5FZEciOgI8
https://youtu.be/Gs1zUKrFCoY
https://youtu.be/m7cWdYVAzX0
https://youtu.be/dJ8Z-MKqeB8
https://youtu.be/NKQ--vGY35E
https://youtu.be/rIgTE9aDVj4
https://youtu.be/NGXl1D-KwRI
https://youtu.be/sk1NPkAzYSM
https://youtu.be/FbV9EFHnGOE
https://youtu.be/fYWvTYFmVYs
https://youtu.be/HKS5sKsIkkc
https://youtu.be/BIuBnLTMkfQ
https://youtu.be/E5oCgo7cu14
https://youtu.be/dcp6YMAmI3M
https://youtu.be/0nsZ7lA9Znk
DESCRIPTION
Sonya Natanzon and Andrew Harmel-Law explore key concepts from Andrew’s book, fostering decentralized sociotechnical systems, emphasizing the importance of embracing imperfection in decision-making, and combating cognitive biases like the framing effect.
They highlight the shift to prioritizing learning, adaptability, and small, fast iterations in socio-technical systems. Andrew discusses psychological safety as vital for empowering teams to innovate while maintaining accountability, advocating for experimentation and collective ownership of evolving codebases. Together, they underline the importance of balancing creativity and structure to build resilient, adaptive systems that thrive in complexity.
TIMECODES
00:00 Intro
00:40 From blog to book
06:00 Evolving architectural decision-making
11:35 Decentralized decision-making
22:57 The transformative power of writing
26:58 Balancing decision-making & accountability in software architecture
32:04 Harnessing reframing & bias awareness for better decisions
38:02 Psychological safety & accountability in decentralized decision-making
42:26 Outro
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Andrew Harmel-Law • Facilitating Software Architecture • https://amzn.eu/d/5kZKVfU
Diana Montalion • Learning Systems Thinking • https://amzn.to/3ZpycdJ
Donald G. Reinertsen • The Principles of Product Development Flow • https://amzn.to/3OZDqXc
Alexander, Ishikawa, Silverstein, Jacobson, Fiksdahl-King & Ange • A Pattern Language • https://amzn.to/4gHTfgY
Patty McCord • Powerful • https://amzn.to/3ZJ1uCF
Gene Kim, Kevin Behr & George Spafford • The Phoenix Project • https://amzn.to/3P1McUB
Shoshana Zuboff • The Age of Surveillance Capitalism • https://amzn.to/3VMswI5
Matthew Skelton & Manuel Pais • Team Topologies • http://amzn.to/3sVLyLQ
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