What Mumbai Traffic Taught Me About Lean-Agile
I recently returned from a short trip to Mumbai, India. It was my first time visiting that city full of brilliant culture, delicious food, and friendly people. I can't wait for my next visit! Traffic, though, is not the city's best feature. The very best thing I can say about it is...it works for them. I know there must be rules governing the system, but coming from a Western culture I can't quite find them. There are no lanes, per se, only buses, trucks, cars, tuk-tuks, and motorcycles jockeying for position and honking at one another, announcing either "I'm here, look out for me," or "MOVE. NOW!" At the end of my stay, as I was preparing to leave the office and head to the airport, I could have either taken an airport shuttle bus from my hotel, an Uber, or a tuk-tuk. For those who have never spent time in Southeast Asia, a tuk-tuk is a tiny, three-wheeled open-air taxi powered by what might be a souped up lawnmower engine. Being somewhat adv...