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We’re Not Building Chairs
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What if we’re held back by the lies we’re believing?
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Golf, skiing, snowboarding, surfing – they’re different from chair building.
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We often think about things based on 17th century concepts.
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Cause & ______ Break big problems into _______________
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Our world is not a machine. People are not machines.
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We all love predictability & control, even if it’s not working for us.
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Before we talk about quantum mechanics can we talk about Legos for a second?
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Source: h*p://www.agile42.com/en/blog/2011/12/25/cynefin-‐lego-‐game/
Sort the bricks into colors, as quickly as possible. Create one heap for all special pieces.
Simple
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Source: h*p://www.agile42.com/en/blog/2011/12/25/cynefin-‐lego-‐game/
Build a structure at least 20 bricks tall, with a regular color pattern and pieces shrinking as you go higher.
Complicated
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Source: h*p://www.agile42.com/en/blog/2011/12/25/cynefin-‐lego-‐game/
In 30 seconds, decide if you’re building an animal or vehicle. Then begin building – without talking. You need a regular color pattern, but each color of piece can only be touched by one person. Every minute your team moves to a new table (which has different pieces).
Complex
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Source: h*p://www.agile42.com/en/blog/2011/12/25/cynefin-‐lego-‐game/
In 30 seconds, decide if you’re building a building or a plant. Then begin building – without talking. You need a regular color pattern, but each color of piece can only be touched by one person. Someone may ask a team member to go to another team.
Chaotic
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Simple Complicated Complex Chaotic
You categorize a situation and then the answer is obvious. Pre-written scripts for your help desk Cause & effect exists.
There is a right answer but it’s not obvious. Analysis by an expert is needed. Coding a plugin for WordPress A cause & effect relationship exists but it’s only known by experts.
Experimenting & probing is the right approach. Branding via blogging or video Cause & effect can only be perceived in retrospect.
You act right away to stabilize, then decide. Client / Site meltdown Cause & effect does not exist.
h*p://www.scrumsense.com/blog/cynefin-‐framework/
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We act like a perfect project plan will save the day. It won’t.
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Control – of people, processes & projects is not the answer.
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The New Science: Quantum Physics • Entanglement • Strong attractors • The whole vs. the parts • No impartial parties
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So What?
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We all hope that experience is the building block that will help us succeed.
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Hope is not a strategy.
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We have to stop treating complex
and chaotic work as if it’s simply complicated.
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Ok, let’s get practical.
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Practice a lot. Learn You.
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Always be connecting.
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Relationships matter more than anything else. Getting things done. Navigating complexity. Processing chaos. Creating opportunity.
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Experiment more!
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If you raise your prices you’ll have margin to experiment. That’s why I nag you so much.
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Choose collaboration over control.
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The reality when we treat all our projects like we’re building chairs is that we’re hoping it will work.
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We all hope predictability & control will save the day.
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Hope is not a strategy.
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