Comments on: Po and crazy aunt at software development office http://blog.staffannoteberg.com/2010/01/19/po-and-crazy-aunt-at-software-development-office/ Brainmoda | Same brain - more astute usage Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:05:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Morgan http://blog.staffannoteberg.com/2010/01/19/po-and-crazy-aunt-at-software-development-office/#comment-520 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:53:10 +0000 http://blog.staffannoteberg.com/?p=568#comment-520 Great idea. The question is how long a person can stay crazy in any “normal” environment without turning mainstream? Do we want to risk the mental health of the few crazy people we have by putting them in an office?

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Morgan

]]> By: Måns Sandström http://blog.staffannoteberg.com/2010/01/19/po-and-crazy-aunt-at-software-development-office/#comment-518 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:27:28 +0000 http://blog.staffannoteberg.com/?p=568#comment-518 I don’t think I’ve ever had a boss/formal leader acting that way but I’ve met quite a few fellow developers that have been excellent brainstormers. Some were mad, some not.

]]> By: Staffan Nöteberg http://blog.staffannoteberg.com/2010/01/19/po-and-crazy-aunt-at-software-development-office/#comment-517 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:43:36 +0000 http://blog.staffannoteberg.com/?p=568#comment-517 Even though the CEO by definition isn’t an Atelierista—he’s not hired as a practicing artist—you’re close to one of Reggios key concepts: the extended normality. With a sharper eye you may find that the person you always thought were mad, actually has a great potential for being creative and inspiring. Think about it.

And happy birthday, btw :-)

]]> By: Jack http://blog.staffannoteberg.com/2010/01/19/po-and-crazy-aunt-at-software-development-office/#comment-515 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:49:17 +0000 http://blog.staffannoteberg.com/?p=568#comment-515 “software development companies has an Atelier with a Atelierista—a practicing artist, without knowledge of software development. She shows us crazy ideas.”

Most places I’ve worked have had this, but never intentionally. Sometimes it was the CEO. Almost always this “crazy aunt” was actually a man.

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