Innovation Games Overview

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Innovation Games® Overview

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Objectives

As a Producer and/or Facilitator using Innovation Games®,

I want a basic overview of the gamesand Conteneo

so that I can choose the right game and right modality of play for the job!


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Agenda

• Conteneo Overview• Innovation Games® Overview• Innovation Games® in Scrum, Lean Kanban• Innovation Games® and Product Mgrs/Owners• Innovation Games® at Scale


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Conteneo Overview

Why are “serious” games so important?



What We Do

Conteneo provides online and in-person serious games to help organizations:

• Develop and align strategy• Create, market and sell products & services• Prioritize project portfolios• Prioritize product features• Improve organizational performance



Who We Do It For



Problem

External CollaborationBusiness agility is dependent on collaboration with customers, prospects, partners and suppliers “outside the company walls” to ensure that companies are developing the right products to meet market needs.

Internal CollaborationTraditional approaches to solving enduring problems, where top-level management makes decisions without input from a larger group are insufficient. “ROI” and “Rational” approaches are failing and distributed workers want to be involved in all aspects of decision making.


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Why We Do It

Companies that collaborate effectively generate 3x product success rate and 2x market share advantage.

US businesses incur $38 B in annual costs due to ineffective meetings.

Wasting time & talent directly contributes to employee dissatisfaction, accounting for another $500 B annually.



Collaboration is…

Pretty easy for small teams…

Pretty hardfor large distributed teams!



Collaboration is Hard for Large Teams Because

Serious Games that Amplify

Collaboration • Meetings

• Email threads

• Video conferencing

• Surveys

Success

We mistake communication for collaboration!


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So, what’s Collaboration?

Collaboration is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together in an intersection of common goals — for example, an intellectual endeavor that is creative in nature—by sharing knowledge, learning and building consensus.

Thanks, wikipedia!



Games are the Ideal Collaboration Tool!

Goals Constraints Rules Voluntary Participation


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Conteneo Gaming PlatformsIn-person FacilitationScalable SaaS Platforms

City of San José playing Budget Games

Certified Collaboration Amplifier training in Amsterdam

Conteneo Games room at Société Générale

Rally Software Development Customer Advisory Board


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Why It Works



Emerging Research Confirms Results

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology tested Conteneo’s Innovation Games Platform vs. traditional collaboration methods (structured meetings).


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Four Years of San José, CA Budget Games

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Interesting Recent Projects

42 Scrum TeamRetrospective

Human Computation Roadmap Summit

June 18th – 20th

Innovation Games® OnlineFeature Prioritization3 Games with Leaders

12 Games with Product TeamsTop 5 Feature Convergence


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Innovation Games Overview

We’ll cover some of the most common games in this module.We’ll cover even more online!


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What are Innovation Games®?

Innovation Games® are a collection of serious games carefully tuned towards specific collaboration goals.

• They are played: • with employees & customers /

stakeholders• online or in-person• in single or multi-game formats• around the world

What are unmet market needs?

How can I create better product synergy?

What is the coolest and newest product idea?



Ideas to ActionTM

Divergent thinking Envisioning, unmet needs, hidden or unexpected uses.

Understanding use, sequencing and planning, relationships.

Prioritization and selection of ideas.

Process improvement & ongoing alignment.


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Envisioning

Product BoxSet a vision for your

product with customers.

Remember the FutureUnderstand shared steps

for mutual success.


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Relationships and Use

Spider WebUnderstand complex

relationships from your customers’

point of view.

Start Your DayKnow how the when influences the how.


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Empathy and Insight

The ApprenticeBuild empathy for your customer’s

experience. Me and My Shadow

Identify needs that your customers don’t know

they even had!


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Boundaries

Spider WebUnderstand complex

relationships from your customers’

point of view.

Give Them a Hot TubUse outrageous ideas to establish boundaries and develop breakthroughs.


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Hidden Needs and Problems

Show and TellUnderstand usage

from your customers’ point of view.

Speed BoatUnderstand the problems your

customers are facing.


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Prioritization

20/20 VisionUnderstand customer

benefit priorities.

Prune the Product TreeDevelop great roadmaps.

Buy a FeatureUse a virtual market

to prioritize features/projects.



Innovation Games for Scrum & Lean Kanban Teams





Prune The Product Tree

Speed Boat

Buy a Feature

Whole Product



Lean Kanban Has Lots of Meetings…

What should we build?

(External / Internal)

How do we improve our process?

(Internal)

What do we value?(Internal)

Are we meeting needs?




Lean Kanban Has Lots of Meetings…

What should we build?


How do we improve our process?

(Internal)

What do we value?(Internal)

Are we meeting needs?



Speed Boat

Buy a Feature

Whole Product

Speed Boat

Show and Tell



Innovation Games for Product Managers / Product

Owners


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PM/PO Deliverables

Strategy

Tactics

Glue

Longer termHolistic

Shorter TermFocused

ProductVision

Product Purpose

Why

RoadmapUser Story map

BacklogRelease Plan

Lean Canvas

Business Model Canvas


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PM/PO Deliverables

Strategy

Tactics

Glue

Longer termHolistic

Shorter TermFocused

ProductVision

Product Purpose

Why

RoadmapUser Story map

BacklogRelease Plan

Lean Canvas

Business Model Canvas


Speed Boat

Vision Box

Me and My Shadow

Start Your Day

Buy a Feature

Whole Product



Innovation Games Help You Complete the Business Model & Value Proposition Canvas


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The Business Model Canvas


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The Business Model Canvas

Buy a Feature

Whole Product

Speed Boat

Show and Tell

Spider Web

Product Box



Value Proposition Canvas



Core Games Recommended in the Book

Product Box

Speed Boat

Buy a Feature

Product Box



Extended Games

The Apprentice

Start Your Day

Show and Tell

Me and My Shadow

Remember the Future



Innovation Games At Scale



Conteneo’s Games Scale to Large Teams

San José, CA Budget Games



Summarizing Some of the Most Common Uses of the Games


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Product Box

Buy a Feature

Me and My Shadow

Give Them a Hot Tub

Remember the Future

20/20 Vision

Speed Boat

Spider Web

Show and Tell

Start Your Day

The Apprentice

Prune the Product Tree

Customer Needs

Requirements

Product Usage

Future Products

Innovation Games®

To understand…

… then consider these games


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Matching Games to ChallengesChallenge Conteneo

Collaboration Game

Prioritize {Projects, Features, Tech Debt} Buy a {Project | Feature}Identify / align on values Knowsy®Identify process improvements Speed BoatUnderstand product/service relationships Spider WebDevelop product roadmaps Prune the FutureDevelop better release plans Remember the FutureNegotiate scope / complexity Mitch Lacey’s Big WallIdentify product/service gaps Ted Levitt’s Whole ProductLarge Distributed Team Retrospectives Diana Larsen’s

Circles & Soup


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The Legal Stuff

• All Case Studies, course notes, and handouts used in this class are Copyright © 2014 by Conteneo, Inc. with all rights reserved.

• Youre encouraged to leverage Innovation Games® planning documents in any way you feel appropriate.

• Innovation Games® artwork is provided under Creative Commons license “Attribution No Derivative” meaning, you can leverage the nice artwork but must credit Conteneo if you do!

• Always remember to use “®” when referring to Innovation Games®!


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