https://agilesensei.com/popcornflow/
Talk by the author:
Giving the ‘work about the work’ it its own space, to track observations about our system of work, options for experiments, and the experiments we’re actively running.
A key technique for double-loop learning teams. A crucial tool in dealing with complexity!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv2Jx8z9xv8
We've got a lot of growing and changing to do in the next weeks and months. Aside from all the various new capabilities and roles we'll each need to perform, what can we do to set ourselves up for success?
In my opinion, the 'meta-skill' is experimentation.
How different would things be in 3 months if we were all running (say) 2 experiments each - one on our own, and one with the team? Inside the work we're doing anyway, rather than instead of the work we're doing anyway. And, we talk with each other about how that's going for an hour per week?
If we build in an explicit step to share knowledge about what works, then the folks who apply it after you can help with growing the knowledge, because now the seed has been planted and they can add to it.
We can apply this skill to so many things, because it's applicable to just about all of knowledge work.
Processing your inboxes. Planning your day. Finding new ways to contribute in your project-team and discipline gatherings.
The next meeting, the next discovery session, the next cog build, the next Echo campaign, the next bug fix, the next support request, we can try to do something a little better. A little different. Fill in a couple more gaps so that everyone has it easier next time around. Continuous improvement.
And, you can apply this to your team's rituals as well. New discipline day formats. Alternating days for stand-ups and other kinds of gatherings. Trying new ways of getting ultra-organised when the time to crunch arrives. Strengthening bonds with other disciplines. Working together with them on your shared interactions and tools. Finding better ways to onboard new joiners.
Everything is fair game!