3Fixed and Flexible
The Yin and Yang of Lean Product Development
Yin and Yang in themselves are of course opposites, so we use Yin and Yang to generalize opposing elements such as up and down or day and night. But Yin and Yang do not exist in separated and independent forms. Yin and Yang are two faces of the whole, or, it may be said, Yin and Yang join together and combine into the whole.
—JINGHAN HE, BAGUA DAOYIN: A UNIQUE BRANCH OF DOAIST LEARNING, A SECRET SKILL OF THE PALACE
Creating Balance in Your Development Strategy
Far too many product developers take sides in the (alas, unnecessary) conflict between the unlimited potential of human innovation and the incredible power of good standards. In one camp, the “free spirits” fear that lean ...
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