Play Hard - Work Better - PMI Austin Conference Fall 2014

Mark SpitzerAgile Velocity

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Play Hard Work Better

Mark Spitzer

Agile Coach

Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)

Agile Austin Board Member (Program Chair)

Website – AgileVelocity.com

Twitter - @mspitzer

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Kirsten MaitlandAgile Coach

Certified Scrum Master (CSM)

Certified Product Owner (CSPO)

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39% Admitted Dozing Off

70% Brought Other Work

25-50% Time Wasted


Ball Toss Name Game

Round 11. Stand in a circle

2. Say your own name

while tossing ball to

someone else

3. Repeat until

everyone has had a

turn

Round 21. Stay in circle

2. Say another’s name

while tossing ball to

them

3. Repeat until

everyone has had a

turn

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Ball Toss Game Debrief

• How did that feel?

• When could you use this at work?


Ball Toss Topic Game

“What Have You Seen

Work Well in Meetings?”

1. Stand in a circle

2. Answer question while tossing ball to

someone else

3. Repeat until time expires


Ball Toss Game Debrief


• When would you use the name game

versus the topic game?



• “At the start of another 2 hour meeting I

thought…”



• What did you observe?

• When could you use this?


Bibbity-Bobbity-Bop

Setup

Goal: Get someone to take your place in the

middle

1. Stand in a circle with at least 9 people

2. Someone stands in the middle of the circle

3. May want to take off heels for small jumps

4. Be prepared for highly interactive exercise!


Bibbity-Bobbity-Bop

Round 1

1. Person in middle approaches anyone in

circle and says:

– “Bibbity-Bobbity-Bop” o r

– “Bop”

2. In order to avoid going to the middle you

must:

– Say “Bop” before they finish “Bibbity-Bobbity-

Bop” or

– Say nothing in response to “Bop”

Bibbity-Bobbity-Bop


Round 21. Person in middle approaches anyone in circle

says:– “James Bond 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10”

2. Before they reach 10 person challenged must:– Adopt and hold the James Bond position

– Person on each side become Bond girls who cry “Oh James, Oh James”

3. Anyone not in position by count of 10 must go in middle

4. Can use methods from round 1

Bibbity-Bobbity-Bop



and says:

– “Elephant 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10”

2. Before they reach 10 person challenged must:

– Adopt and hold an elephant position

– Person on each side forms elephant ears


4. Can use methods from other rounds

Bibbity-Bobbity-Bop



and says:

– “Toaster 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10”

2. Before they reach 10 person challenged must:

– Jump up and down like a piece of ready toast

– Person on each side forms the toaster


4. Can use methods from other rounds

Bibbity-Bobbity-Bop - Debrief


1. How did that feel?

2. How could this exercise be incorporated

into the workplace?

3. Did your perspective change after a couple

rounds?

Pass the Card


1. Each person takes one index card and pen

2. Write the name of the topic on the top of the card

3. Write down ideas related to the topic in 15 seconds

4. Pass the card to your right and add new ideas

1. Repeat until the session time expires

How to make workplace more engaging?

Pass the Card - Debrief


1. What did you like about this exercise?

2. When would this exercise be useful?

Fist of Five


ConsensusDisagreement

Return on Time Invested

Great Idea!

I’ll help leadGood Idea

I’ll work for it

Good Enough

I won’t fight itNot Bad

Minor Issues to

discuss first

Reservatio

n

Some

change

needed

No Way!

Lots of changes

needed

Useless

I’ll never

get

that time

back

Useful

Most time was

valuable, but lost time

Average

Some value,

worth the time

Above Average

Good value, worth

more than time

Excellent

High value,

incredibly useful

N/A

Summary


Exercise What is it? When to use?

1. Ball Toss Name Game Toss ball to each other

and state name of person

passing ball to

- Kick off meeting

- Team building

- Energize people

2. Ball Toss Topic Game Toss ball to each other

and answer a question

when receiving ball

- Brainstorming

- Team building

3. Progressive Story One person starts with a

prompt then each person

continues the story by

adding 1-2 sentences

- Ice breaker

- Encourage equal

participation

4. Bibbity-Bobbity-Bop Use different techniques

to get someone to take

your place in the middle

- Tension relief

- Long workshop

- Team building

5. Pass the Card Write down ideas. Pass

to person on right. They

add ideas. Continue

passing.

- Brainstorming

- Encourage equal

participation

Questions

What do you

want to know?

@mspitzer

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Play Hard - Work Better - PMI Austin Conference Fall 2014