{"id":1936,"date":"2018-05-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xperience.consulting\/?p=1936"},"modified":"2024-04-21T13:11:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T12:11:53","slug":"staring-into-the-dragon-s-eye-aa9efab238af","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xperience.consulting\/?p=1936","title":{"rendered":"Staring into the Dragon\u2019s\u00a0eye"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n      * {\n        font-family: Georgia, Cambria, \"Times New Roman\", Times, serif;\n      }\n      html, body {\n        margin: 0;\n        padding: 0;\n      }\n      h1 {\n        font-size: 50px;\n        margin-bottom: 17px;\n        color: #333;\n      }\n      h2 {\n        font-size: 24px;\n        line-height: 1.6;\n        margin: 30px 0 0 0;\n        margin-bottom: 18px;\n        margin-top: 33px;\n        color: #333;\n      }\n      h3 {\n        font-size: 30px;\n        margin: 10px 0 20px 0;\n        color: #333;\n      }\n      header {\n        width: 640px;\n        margin: auto;\n      }\n      section {\n        width: 640px;\n        margin: auto;\n      }\n      section p {\n        margin-bottom: 27px;\n        font-size: 20px;\n        line-height: 1.6;\n        color: #333;\n      }\n      section img {\n        max-width: 640px;\n      }\n      footer {\n        padding: 0 20px;\n        margin: 50px 0;\n        text-align: center;\n        font-size: 12px;\n      }\n      .aspectRatioPlaceholder {\n        max-width: auto !important;\n        max-height: auto !important;\n      }\n      .aspectRatioPlaceholder-fill {\n        padding-bottom: 0 !important;\n      }\n      header,\n      section[data-field=subtitle],\n      section[data-field=description] {\n        display: none;\n      }\n      <\/style>\n<article class=\"h-entry\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"p-name\">Staring into the Dragon\u2019s eye<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"p-summary\" data-field=\"subtitle\">Two years ago, in a Polish Castle, I met Mark Odesky. You see, he knows a thing or two about Dragons, the fear they invoke and how to slay\u2026<\/section>\n<section class=\"e-content\" data-field=\"body\">\n<section class=\"section section--body section--first\">\n<div class=\"section-divider\">\n<hr class=\"section-divider\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-content\">\n<div class=\"section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn\">\n<h3 id=\"058c\" class=\"graf graf--h3 graf--leading graf--title\">Staring into the Dragon\u2019s\u00a0eye<\/h3>\n<p id=\"ad2f\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--h3\">Two years ago, in a Polish Castle, I met Mark Odesky. You see, he knows a thing or two about Dragons, the fear they invoke and how to slay them.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"8b28\" class=\"graf graf--figure graf-after--p\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"graf-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/800\/1*uIhQBzJvDWh33lDXsxyuzA.png\" data-image-id=\"1*uIhQBzJvDWh33lDXsxyuzA.png\" data-width=\"800\" data-height=\"800\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"eac5\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--figure\">Mark who? In some way or another, his work might have touched you. He\u2018s the ambitious man who executive produced the Lord of the Rings trilogy. While at the castle, he shared thoughts on the power of human imagination and the techniques used to develop immersive experiences.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8188\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">It was also a story of constraints. They would have never been able to render every detail of the story. The project had to ship on time, and on budget. They solved this by making use of a technique he referred to as the \u2018Dragon\u2019s Eye\u2019. It relies on using strategic queues, just enough detail about a certain subject, leaving the rest up to the audience\u2019s imagination. As Mark mentioned, our imaginations create the most elaborate detail; in some instances, aspects they would never be able to re-create on screen.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4fdd\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">He not only neutralised his constraints but transformed them. The last film performed beyond their wildest ambitions, winning in every nominated category at the Oscars.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2003\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">Mark\u2019s ability to transform a constraint into an asset is evident, his ambitions realised. Except for the obvious life lesson, what does this have to do with Werner [ME]?<\/p>\n<p id=\"494c\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">Well, I\u2019m the damn Hobbit.<\/p>\n<blockquote id=\"32f3\" class=\"graf graf--blockquote graf--startsWithDoubleQuote graf-after--p\"><p>\u201cIt\u2019s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don\u2019t keep your feet, there\u2019s no knowing where you might be swept off to.\u201d \u2015 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"675f\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--blockquote\">I\u2019ve been staring into the eye of the dragon for far too long. Fear has become my most significant constraint. Fear of failure, letting my family down and not living up to expectations of loved ones and fellow professionals.<\/p>\n<p id=\"d6e1\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">I created the dragon. Paralysed and unable to leave the shire, missing out on numerous adventures. The shire is safe; we play bingo every Friday at 6 pm.<\/p>\n<p id=\"9cba\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p\">If \u2018constraints\u2019 are the dragon, then \u2018ambition\u2019 is noise that might wake the dragon. I concluded that I\u2019ve been setting my ambitions way to low.<\/p>\n<p id=\"200e\" class=\"graf graf--p graf-after--p graf--trailing\">Is this realisation enough to slay every dragon? Perhaps not, it needs more rigour. However\u200a\u2014\u200aI know the dragon doesn\u2019t exist, its only a small annoying lizard in my head and I can handle that.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"section section--body section--last\">\n<div class=\"section-divider\">\n<hr class=\"section-divider\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section-content\">\n<div class=\"section-inner sectionLayout--insetColumn\">\n<figure id=\"a9ac\" class=\"graf graf--figure graf--leading graf--trailing\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"graf-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-images-1.medium.com\/max\/800\/1*g1DD2OjB7eD--k_mFLhI_w.png\" data-image-id=\"1*g1DD2OjB7eD--k_mFLhI_w.png\" data-width=\"2479\" data-height=\"1300\" \/><figcaption class=\"imageCaption\">Sketch-note; Ambitions and Constraints.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<footer>By <a class=\"p-author h-card\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@werner.puchert\">Werner Puchert<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/p\/aa9efab238af\"><time class=\"dt-published\" datetime=\"2018-05-16T20:48:59.658Z\">May 16, 2018<\/time><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"p-canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@werner.puchert\/staring-into-the-dragons-eye-aa9efab238af\">Canonical link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Exported from <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\">Medium<\/a> on April 19, 2024.<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Staring into the Dragon\u2019s eye Two years ago, in a Polish Castle, I met Mark Odesky. 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