books – Nate Bird

The Innovator’s Dillema and the Future of Higher Education

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Nate Bird

I recently finished reading Clayton Christensen’s book The Innovator’s Dilemma (TID), which talks about technological innovation and how companies can effectively manage it. TID was originally written in 1997, and I read a (slightly) updated version published in 2011. I… Continue Reading →

The Mythical Man-Month

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Nate Bird

I recently finished a cover-to-cover reading of Frederick Brooks’ classic book on large software project management, The Mythical Man-Month (TMMM). Originally published in 1975, TMMM details Brooks’ management philosophy, which he developed as manager of the IBM OS/360 operating system… Continue Reading →