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8/11/2025 • EN

How Do Committees Fail To Invent?

Explores how dysfunctional communication and veto power in tech standards committees can lead to stagnation and failure to innovate, a twist on Conway's Law.

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Alex Russell

5/31/2025 • EN

Software architecture IS Conway's Law

Explores how Conway's Law influences software architecture, comparing solo development to collaborative teamwork and its impact on code structure.

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Swizec Teller

3/19/2023 • EN

Tech Leads over Managers

Argues that Tech Leads, who code and manage small teams, are more effective than detached Engineering Managers in software organizations.

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Rui Peres

10/3/2022 • EN

Every Achievement Has A Denominator

Argues that leadership impact should be measured by results per team member, not by the size of the organization managed.

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Organizational Design Articles

How Do Committees Fail To Invent?

Software architecture IS Conway's Law

Tech Leads over Managers

Every Achievement Has A Denominator

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