I am Steven, and I am a game designer! (experience report)
18 Oct 2017 Steven Deneir Engaging Workshops & MeetingsInnovation Games & Gamestorming

“I am Steven, and I am a game designer!”

This was how the Innovation Games® Game Design Masterclass started anyway; a hero technique to make people feel they can really pull this off. And what a day it proved to be!

But first things first. Is it just a play, or is it a game…? Is it a serious game…? Is it a serious business game…?

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Why and how do we use pull request?
4 Oct 2017 Nelis Boucké Agile & ScrumSoftware Craftsmanship
Why and how do we use pull request?

Pull request

The goal of this blog posts is to share why a team I coached used pull requests and how we did this within the context of a midsize product. I share this experience, knowing it’s not a perfect example, as it might provide inspiration on the advantages and disadvantages of such an approach.

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3 Little pigs retro for Distributed teams
27 Sep 2017 Michael Bentein Agile & ScrumEngaging Workshops & MeetingsInnovation Games & GamestormingWork is Play

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Leadership, at the heart of agile
20 Sep 2017 Steven Deneir Agile & ScrumEngaging Workshops & MeetingsLeadership & Management

Hi there!

You certainly remember that I am pretty pro-agile ways of working. In this short post I want to point you to what is – for me anyway – at the core of a successful agile approach.

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The Po's Nightmare : A distributed Retro
13 Sep 2017 Michael Bentein Agile & ScrumInnovation Games & Gamestorming

 

Do you follow a PO that takes on a lot of responsibilities and can get all the help he can get from the team? Why not put him in the center of your next reflection? The steps presented here are ideally suited to having distributed team reflect on his role and suggest ways to improve.

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Mission impossible futurespective for distributed teams
16 Aug 2017 Michael Bentein Agile & ScrumInnovation Games & GamestormingWork is Play
Mission impossible for distributed teams

We love to also give our followers tools to improve their agile toolbox. Here's a nice technique that you can easily modify to use with distributed teams. Let's discover it together.

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Experience report: Starting to apply Innovation Games® Facilitation for successful meetings
27 Jul 2017 Steven Deneir Engaging Workshops & MeetingsInnovation Games & Gamestorming

After having followed the session Innovation Games for Successful Meetings, I didn’t really have the opportunity to start applying, until we had a gathering with our swimming club. In this article I’ll take you step-by-step through a full session start to finish.

The Flow

Monday evening 19:20.

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Ice cream and leadership
26 Apr 2017 Annelies De Meyere Leadership & Management

I came across this meme on my LinkedIn timeline. 

In the reactions, very classically schooled managers were tapping themselves on the back in a very manly fashion. How right this meme was! Harsh lessons to be learned here! So you want to be a leader ey?

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Agile vs Waterfall in the Star Wars universe
19 Apr 2017 Agile & ScrumLeadership & ManagementWork is Play

DISCLAIMER: I'm a Trekkie, married to a Warsie, so the science fiction and space opera genres are part of my life. If you haven't seen any of the Star Wars movies, I truly do recommend them and specifically in this order: 4-5-6-1-2-7. There is no episode 3. (Just kidding). Episode 8 will be in theatres by the end of 2017.

But let's get to the point here.

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The GO FAR canvas for effective meeting culture
22 Feb 2017 Annelies De Meyere

In so many organisations I visit, the same lament continuously seems to surface: "We spend so much time in meetings!". As a coach, when I then try to implement a framework such as Scrum, which defines 5 ceremonies per sprint that each take up their time, without taking into account the team's current situation, I'm already set up to fail.

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