Ian Wells Dec 2, 20194 minPeople of faith - no need for us to sleep walk into a climate crisisHere are some ideas for discussion groups in your church about climate change. Addressing the climate crisis is provably the biggest challenge in human histo...
Ian Wells Feb 20, 20194 minA climate activist reading listThese are the books I have read that have led my understanding of climate change, over the years. Thank goodness for books. Operating Manual for Spaceship Ea...
Ian Wells Feb 11, 20192 minGrandpa grandpa. "Grandpa, grandpa, tell me more about life way back in 2019 before the start of the #anthropocene." "well, by 2019 climate change and biodiversity had stop...
Ian Wells Sep 14, 20182 minThe attack on wicked problems in software quality📷What is a wicked problem? From “Don’t even think about it - why are brains are wired to ignore climate change” by George Marshall: (loosely copied from his...
Ian Wells Sep 6, 20182 minThe key to JIRA projects keysGood design relies on attention to detail. I recommend JIRA designers choose their Project Keys carefully. 📷Each JIRA project has its own Project Key ( fo...
Ian Wells Jun 2, 20181 minInternship Best Practice Christchurch NZAs usual, much more is going on in the tech industry in Christchurch than most people are aware of. There is a tech skills shortage in Christchurch with so m...
Ian Wells Mar 18, 201811 minPractical ways to get your Internship in Christchurch New Zealand📷 This article is intended for people seeking tech internships in Canterbury New Zealand. It gives some examples of how to start getting experience in the ...
Ian Wells Nov 9, 20172 minImproving software quality by staff upskillingMany organisations know they have software quality problems, and know their staff are capable of improving quality, but they are not in a position to hire new...
Ian Wells Oct 29, 20173 minAmazingly bike Lanes generate jobs Christchurch City Council, as I write this(Oct 2017), is deciding whether to make the bike lanes on St Asaph Street safer for all, or to add 53 new car parki...
Ian Wells Aug 15, 20171 minJIRA branching and version numbersVersion numbers JIRA version numbers correspond to the branching strategy being used: For example There are unique version numbers generated per build. Thes...
Ian Wells Jun 15, 20173 minKeep JIRA up to date as your org changesMany companies have been using JIRA for many years and over this time, the way you work together has been changing and adapting and organisational charts hav...
Ian Wells Jan 30, 20173 minHow to hire a top tester📷 I have managed testing for Telogis NZ, for the Trimble Mapping & GIS division, for a Hewlett-Packard compiler group, and managed testing at a variety o...
Ian Wells Jan 21, 20173 minCreate apps that meet needs not wantsI too love attending events like Ministry of Awesome and startup weekends and tap into the enthusiasm and talent of so many (usually) young people in New Zea...
Ian Wells Jan 5, 20172 minQ3: Tech Learnings on managing changeQuestion 3: What can tech industry practitioners teach NZ about how to work constructively with exponential change? Those of us working in tech companies ar...
Ian Wells Dec 14, 20162 minQ2: Are we smart enough at tech to save the world?📷📷 Before attending the Christchurch NZ Singularity U, I hoped to get 9 questions answered. Here is my answer to Question 2 Q2: It hurts my head to think a...
Ian Wells Dec 12, 20163 minQ1: From Bucky to the SingularityBefore attending the Christchurch NZ Singularity U, I hoped to get 9 questions answered. 📷Here is my answer to Question 1 1. As an once-intern of Bucky Full...
Ian Wells Dec 8, 20162 minThe problems with JIRAI speak with many Atlassian users as an Atlassian Expert. 📷 I hear many users telling me they have the same problem with their JIRA installation: the manag...
Ian Wells Nov 11, 20162 min9 questions for SingularityU Summit NZ📷📷 It's brilliant to have the SingularityU NZ Summit this week present the ideas and possibilities of exponential growth to so many New Zealanders. Grea...
Ian Wells Oct 26, 20161 minIs software quality fake news?📷This American Life raises a profound but obvious point about truth telling. I was brought up to know that lying is a bad thing. With a tech education, I b...
