From af1b76509e61575678862237d74be5f612c2c62b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nelsonic Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 20:41:24 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] add links to extended reviews of Checklist Manifesto for #9 --- checklists.md | 119 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 90 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-) diff --git a/checklists.md b/checklists.md index 79164d3..dc8722c 100644 --- a/checklists.md +++ b/checklists.md @@ -3,34 +3,55 @@ ## Intro In 20091 [Atul Gawande](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atul_Gawande) -wrote a _superb_ book called -[The Checklist Manifesto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Checklist_Manifesto), +wrote a _superb_ book titled +[The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Checklist_Manifesto), which is a _must-read_ -for anyone interested in personal effectiveness. +for anyone interested in _effectiveness_ +both on a _personal_ level and in _any_ field of work. The concepts in the book are simple, both to understand and explain. -Atul does a superb job of explaining +Atul does a excellent job of explaining how several industries/sectors/professions use checklists to perform complex high-stakes tasks precisely, repeatably and virtually error-free. + There are several good reviews/summaries of the book online. One of my favourite summaries is by Nathan Lorenzo (Productivity Game): [![checklist-manifesto-summary](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/56947637-b1a73c80-6b25-11e9-9262-9b1d9e851900.png)](https://youtu.be/18ns58FyPmY) https://youtu.be/18ns58FyPmY +> "How do we heal medicine?"" | Atul Gawande's TED Talk: +https://youtu.be/L3QkaS249Bc
+> Extended book review/summary: https://youtu.be/KUv1o-d1m40
+> NPR "Checklist For Surgery Success": +https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122226184
+> Praise form several high profile leaders +[Vinod Khosla](https://twitter.com/vkhosla/status/222469073806700544), +[Bill Gates](https://www.gatesnotes.com/Books/Checklist-Manifesto), +[Shane Parrish](https://fs.blog/2014/02/the-checklist-manifesto), +[Malcolm Gladwell](http://atulgawande.com/book/the-checklist-manifesto), etc. + The book details how checklists were developed independently in -several industries: aviation, engineering/construction, finance, -medicine, etc. +several industries: +aviation, +engineering, +construction, +finance, +medicine, +etc. A good checklist is: -+ Practical -+ Concise ++ Practical - ++ Concise - focus on the important parts of the task ++ Speedy - it should not add "overhead" to the task/activity. + 5–9 items (_though they can be longer when necessary, see below_) -+ 1 page max ++ 1 page max - ++ A clear "Pause Point" where you stop during the completion ++ _Supplement_ existing knowledge and expertise not _replace_ it. + Uses Upper- & Lowercase -+ _Tested_ in the real world ++ _Field-Tested_ in the real world Ten years later it remains a "`#1` Best Seller" @@ -57,13 +78,13 @@ the numbers_. # _Why?_ -## Why does it _matter_ that this book is so popular? +## Why does this _matter_? -If it's _obvious_ to you why this book +If it's _obvious_ to you why Atul's book and checklists in general _matter_, -then feel free to skim/skip this. -If you find yourself scratching your head -as to _why_ this fact is important, +then feel free to skim/skip this section. +If you found yourself scratching your head +as to _why_ checklists are important, consider the following recent news article: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-47953541 @@ -81,24 +102,40 @@ which it attributed to the implementation of a safety checklist. > Dr Atul Gawande, who introduced the checklist and co-authored the study, published in the British Journal of Surgery, said: "Scotland's health system is to be congratulated for a multi-year effort that has produced some of the largest population-wide reductions in surgical deaths ever documented."
> Prof Jason Leitch, NHS Scotland's national clinical director, added: "This is a significant study which highlights the reduction in surgical mortality over the last decade.
> "While there are a number of factors that have contributed to this, it is clear from the research that the introduction of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in 2008 has played a key role." -> The BBC Article is a very close copy of: +> The BBC Article is a very similar to: https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/w-hda041719.php -![surgical-mortality-checklist](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/56961132-d661db00-6b4a-11e9-8832-9416c5dcf848.png) + -Sadly most of the journal articles are behind extortionate paywalls. -But the research findings are available. +Sadly while most medical journal articles +are behind _extortionate_ +[paywalls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paywall), +the research findings/summary are freely available. A patient death rate of 0.46% is still not _zero_, -but let's look at how many lives this has saved: +but let's look at how many lives this has saved +just in Scotland: + 0.46% x 1.37 = 0.63% + 0.63 - 0.46 = 0.17 + 6.8m x 0.17% = ***11,560 people's lives saved!!*** +This is one study in Scotland +which already had good standards +of patient care. +Since the initial checklist was tested +in the pilot study in 2008 +it has been rolled out to _thousands_ of hospitals. +_Millions_ of lives have been saved by a humble checklist! +https://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/7/08-010708/en + +Checklists are as effective at saving lives +as an _wonder drug_ that took _billions_ to develop. +The simplicity is almost The 19-item World Health Organization safety checklist described in the article is this: - https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/44186/9789241598590_eng_Checklist.pdf + ![who-surgery-checklist](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/56948566-68a4b780-6b28-11e9-8c36-4411928e61df.png) > Notice how at the bottom of the single-page checklist it says: @@ -119,22 +156,30 @@ with over a 1k points https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19682451 ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/194400/56955462-672fbb00-6b39-11e9-904e-86fdcc276d7a.png) +The top comment has an insightful description of checklists: +"_a way to **debug your life**_". + Reading through the comments on HN, it's clear that _many_ engineers understand the benefits/power of a checklist in their work/lives, however there are still a few who remain to be convinced. + +--> +Atul's book "The Checklist Manifesto", +is his attempt to make the benefits of checklists +more widespread in more areas of life and society. ## Why do _we_ care about checklists? @@ -142,11 +187,13 @@ This We care about checklists because they are the _single_ most effective way of achieving _any_ objective. - +Anything from giving a housekeeper instructions +for how to use the ## "Old Dogs, New Tricks" +One of the areas I'm _most_ excited about is learning/teaching! @@ -170,14 +217,28 @@ to people and organisations who want a # _How?_ +## Basic + We will _start_ by building a _basic_ "Todo List", we have already written the "beginner-level" example see: [github.com/dwyl/todo-list-javascript-tutorial](https://github.com/dwyl/todo-list-javascript-tutorial) Our intention with the "Todo List JavaScript (TDD) Tutorial" -is three-fold: +is _three_-fold: 1. Show the _general_ developer population, -and complete beginners _specificaly_, that it's not only _easy_, -but _incredibly_ effective to write tests _first_. -2. -3. +_both_ complete beginners +and _experienced_ non-testers, +that it's not only _easy_, +but _incredibly_ effective to write tests _first_ +(_before implementing the functionality_). +2. Show the _users_ of our App +how a Todo List works from "first principals" +so they can get a _glimpse_ +of how much effort it takes +to build a fully-functional +real-time collaborative task tracker. +3. Find people who are similarly _passionate_ +about solving the challenge(s)/problem(s) +we are on a mission to solve. + +Our _basic_ Todo List