communication – Isura Silva

MVP

Something interesting happened last week. I was designing a new project with a friend. The project had much potential and I wanted to test the idea with 10 customers by building a minimum viable product (MVP) . The idea of a MVP is not to go in to full spec product, but putting your immediate […]

3 stories to massage your VUCA mindset.

Hello ! I had explained what is VUCA, why is it important, and benefits of a VUCA mindset, in my previous post. Maintaining a new mindset is not easy. As you practice it, you will face multiple challenges that will throw you away. When mind is agitated, mind gets tired, just like our physical bodies. […]

Outsourcing everything

There are things you cannot outsource. There are things that cannot be ‘Uber of this’ or ‘AirBnB of that’. As much as there are trends, we should not be enslaved to think that everything can be outsourced to cut cost or look sexy launching an app. There are many failure stories, that does not get […]

Respect time.

Though many say “time is money”, time in organisations is not actually treated in the way we treat money. Organisations in meeting rooms waste hundreds or hours in few hours. I was recently at a meeting with 25 people for 2 hours. That is 50 man hours. What we achieved ? – confusion and boredom. Only one […]

The other side of ratings

I was waiting for my ride on Uber when I saw on app that the driver had a 3.5 rating. Only 3.5 ? A sudden irritation crept inside me. What could this 3.5 number mean? Is he a reckless driver? Is he bad with using maps? is he mean? may be his car is in […]

Asking questions and fear of failure

I find audiences very peculiar. They don’t ask questions after a session is over. When I go to a session, an event, a meeting or to a talk, there’s a good reason why I am spending my time there. Otherwise I don’t go. So when I am there, I want to ask questions to clarify […]