Mark

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COGITA·DISCE·NECTE·ENUNTIA PERCIPE·CONNECTE·EFFICE​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Software Engineer • Systems Thinker • Knowledge Gardener

...was never consulted when new projects started but were always there to receive surprise work requests with short deadlines when the other teams finally figured out what they thought they needed... The Collaboration Equation Jim Benson, et.al.
The visitors even had their effect on Florentine cooking, when it was noticed that the Byzantine emperor liked his eggs done in a particular way - cracked into a heated pan, stirred with a few herbs and spices, then turned onto his plate. In this way, Florentine cuisine discovered scrambled eggs. The Medici Paul Strathern
A quote from Walter Isaacson's biography of Benjamin Franklin. "History is a tale, Franklin came to believe, not of immutable forces but human endeavors."