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297: Mice to Do My Bidding

Embedded.fm · 2 Aug 2019 · 1h 12m · Episode 297

What this episode covers

Chris Svec, a software lead at iRobot, discusses his philosophy of 'hope-driven development' as a way to improve software quality and workplace culture. He argues that intentionally focusing on positive outcomes—fewer bugs and faster feature development—primes engineers to notice and fix issues rather than succumbing to cynicism. Svec outlines practical steps for individual contributors and leaders to drive incremental improvements, such as using Seth Godin's 'Three Wishes' exercise and maintaining a public 'Airing of Grievances' wiki to socialize technical debt.

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companies scaling up

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Companies
iRobot, AMD
Products
Root
Also
Seth Godin

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