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How We Work: Kickoffs & Heartbeats

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37signals works in 6-week cycles, which begin with a Kickoff and wrap up with a Heartbeat. In this week’s REWORK podcast, co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson break down the purpose and benefits of the Kickoff and Heartbeat documents and share tips for implementing this process across an organization.

Key Takeaways

  • 00:40 - When 37signals started using Kickoffs and Heartbeats
  • 02:13 - Details of the Kickoff write-up process
  • 07:34 - How much input Jason and David have in the Kickoff
  • 13:43 - What Kickoffs & Heartbeats look like for departments with ongoing work
  • 17:37 - The Heartbeats as an opportunity to highlight and celebrate the work of individual employees and team
  • 22:50 - The benefits of writing up work summaries for institutional history

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How We Work: Kickoffs & Heartbeats

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Content provided by 37signals. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by 37signals or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

37signals works in 6-week cycles, which begin with a Kickoff and wrap up with a Heartbeat. In this week’s REWORK podcast, co-founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson break down the purpose and benefits of the Kickoff and Heartbeat documents and share tips for implementing this process across an organization.

Key Takeaways

  • 00:40 - When 37signals started using Kickoffs and Heartbeats
  • 02:13 - Details of the Kickoff write-up process
  • 07:34 - How much input Jason and David have in the Kickoff
  • 13:43 - What Kickoffs & Heartbeats look like for departments with ongoing work
  • 17:37 - The Heartbeats as an opportunity to highlight and celebrate the work of individual employees and team
  • 22:50 - The benefits of writing up work summaries for institutional history

Links and Resources
Shape Up

Books by 37signals

Sign up for a 30-day free trial at Basecamp.com

HEY World | HEY

The REWORK podcast

The Rework Podcast on YouTube

The 37signals Dev Blog

37signals on YouTube

@37signals on X

  continue reading

301 episodes

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