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Hard Hack

Hard Hack

Axel Quack

June 01, 2012
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  1. HARD HACK What is a hard hack? Broadly speaking, hard

    hacks alter „nonliving systems.“ For instance, using instant messaging in a meeting to communicate work-related insights while a particulary boring speaker drones on is a hard hack. A couple of months ago I organized the first hard hack meetup. Employees met once a week at a private meetup called Campfire where they could tinker and experiment with or „hack“ their own projects. As it was a private even we cut the discussion short if the topic drifted toward the company´s interest or profile.
  2. HARD HACK What is a hard hack? Broadly speaking, hard

    hacks alter „nonliving systems.“ For instance, using instant messaging in a meeting to communicate work-related insights while a particulary boring speaker drones on is a hard hack. A couple of months ago I organized the first hard hack meetup. Employees met once a week at a private meetup called Campfire where they could tinker and experiment with or „hack“ their own projects. As it was a private even we cut the discussion short if the topic drifted toward the company´s interest or profile.
  3. BY AXEL QUACK Too often there are still »rules« within

    a company that tend to slow down progress. So, how can we »hack« this? HACKING SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO BREAK THE RULES ON