Agile Manifesto
Build the smallest viable version, get it in front of real people, learn, iterate — four values and twelve principles that apply as directly to creator businesses as to software teams.
Scrum
Time-boxed sprints with clear deliverables and a retrospective at the end — forces the prioritisation and completion discipline that solo creators desperately need.
Kanban
Visualise work on a board, limit what's in progress, finish before starting something new — the WIP limit is the entire genius of the system.
Lean Manufacturing
Maximise value for the customer while eliminating every step that doesn't directly add to what they receive — once you see waste, you can't unsee it.
Six Sigma / DMAIC
Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control — a structured five-step cycle for fixing any repeatable process that consistently produces errors or delays.
Kaizen
Small, continuous improvements compound into significant change — the antidote to the creator obsession with launches when 1% weekly improvements build far more over time.
Spotify Model (Squads, Tribes, Chapters, Guilds)
Autonomous cross-functional teams scaled through shared communities of practice — most useful as a lens for designing energetic, self-sustaining creator communities.