The LeSS Dynamics Game ( a.k.a. The Waterfall Game) GOAL OF THE GAME The goal of this game is to understand how organisational design using component teams leads to the waterfall and unnecessary complexity. In this game, you experience how a typical scaling approach I call “Copy Paste Scaling” results in not so good things in organisations. Copy Paste Scaling is what I see…
CardUnit: A Unit Testing Simulation
It can be difficult for developers to find the motivation or support to write automated unit tests. This simulation aims to demonstrate the value of automated unit tests to identify and localize defects. In the simulation, participants will play the roles of programs and tests using playing cards. Timing: About 30 minutes. Materials: 3 decks of standard playing cards for every 8 groups of participants.…
Positive Change Canvas
Timing: Up to 60 min (depends on number of people) Materials: Download & print Positive Change Canvas from ivopeksens.com; have sharpies or pens for participants. Can be used individually or in larger group of people. Instructions: Positive Change Canvas is a technique based on Appreciative Inquiry and Positive Psychology to discover a positive change. It can be used as part of Futurespective. Make the group sit in…
The league of extraordinarily shortsighted agile superleaders retrospective
Excerpt We are servant-leaders. We are change agents. We lead by example. We move people. We put them first. We are superleaders. Our superpowers toolbox is full, but those powers don’t come for free. Everyone of them has a flip side. Every hero has a unique weakness. Be wary, one cannot use the pros without getting the cons. Here is the league of extraordinarily shortsighted…
Gameception / Abduction – The team game that creates itself!Gameception / Abduction– The team game that creates itself!Gameception / Abduction– The team game that creates itself!Gameception / Abduction– The team game that creates itself!Gameception / Abduction– The team game that creates itself!
Gameception is a cooperative game of creativity and fun. We found it’s a fun way of getting people to think out of the box. Furthermore it can explain what happens when you throw 3 sentence user stories to a team and not refine them. You can also use it several times in a team this way it will really be a game the team created itself.