Podcasts by The Agile Tao
About 2500 years before the Agile Manifesto, Lao Tzu wrote a book on the agile mindset. Join us for a deep dive into that first manifesto.
In each episode, we will discuss a poem or two from Peter's book - "The Agile Tao (Lao Tzu Refactored)" - to understand what Lao Tzu had to say about agility, transformation, leadership, and life.
About us:
Dov Tsal is an agile coach and a self-proclaimed Taoist.
Peter Merel is the author of The Agile Tao, a deep-thinker, a translator, and a joy to talk to.
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S2E4 - War! - about revolution, weapons, warfare, reserve, surrender, subversion and mutual benefits. from 2022-03-21T20:08:55
What does Lao Tzu have to say about war?
Looking from the eyes of the aggressor, the attacked, and of course from a wider angle.
You can find the book, as always, at https://...
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S2E3 - The Captain / Shaping Wood from 2022-02-13T16:23:11
This time, two poems from part 2
- We talked about the role of a leader. what makes a leader one?
- We also talked about the constant attention required from a crafts...
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S2E2: Flow (2/2) from 2021-05-31T12:46:43
Last time, we started reading Flow - the first part of the Agile Tao, we are back with the second part.
Join Peter and me, and connect to the Agile Tao.
S2E1: Flow (1/2) from 2021-04-11T09:52:47
We are back, after a long break.
To start our second season, and as Flow, the first part of the book, reached a stable version, we are reading thru it, letting it unfold lik...
E12: Collaboration from 2020-06-15T08:18:34
Today's episode is about the power of collaboration, about how being a part of something bigger allows you to do magic.
Join us to hear about how starlings and dolphins cooperate, and what c...
E11: Ecosystem from 2020-03-09T06:40:19
What is an ecosystem? what makes it flow, or be blocked?
Today's poem (from the Flow part) examines the source of its benefits and interactions that make (or break)...
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The prehistory of Agile (special episode) from 2020-02-21T06:46:25
For our 10th episode, we talk about the story behind the story.
Join us to hear how the book of Tao came to be, how the Agile Tao came to be, and how Peter and I met.
You can downl...
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E8: The End of Agility from 2020-01-09T13:21:28
How can one test one's agility? when is it gone and what happens when it is?
Today's poem talks about all this, and our talk covers so much more...
21. The End Of Agili...
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E7: About Form and Function, Usability and Craftsmanship. from 2020-01-02T05:00
This time, we are talking about functionality, and about the form that supports it. about what happens when one is missing or doesn't match the other.
We also talk about product ownership...
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E6: Bargains from 2019-12-26T15:54:54
This time we talk about bargains and their cost.
44. Bargains (xliv)
Some die for an idea,
Some for a payday,
Some to win a game. <...
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E5: Embracing Change from 2019-11-05T16:02:38
In this episode, Peter and I talk about change, about embracing it and about resisting it.
The p...
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E4: Cycles from 2019-09-24T08:05:12
In this episode, Peter and I talk about duality, the cycling of forms into their reverse state.
The poem we read is ca...
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E3: Make it easy to take it easy. from 2019-09-03T00:20:29
In this episode, I talk to Peter Merel, the author of the Agile ...
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E2: About Mindset (part 1.) from 2019-08-25T21:04:57
In our first episode of the Agile Tao podcast, we dive into the sense of agility, and hear Lau-Tzu's advice to being agile.
E1: About Taoism, Agility & Mind. from 2019-08-18T13:01:23
In our pilot episode, we introduce the Agile Tao by Listen