Software For Your Head

Jim McCarthy book (Pattern Language?) (2002) ISBN:0201604566 - "The Core" (v1.0)

• elements - The Core is a system for everyday use among collaborators, technical and non-technical alike. The Core is made up of four different types of things: a) Patterns, b) Antipatterns, c) Definitions, and d) Interpersonal Core Protocols. The first three are things you read and think about, and the Core Protocols are things which you read and think about and do.

• free EBook of the v1.5 Protocols (very specific practices, an intra-team human-API) PDF http://www.mccarthy-tech.com/thecore1_5.pdf (update: v3.02) (also http://liveingreatness.com/)

  • Pass/UnPass
  • CheckIn - mad/sad/glad/afraid
  • Check Out
  • Ask For Help
  • Protocol Check
  • Intention Check
  • Decider
  • Resolution
  • Perfection Game
  • Personal Alignment reminds me of Core Transformation and Authentic Happiness
    • common aligments: faith, hope, self-awareness, Courage, Wisdom, fun, ease, etc.
    • faux alignments: confidence, strength, to solve problems, to understand, to be rich, balance, focus, patience
    • hmm 2009-10-27-GameCharacterAlignment
  • Investigate

• Big Picture (p296): see Product Team.