Business Value Compass Down the Rabbit Hole "Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle!" Here's what most readers miss about Alice in Wonderland: Alice never tried to change the people of Wonderland. She didn't lecture the Mad Hatter about proper teatime etiquette. She didn't attempt to reform the Queen's tyrannical governance. Everyone demanded she become someone different. But Alice? She navigated their systems while remaining herself. Your January Guide Through the Strategic...
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Business Value Compass Down the Rabbit Hole "We called him Tortoise because he taught us," said the Mock Turtle angrily: "really you are very dull!" Alice couldn't understand the lesson. But the Mock Turtle knew something she didn't: the most expensive education comes from repeating mistakes already documented, catalogued, and solved by others. The Mock Turtle's Pattern Recognition Mastery Your December Guide Through the Strategic Architecture Constellations Your mentor, the Mock Turtle, has...
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Business Value Compass Down the Rabbit Hole "It's the stupidest tea party I ever was at in all my life!" Alice declared, frustrated by the chaos. The March Hare just kept pouring tea, offering wine that didn't exist, moving seats without reason. But Alice missed what made the madness brilliant: this tea party never stopped producing value. The March Hares's Innovation Your Fourth Guide Through the Strategic Architecture Constellations Your mentor, the March Hare, has perpetual motion wisdom...
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Ecosystem Intelligence Down the Rabbit Hole Alice couldn't remember who she was anymore. She'd been changing sizes all morning, and nothing felt familiar. Then she met a wise caterpillar perched on a mushroom who asked the most uncomfortable question in all of enterprise architecture: "Who are you, really, within your business ecosystem?" Your mentor, the Caterpillar, has ecosystem wisdom to share. Most enterprise architects operate at ground level, buried in organizational silos, missing the...
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Strategic Vision Mapping Down the Rabbit Hole "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" Alice wandered through Wonderland's forest, completely lost. Then she met a grinning cat who revealed the most uncomfortable truth in all of enterprise architecture: most organizations have absolutely no idea where they're actually going. Your mentor, the Cheshire Cat, has strategic wisdom to share. Most architectural visions start with beautiful PowerPoint decks and inspiring...
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Business Value Compass Down the Rabbit Hole "Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it's getting!" Alice found a bottle labeled "Drink Me" that changed her perspective entirely. Today, I'm offering you something even more transformative: an article labeled "Read Me" that will change how you see enterprise architecture forever. Your mentor, the White Rabbit, has urgent lessons to share. Most enterprises didn't become complex overnight. Every manual approval process, every integration layer, every...
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