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Holly Cummins
Red Hat
@[email protected]
the importance of
fun in the workplace
Joy of Coding
June 23rd
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first things first.
why is there a duck on the title slide?
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first things first.
why is there a duck on the title slide?
answer: science.
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350,000 participants ranked jokes
(world’s largest scientific experiment)
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controlled experiments show:
ducks make jokes funnier
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funniest joke in Belgium:
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why do ducks have webbed feet?
funniest joke in Belgium:
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why do ducks have webbed feet?
to stamp out fires.
funniest joke in Belgium:
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why do ducks have webbed feet?
to stamp out fires.
funniest joke in Belgium:
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why do ducks have webbed feet?
to stamp out fires.
why do elephants have flat feet?
funniest joke in Belgium:
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why do ducks have webbed feet?
to stamp out fires.
why do elephants have flat feet?
to stamp out burning ducks.
funniest joke in Belgium:
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ma’am, this is a wendy’s.
ma’am, this is a technology conference.
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second things second.
why am i qualified to talk about
fun in the workplace?
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@holly_cummins #RedHat
2016
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2022
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Let’s talk about your career.
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“Hi boss! Joy of Coding was great.
It was a very serious conference
and there were no pink octopuses
and I definitely did not attend a talk
about how to have fun. By the way,
did you know ducks are the
funniest animal?”
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Are you brave enough?
Specialty: Having fun at work
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Wait. Where’s “fun-loving”?
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We keep fun a secret.
Wait. Where’s “fun-loving”?
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Puritan confronts ale drinkers
Howard Pyle
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what is fun?
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Photo by Linearahandmade@etsy
Exploration
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Puzzle
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Play
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Game
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Work
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Exploration
focussed investigation
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Play
flexible
for its own sake
Exploration
focussed investigation
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@holly_cummins #RedHat
Play
flexible
for its own sake
Exploration
focussed investigation
Puzzle
a goal and rules
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@holly_cummins #RedHat
Play
flexible
for its own sake
Exploration
focussed investigation
Games
a winner and rules
Puzzle
a goal and rules
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@holly_cummins #RedHat
Play
flexible
for its own sake
Work
a goal
Exploration
focussed investigation
Games
a winner and rules
Puzzle
a goal and rules
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@holly_cummins #RedHat
Play
flexible
for its own sake
Work
a goal
Exploration
focussed investigation
Games
a winner and rules
Puzzle
a goal and rules
jokes
laughter
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Positive
affect
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It feels
good
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fun
happiness
joy
laughter
delight
silliness
jokes
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fun
happiness
joy
laughter
delight
silliness
jokes
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Programming is fun.
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We get to control stuff
when we program.
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programming is fun
making is fun
being useful is fun
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@[email protected] #RedHat
programming is fun
making is fun
puzzles are fun
being useful is fun
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@[email protected] #RedHat
programming is fun
making is fun
puzzles are fun
learning is fun
being useful is fun
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programming is fun
making is fun
puzzles are fun
learning is fun
code is squishy and
awesome
being useful is fun
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Exploration
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Exploration
> Hello, World
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Puzzle
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Photo by William Warby
Puzzle
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException:
WhyWhyWhyIsThisHappeningNullPointerException
at StackTraceExample.method111(StackTraceExample.java:15)
at StackTraceExample.method11(StackTraceExample.java:11)
at StackTraceExample.method1(StackTraceExample.java:7)
at StackTraceExample.main(StackTraceExample.java:3)
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Game
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Game
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Katie Bouman,
discovering that her
algorithm for imaging
black holes worked.
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Katie Bouman,
discovering that her
algorithm for imaging
black holes worked.
It feels
good
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Why are most of our workplaces
Not Fun?
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The 1980/90's Management Model
Very hierarchical
Control favoured over
autonomy
Technology seen as a cost
centre
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http:/
/www.defenceimagery.mod.uk
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processes control us
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processes control us
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dumb
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the value of
fun in the
workplace
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Research shows:
Fun is good for business.
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Research shows:
Fun is good for business.
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job satisfaction is
the no. 1 predictor
of organizational
performance
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“Pleasure in the job puts
perfection in the work.”
Aristotle
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“so, what was said on the conference call?”
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“so, what was said on the conference call?”
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“so, what was said on the conference call?”
“I have no idea …
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“so, what was said on the conference call?”
“I have no idea …
but they were laughing, so the project is OK. ”
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“so, what was said on the conference call?”
“I have no idea …
but they were laughing, so the project is OK. ”
a team that doesn’t laugh together
doesn’t want to work together
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laughter:
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laughter:
defuses tense situations
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laughter:
defuses tense situations
creates team cohesion
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laughter:
defuses tense situations
creates team cohesion
is a nice muscle workout
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Studies have shown...
Employee fun
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Studies have shown...
Employee fun
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Studies have shown...
Employee fun
Less sick leave
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Studies have shown...
Employee fun
Less sick leave
Harder working
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Studies have shown...
Employee fun
Less sick leave
Harder working
More productivity
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https:/
/hbr.org/2012/01/positive-intelligence
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“Your brain at positive is 31%
more productive than your
brain at negative, neutral or
stressed. "
https:/
/hbr.org/2012/01/positive-intelligence
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https:/
/www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/eproto/workingpapers/happinessproductivity.pdf
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"Individuals [who just watched a
comedy video] have
approximately
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play helps creativity
we work in a creative industry
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piglet litters grow faster
if they play more
https://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/8746156155
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“my contractors are in their
zone of competence.”
fun: cause and correlation
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How much fun can you
expect to have?
https:/
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How much fun can you
expect to have?
(Yes, this is a picture of lots
of fungi. You’re welcome.)
https:/
/www.flickr.com/photos/paulesson/3065570366
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Fun. What could possibly go wrong?
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Fun. What could possibly go wrong?
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Fun. What could possibly go wrong?
2008: A developer had a lot of fun with Groovy.
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Fun. What could possibly go wrong?
2008: A developer had a lot of fun with Groovy.
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Fun. What could possibly go wrong?
2008: A developer had a lot of fun with Groovy.
2009: The others who had to maintain the code had less fun.
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Limits to Fun
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Limits to Fun
• Fun has business value.
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Limits to Fun
• Fun has business value.
• Logical extension: only do
activities if they’re fun and
enjoyable!
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Limits to Fun
• Fun has business value.
• Logical extension: only do
activities if they’re fun and
enjoyable!
• Uh, no.
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balance
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Just because it's fun, doesn't
mean it's good.
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Just because it's fun, doesn't
mean it's good.
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Is everyone having fun?
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Is everyone having fun?
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Is everyone having fun?
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who are we including
in our laughter?
who are we excluding?
https:/
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Enjoy fun.
Responsibly.
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How to achieve fun
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Step 1.
Find un-fun things.
Get rid of them.
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Step 0.
Stop prohibiting fun.
Obviously.
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“Please stop sending
emails telling people
you are sharing cake.”
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“If you’re in
the office
after 5:30,
you need to
be doing
work.”
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“Why are you smiling? Work
isn’t a place to be happy!”
- a prowling project manager
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Step 1.
Find un-fun things.
Get rid of them.
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A process being unfun is
a red flag that it’s not
adding value.
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Step 1.
Find un-fun things.
Get rid of them.
... because they're probably waste.
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We all hate being told what to do.
Usually, because we know it’s wrong.
Let people make their own decisions.
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Fun Not-Fun
Effective tools Bad tools
Programming Meetings
Puzzles Mysteries
Collaboration Criticism
Just doing it Process/Ceremony
Learning Repeating
Designing Sizing
Doing Status reporting
Prototyping Hardening
Interactions Interruptions
Making a difference Being a cog
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Fun Not-Fun
Effective tools Bad tools
Programming Meetings
Puzzles Mysteries
Collaboration Criticism
Just doing it Process/Ceremony
Learning Repeating
Designing Sizing
Doing Status reporting
Prototyping Hardening
Interactions Interruptions
Making a difference Being a cog
We can fix these.
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Fun Not-Fun
Effective tools Bad tools
Programming Meetings
Puzzles Mysteries
Collaboration Criticism
Just doing it Process/Ceremony
Learning Repeating
Designing Sizing
Doing Status reporting
Prototyping Hardening
Interactions Interruptions
Making a difference Being a cog
Streamlined
process
Pair
programming
#noestimates
Self-directed
teams
Automation
We can fix these.
Knowledge
sharing
Self-generating
status
MVP
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Pair programming
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Keep stories small, so status is self-reporting.
Daily stand-up. Keep it short.
Status for all to see.
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#noestimates
Estimates are rarely accurate.
Why bother??
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Testing should not be something
we do only at the end.
TDD is fun.
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TDD
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TDD
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Automation
Computers don’t expect to have fun (yet).
Let them do the tedious tasks.
Bonus: Automating stuff is fun (yay!).
With permission of Richard Greenhill and H
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Toil
https:/
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SRE is a whole discipline dedicated to
eliminating toil from ops because toil
isn’t worth it.
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“devops helps make our
lives humane and win in
the marketplace.”
-Gene Kim
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Fast feedback
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Step 2: Add fun
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Can our job be fun?
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Play
a goal
Exploration
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Play
flexible
for its own sake
Work
a goal
Exploration
focussed investigation
Games
a winner and rules
Puzzle
a goal and rules
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gamification
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gamification
(management loves)
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The Fun Theory
“something as simple as fun is the
easiest way to change people’s
behaviour for the better”
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TDD
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7186 new lines of coverage
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7186 new lines of coverage
1000 new tests added
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7186 new lines of coverage
1000 new tests added
230 issues fixed
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7186 new lines of coverage
1000 new tests added
230 issues fixed
10 years of tech debt resolved
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7186 new lines of coverage
1000 new tests added
230 issues fixed
10 years of tech debt resolved
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7186 new lines of coverage
1000 new tests added
230 issues fixed
10 years of tech debt resolved
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what dazzling reward achieved that?
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what dazzling reward achieved that?
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1 free lunch ➡ 230 issues fixed
what dazzling reward achieved that?
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metrics matter
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remember, you get what you measure
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gamification is so motivating it will
drive people do the wrong thing
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employees are not stupid
they may notice they’ve been gamed
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Play
flexible
for its own sake
Work
a goal
Exploration
focussed investigation
Games
a winner and rules
Puzzle
a goal and rules
jokes
laughter
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Easter Eggs
https:/
/www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/47142913712
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Play
Children learn through play.
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learn skill while “playing on the job”
use skill later on for real work
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Failing
at
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31% of us dislike
team-building activities.
http:/
/www.successfulmeetings.com/Strategy/Meeting-Strategies/When-Teambuilding-Fails/
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fun is not a formula
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Failing at Fun
Forgetting to fix the other stuff.
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A layer of fun
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A layer of fun
… on top of a terrible
workspace …
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A layer of fun
… on top of a terrible
workspace …
is still terrible.
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Fun is important.
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Fun is important.
Recap on achieving fun:
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Fun is important.
Recap on achieving fun:
1. Get rid of un-fun things
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Fun is important.
Recap on achieving fun:
1. Get rid of un-fun things
2. Add fun things
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Fun is important.
Recap on achieving fun:
1. Get rid of un-fun things
2. Add fun things
Doing 2. without 1. is going to fail.