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Creating an Environment that Supports Self-Organizing TeamsSelf-organizing agile teams leverage some basic qualities about what motivates people to help teams deliver. Since these qualities often run counter to traditional management structures, it takes effort to create an environment that supports these kinds of teams. | 
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October Software News RoundupIn this software news roundup, learn about the launch of SecureDrop, the online whistle-blowing platform of Internet activist Aaron Swartz; new software that helps the blind practice yoga correctly; and how GE and Boeing are teaming up to create code that prevents ice buildup in airplane engines. | 
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Processing Language’s Data Visualizations Getting Cooler Every DayWhile everyone's ooohing and ahhhing about Foursquare's new olive branch to small businesses, a large number of people in the world have no idea what Foursquare and numerous other companies are doing with Processing—a "design-centric" programming language that's changing the world. | 
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What Makes Jeff Bezos the Most Respected CEO? It was recently noted that Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, is the most respected CEO in Silicon Valley—despite his not actually living there. Rajini Padmanaban examines why Jeff Bezos keeps winning such accolades and what others can learn from him and apply in their professional lives. |
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Teen Creates Global Online Coding Competition for High Schoolers"I had an idea to create a competition for high school students around the world, like me, who want to create something but don’t have a place to do it.” That was the motivation for Ethan Eirinberg, the sixteen-year-old founder of the CreateHS coding competition, which emphasizes—yes—creativity. | 
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How Six Thinking Hats Can Help with User Experience TestingThe Six Thinking Hats concept aims to minimize the confusion in thinking that arises because of the way the human brain usually thinks—taking into consideration emotions, facts, creativity, hope, and logic all at once. Anuj Magazine looks at how this concept can help with user experience testing. | 
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Open Source Hardware Deserves as Much Press as Its Software SiblingIf we all start talking about open source hardware (OSHW) just a little bit more, perhaps we can get it the attention it desperately deserves. Sure open source software is wonderful, but when coupled with OSHW, the boundaries of development truly cease to exist. |
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What You Can Learn from Sony about Cost Versus ValueSony is now worth a fraction of what it was ten years ago because the company started asking, "What will make us the most money right now?" Your question should not be how much something costs; you should be asking, “How much value will this project provide?” Learn to tell the difference. | 
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