In an ancient kingdom, the king took great pride in his gardens. From the time he was a young king he ensured that the gardens were faithfully maintained by the finest people with the finest materials and plants.
A master gardener presided over the garden. He knew more about plants than anyone in the [...]
The Art of Infotech
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Operation vs. Transformation
The Language of Organizations
There were once two towns. One grew carrots. One grew rabbits. Obviously, these towns had much to gain from each other.
“This year we will have an amazing carrot crop!” Said the Carrot town leader.
“We and our rabbits cannot wait!” said the Rabbit town president. But when harvest time came, they [...]
Don’t forget, we use systems too
There was a blacksmith who was known far and wide for his fine work. He grew older, and decided to take on an apprentice.
The apprentice learned quickly and the blacksmith was very impressed. But after a year, the apprentice asked for better tools.
“Master, if only I had better tools, I could learn faster [...]
The Expert is Always from out of town
There was a king who had a 64 trusted advisers. However, he trusted none of them.
“My general wants my job!” he would mutter.
“My engineer only cares about the stones of the city walls!” he would bellow.
“My magician is not a people person!” he would snarl.
“Who then can I trust?” he thought to himself.
Just then, [...]
The Functionality vs. the Appearance
A town lord was designing his city’s defenses, as there were terrible roving hordes of bandits sacking cities just like his. He had finished half the walls, when the emperor of the entire province happened to travel through the town.
“These are the worst looking walls I have ever seen! They need [...]
Nothing but nets
An old fisherman had grown too old to mend his own nets. He asked his son to help him with this task.
“Father, your nets are fine” his son said. “You don’t need my help”.
The old fisherman continued to fish with his failing nets, until at last the material gave out and he returned [...]
All Infotech is Vanity
There was a town known far and wide for it’s exquisite buildings and bridges. These structures were designed by 3 famous architects, and the buildings they designed were unmatched in beauty and function. They would walk through the city of their creations, and the people would say “surely these are the [...]