The Moving House Model, adhocracy and remote collaboration
summary
Compares moving day logistics to remote software work and gives concrete practices: uses 160 cardboard boxes moved as a data point, recommends banana boxes same size for standardization, insists on labeling, small tasks (tickets) and written instructions so people act as autonomous agents, and sets up tools and safety checks. Covers cadence examples like two short check-ins morning and afternoon and a virtual hackathon pattern to balance solo work and social sync.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Intro
- 3:39Preparation
- 4:14Invite friends
- 5:18Boxes
- 6:48Labelling
- 8:03The big day
- 8:54Good tools
- 9:38Food and beverages
- 10:24Sharing the plan
- 11:31Stop talking
- 12:12Getting started
- 13:36Reaching the destination
- 14:02Arranging everything
- 16:30Finding the right balance
- 17:43Getting there
- 18:08Being useful
- 20:53Getting down
- 21:09When is good enough
- 22:03Invite people to stop
- 22:56We made it
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