# Why I'm Writing Rachel's Ramblings

DevFeed: [Why I'm Writing Rachel's Ramblings](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/why-i-m-writing-rachel-s-ramblings-4441.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://martinfowler.com/rachels-ramblings/intro.html>)

Author: Rachel Laycock (rlaycock@thoughtworks.com)

Published: 2026-07-28T12:32:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Martin Fowler](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/martin-fowler.md>)

Topics: [rachels-ramblings](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/rachels-ramblings.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [industry](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/industry.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [rachels-ramblings](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rachels-ramblings.md>), [software](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software.md>), [writing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/writing.md>)

## AI overview

Rachel's Ramblings introduces a series in which Rachel shares early, imperfect thoughts about patterns and hypotheses she sees across clients, teams, and the software industry.

## Source excerpt

TL;DR I have ideas. I haven't been writing them. That's about to change. I promise... myself. I've been thinking a lot about talent. Actually, I've been thinking a lot about thinking. And writing. Or more specifically, not writing. This really hit me earlier this year at the Future of Software conference. I was surrounded by people sharing their latest ideas and I had a slightly uncomfortable realization: I have my own. Not just opinions. Actual patterns. Hypotheses. Things I'm seeing across clients, across teams, across the industry that feel new or at least not well articulated yet in a way that a leader can think about and act upon in some way that can influence how they strategise and plan for the future. Because helping clients and other leaders internal and external to thoughtworks do this is actually a big part of what I do and without letting my northern humbleness get in my own way, I'm actually pretty good at it. If I wasn't I wouldn't be the global CTO of a future thinking tech org, you know the kind that has Martin Fowler as its Chief Scientist. A title I know he loves... Martin, by the way, is one of the people pushing me to do this, which is weird because on paper I'm his boss but I don't believe in the traditional idea of a boss anyway. I'm a strong believer in the servant leadership type but I'll save that for when I write about that. Anyway the point is for all the ideas I have and discussion I have I don't do a good job of writing it down. At best I'll stick it in a presentation deck when I'm forced to communicate with them in some forum or another. I hate decks and love writing so I'm obviously doing something wrong. So why haven't I been writing? It's easy to say I've been too busy. I don't have an easy job. It's a fun one but not easy. I also have two small children, 5 and 8. In case you are interested, I attempt to give as much time as possible to this busy job. And then I try to have a life. I'm also writing an epic world building sci-fi fantasy b