Cat Nguyen shares her experience as a Junior Backend Engineer at Dwarves, highlighting the supportive team culture and how asking for help accelerated her growth

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The concept of the adjacent possible originates from Stuart Kauffman and his work on biological evolution.

The Adjacent Possible

Growth Is Our Universal Language

Since most Dwarves Foundation employees work in Saigon, this section is written with that as the default. Some benefits don't make sense in other countries. We will try our best to provide comparable benefits and perks as it makes sense, though...

Benefits & perks

The Dwarves HQ is in Saigon, Vietnam. Fifty-ish people and two cats have desk space in the Saigon office, but those people also work from home regularly. We expand the office space when the old one is full and people want the new office. Anyone is welcome to visit Saigon and work from the office at any time.

Where we work

Being office-present keeps you effective. Firms lean on that. It explains why companies are down to invest a fortune on building creative office with other benefit packages. There's nothing wrong about that. I'm just saying there are others ways to keep people.

Make Remote Working Works

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Discover how the Dwarves community fosters a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing. With a monthly reward pool of up to 2500 ICY, contributors are recognized for sharing valuable insights, especially in areas like AI/LLM, Golang, and more. Get involved and grow with us.

Record and reward sharing at Dwarves

Learn how cognitive load affects mental effort and team performance, and why managing it is key to reducing overload and improving focus in business and technology teams.

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Learn how enabling teams support stream-aligned teams by bridging skill gaps, sharing expertise, and improving delivery through collaboration, technical guidance, and knowledge transfer.

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Learn how agile teams use story points and collaborative methods like Planning Poker to estimate workloads accurately, improving sprint planning and product development efficiency.

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Learn how stream-aligned teams enable fast delivery by owning end-to-end work, reducing hand-offs, and adapting quickly to change for better software flow and customer feedback.

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Effective software delivery depends on building stable, small teams of five to nine people who own their code, foster trust, minimize cognitive load, and communicate clearly through defined team APIs.

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Discover how Team Topologies improves software delivery by organizing teams into four types and using three interaction modes to boost collaboration, reduce cognitive load, and enhance flow.

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Learn about the DiSC personality model's four types—Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, and Conscientiousness—and how understanding these traits improves teamwork and communication.

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Use personality assessments in onboarding, promote diverse teams, rotate roles by project stages, and understand your own style to boost team success and project outcomes.

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Discover the four temperaments—Guardians, Artisans, Idealists, and Rationals—and how they shape communication, action, and personality based on Myers-Briggs and David Keirsey's insights.

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Team Copilots is a suite of AI assistants designed to enhance team collaboration and productivity. These copilots, built using Dify and custom implementations, help teams manage tasks, facilitate communication, and improve overall efficiency. This approach represents a shift towards AI-assisted team management, enhancing team performance and project success rates.

Team Copilots

Hey, it’s Han and Nikki in your inbox again. On behalf of the entire Dwarves team, happy 2022!

It's a wrap: 2021 in Review

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The future is blockchain and data

We like the idea of labeling teams by what they deliver. Hence, the next chapter of Dwarves will be based on five angles.

The Next Leading Chairs

Here's another update from Dwarves for you. We are excited to share the real journey of growth and transformation since AI and LLM have been on our radar for quite a long time.

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