Engineering · Draft

Rethinking speed: the Information Highway

Rough draft in progress. Notes toward a post, not the finished thing.

Teams don't move fast because they're handed autonomy. They move fast when information travels quickly between the people making decisions. A case for small bets in one direction, and for leaders who set direction instead of watching the work.

What it'll cover

• The Information Highway: network speed of information beats autonomy
• Iterative decision-making: moving forward with small bets
• Avoiding the local-optimisation ship-loop
• Dynamic leadership: direction, not oversight
• Companion idea: continuous delivery over the big launch