WTF Philosophy

1. Disclaimer: I stole all content from
TED talks My Observations My 4 year old
daughter
Philosophers Psychologists Naruto
Supergirl Flash Kungfu Panda 1, 2 & 3
Humans Organizations UNKNOWN

2. Philosophy
Abi Bellamkonda

3. To get best out of this Talk
• Listen to my thinking than hearing my words
• Jargons FREE attempt
• Welcome difference of opinion
• Focus on Cause over correlation
• This is just ONE way, there are others

4. Today’s Menu – aka Agenda
Mains
• Context
• Philosophical
Situations
• Selfishness and
Equality
• Q&A
Desserts
• Game 0
• Game 1
Takeaways
• Knowing
• Better
understanding
• An approach
• Practice

5. Not in Scope
•Taking too long to explain your point
•Except me
•Convincing people

6. Story of Human Leader
Manager
Trade worker
Study
Eat-Play-Cry-Poop Cycles
Born

7. What do you need? Data Information
Need
Smart work
EQ
Wisdom
Want
Hard work
IQ
Knowledge

8. Quick Temperature Check

9. What is the difference between
Knowing and Understanding?

10. Create
Enhance
Big Picture
Practice
Terminology
Understanding
Knowing

11. Philosophy

12. Story of Process

13. Philosophy Values
Principles
Process

14. Philosophy is the study of general
and fundamental problems
concerning matters such as
existence, knowledge, values, reason,
mind, and language

15. Philosophy
Where do you find it?
What is in it for you specifically?
Pros and cons of philosophy?

16. Principles and Values
Principle
• Basic Truth
• Law
• Assumption
• Standard
• Fixed
 Formula to use when we have
a situation
Value
• Degree of Importance
• Key drivers for action
• Forms relationship between
Person and Goal
 Components of Formula

17. Agile Values
Individuals and interactions Over processes and tools
Working software Over comprehensive
documentation
Customer collaboration Over contract negotiation
Responding to change Over following a plan

18. Agile Values
Individuals and interactions > processes and tools
Working software > comprehensive
documentation
Customer collaboration > contract negotiation
Responding to change > following a plan

19. Agile Values
Individuals and interactions > processes and tools
Working software > comprehensive
documentation
Customer collaboration > contract negotiation
Responding to change > following a plan

20. How do Philosophers do they job?
Hypothesis
ThinkValidate
Observe
[ Optional ]

21. Observations
Do Say Listen
See Think Feel

22. What is right?
You make up a situation
Two choices

23. Situations
Haircut – Lie Vs Hurt
Train problem – how many to kill?

24. Binary Thinking

25. How do you define?
Selfishness
Equality
Aggression

26. Useful Tips
• Philosophy - Harvard Justice
• Question everything and anything