by Rob Worth | 8 Jul 2021 | Structure
3 structures using stories that keep readers turning the pages of your complexity and systems book Stories are a powerful tool for hooking a reader and keeping them reading. You can also use stories to structure your book. 3 book structures using story Simple...
by Rob Worth | 6 Jul 2021 | Writing tips
Don’t spend years on your book and let it bomb because you didn’t do this The comedian stepped onto the stage holding a thick sheaf of A4 printer paper. He gave the audience a wink, glanced at the top sheet and read a joke. Silence. He dropped the piece of paper. Open...
by Rob Worth | 5 Jul 2021 | Writing tips
Diagrams – Do they stop readers thinking? A picture is worth a thousand words. Or, a picture closes off a thousand thoughts. To use pictures or diagrams to accompany, explain or clarify complex ideas is something that people take for granted. When Ivo Velitchkov came...
by Rob Worth | 1 Jul 2021 | Structure
4 simple structures for a complexity or systems thinking book Your book about complexity or systems thinking is overflowing with ideas. How can you order them clearly? Here are four simple structures to consider. Build a Wall First, lay the fundamental principles....
by Rob Worth | 27 Jun 2021 | Purpose
If I’d read the other book, I wouldn’t be me Please don’t recommend any books to me because I’ll want to read them. But luckily, in 2000, I read the wrong book. I was a software team leader in a bank. I had discovered Extreme Programming (XP) and was introducing it to...
