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Ag is a philosophy of technological development and how to best go about it. Ag provides thoughts, but little concrete activities or prescribed mechanisms to achieve the goals Ag touts (in fact, rigid prescriptions would go against one of Ag's tenets...
We begin at the first tenet. Let the beginning begin with defining the words: People The individuals and the interactions between each and all of them. Often organizations are personified and said to do one thing or another. But at the end, there wer...
Demonstrations The actual, true to life, observable behavior of a technology or system. Specifications The documentation or proposal of how a technology or system should behave. Can be a prescription created before hand or a description created after...
Collaboration The process that two or more parties take to maximize common goals. Negotiation The process that two or more parties take to maximize personal gain while minimizing personal losses. Collaboration amplifies Negotiation Improving negotiat...
Iteration The habit of adjusting plans in discrete increments to adapt to new knowledge gained from previously attempting to execute a plan. Intention The detailed plan(s) to accomplish a goal or milestone. Iterations amplify Intentions Improved plan...
Over the past five articles, we have summarized and detailed four tenets of Ag: People amplify Process Demonstrations amplify Specifications Collaboration amplifies Negotiation Iterations amplify Intentions The keen eyed readers have already realiz...
