Since the start of 2017, I have been doing a lot of training. And when I write “a lot”, I really mean it (by my usual standards)! The majority of my training courses start with a focus on “why”. Why do we need to change? What the urgency? What’s the need? After most classes are …
We often hear, “People don’t like change.” This is not true. What people don’t like is change which is forced on them, especially where the perceived pain outweighs the perceived gain. When this kind of change is forced on people, they resist. When people co-create change, they are more likely to be invested in a …
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Diana Larsen and Esther Derby’s book “Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great” is fantastic. It describes 5 step approach to run retrospectives with Agile Teams. It goes like this: Set the stage Gather data Generate insights Decide what to do Close the retrospective This is great advice for any meeting, but it works particularly well …
There are four key words in the first value of the Agile Manifesto: “Individuals and their interactions over processes and tools” Most of us can spend countless hours debating the value of focusing on people and the dangers related to focusing on processes and tools. Interestingly, in our debates we seem to be oblivious to …
Converting ideas into concrete action is always tough. We read books, attend conference, book on training courses, have great chats at meet-ups and the ideas start flowing. We get excited to try out new things… …and then reality kicks-in and we have no time to do them. All sort of pressures, diversions and interruptions get …
Innovation Games are a set of techniques created by Luke Hohmann. They are excellent tools to have in your facilitation toolbox. You can use them for many project activities and to create project artefacts too. This is the fifth in a series of posts about how I have used and adapted some of these techniques …
Innovation Games® Applied: Remember the Future for Planning Success Read More »
Innovation Games are a set of techniques created by Luke Hohmann. They are excellent tools to have in your facilitation toolbox. You can use them for many project activities and to create project artefacts too. This is the fourth in a series of posts about how I have used and adapted some of these techniques …
Innovation Games® Applied: Effective Retrospectives with Speed Boat Read More »
Innovation Games are a set of techniques created by Luke Hohmann. They are excellent tools to have in your facilitation toolbox. You can use them for many project activities and to create project artefacts too. This is the third in a series of posts about how I have used and adapted some of these techniques …
Innovation Games® Applied: Build the Right Product with Buy a Feature Read More »
Innovation Games are a set of techniques created by Luke Hohmann They are excellent tools to have in your facilitation toolbox. You can use them for many project activities and to create project artefacts too. This is the second in a series of posts about how I have used and adapted some of these techniques …
Innovation Games® Applied: Risk Management with My Worst Nightmare Read More »
Innovation Games are a set of techniques created by Luke Hohmann. They are excellent tools to have in your facilitation toolbox. You can use them for many project activities and to create project artefacts too. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be publishing a series of posts about how I have used and adapted some …
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