Opportunity to Contribute to “Quintessence”

I’ve just published the Leanpub placeholder for my next and upcoming book: “Quintessence”. First iteration (likely, 8% complete) will be published soonest!

One major reason I’ll be first publishing the book in a very incomplete form is to provide you with the opportunity to contribute to the evolution of the field of software development (and, more broadly, collaborative knowledge work).

The Question

The one question on which I’m seeking and inviting your input is this:

What specific elements – practices, principles, values, assumptions, beliefs, etc. – do you believe characterise the QUINTESSENTIAL software development (and, more broadly, collaborative knowledge work) organisation?

Please respond via whatever channel suits you best (comments to this post, email, etc.)

I’d also be super delighted if you’d visit the Leanpub page and express your interest in the book!

– Bob