Crossing the river by feeling the stones
Deng Xiaoping once described managing the economy as crossing the river by feeling the stones. But in a world of constant change, how do you determine the right thing to do? Which pebble to tread on? Simon Wardley explains how situational awareness applies to the world of open source and explores how you can map your environment, identify opportunities to exploit, and learn to play the game.
| Talk Title | Crossing the river by feeling the stones |
| Speakers | Simon Wardley (Leading Edge Forum) |
| Conference | O’Reilly Open Source Convention |
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| Location | Austin, Texas |
| Date | May 16-19, 2016 |
| URL | Talk Page |
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| Video | Talk Video |
Deng Xiaoping once described managing the economy as crossing the river by feeling the stones—in other words have a direction but be adaptive. But in a world of constant change, how do you determine the right thing to do? Which pebble to tread on? How do you understand where you’re going and where you need to go? How do you know if your strategy is right? Is there even such a thing? Simon Wardley examines the issue of situational awareness and explains how it applies to the world of open source. Using examples from government and the commercial world, Simon explores how you can map your environment, identify opportunities to exploit, and learn to play the game. Simon will then apply the same technique to the future of open source to explain how it is changing and what we can do about it.
