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@BuildStep FeatureBuildItem feature() { return new FeatureBuildItem(FEATURE); } @Record(STATIC_INIT) @BuildStep public void helloBuildStep(HelloRecorder recorder) { recorder.sayHello("World"); } @Record(RUNTIME_INIT) @BuildStep LogHandlerBuildItem addLogHandler(final MinecraftLogHandlerMaker maker, BeanCon return new LogHandlerBuildItem(maker.create(beanContainer.getValue())); } /** * Makes the interceptor as a bean so we can access it. */ @BuildStep void beans(BuildProducer producer) { producer.produce(AdditionalBeanBuildItem.unremovableOf(MinecraftLogIntercep producer.produce(AdditionalBeanBuildItem.unremovableOf(MinecraftService.cla } @BuildStep AnnotationsTransformerBuildItem transform() { return new AnnotationsTransformerBuildItem(new AnnotationsTransformer() { public boolean appliesTo(org.jboss.jandex.AnnotationTarget.Kind kind) { return kind == org.jboss.jandex.AnnotationTarget.Kind.METHOD; } public void transform(TransformationContext context) { if (context.getTarget().asMethod().hasAnnotation(JAX_RS_GET)) { context.transform().add(MinecraftLog.class).done(); } } }); Holly Cummins Red Hat @[email protected] the importance of fun in the workplace

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@[email protected] #RedHat first things first.

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@[email protected] #RedHat first things first. why is there a duck on the title slide?

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@[email protected] #RedHat first things first. why is there a duck on the title slide? answer: science.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat

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@holly_cummins #RedHat

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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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@[email protected] #RedHat ma’am, this is a wendy’s.

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@[email protected] #RedHat ma’am, this is a wendy’s. ma’am, this is a technology conference.

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@[email protected] #RedHat second things second.

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@[email protected] #RedHat 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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@holly_cummins #RedHat 2022

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@holly_cummins #RedHat

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Let’s talk about your career.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat “Hi boss! YOW London was great! 
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@[email protected] #RedHat Specialty: Having fun at work

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@[email protected] #RedHat Are you brave enough? Specialty: Having fun at work

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@[email protected] #RedHat Are you brave enough? I’m not :)

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@holly_cummins #RedHat

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Wait. Where’s “fun-loving”?

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@holly_cummins #RedHat We keep fun a secret. Wait. Where’s “fun-loving”?

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Puritan confronts ale drinkers Howard Pyle

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@holly_cummins #RedHat what is fun?

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Fungi.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Fungi. A Fun Guy.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat

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@holly_cummins #RedHat

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@holly_cummins #RedHat "Fun is a point on the intersection of engagement levels and social interaction for a given activity.” Fun: An Exploration in its Relevance to Interaction Design - Elise Woolley, 2010

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@holly_cummins #RedHat How do you measure fun? Excerpted from Elise M. Woolley, B.S., Fun: An Exploration in its Relevance to Interaction Design

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@holly_cummins #RedHat That was called the Funtinuum.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat That was called the Funtinuum. If you remember just one thing from this talk …

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Photo by Linearahandmade@etsy Exploration

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Photo by William Warby Puzzle

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Play

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Game

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Work

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Exploration focussed investigation

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 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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@holly_cummins #RedHat Positive affect

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@holly_cummins #RedHat It feels good

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@holly_cummins #RedHat fun happiness joy laughter delight silliness jokes

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@holly_cummins #RedHat fun happiness joy laughter delight silliness jokes

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Programming is fun.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat We get to control stuff when we program.

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@[email protected] #RedHat programming is fun

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@[email protected] #RedHat programming is fun making is fun

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@[email protected] #RedHat 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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@[email protected] #RedHat 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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@holly_cummins #RedHat Photo by Linearahandmade@etsy Exploration

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Photo by Linearahandmade@etsy Exploration > Hello, World

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Photo by William Warby Puzzle

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 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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@holly_cummins #RedHat Game

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Game

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Katie Bouman, discovering that her algorithm for imaging black holes worked.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Katie Bouman, discovering that her algorithm for imaging black holes worked. It feels good

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Why are most of our workplaces Not Fun?

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@holly_cummins #RedHat The 1980/90's Management Model Very hierarchical Control favoured over autonomy Technology seen as a cost centre

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@holly_cummins #RedHat http:/ /www.defenceimagery.mod.uk

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@holly_cummins #RedHat processes control us Photo by Michal Matlon on Unsplash

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@holly_cummins #RedHat processes control us Photo by Michal Matlon on Unsplash dumb

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@holly_cummins #RedHat the value of fun in the workplace

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Research shows: Fun is good for business.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 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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@holly_cummins #RedHat “so, what was said on the conference call?”

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@holly_cummins #RedHat “so, what was said on the conference call?”

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@holly_cummins #RedHat “so, what was said on the conference call?” “I have no idea …

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@holly_cummins #RedHat “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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@holly_cummins #RedHat “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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@holly_cummins #RedHat laughter:

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@holly_cummins #RedHat laughter: defuses tense situations

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@holly_cummins #RedHat laughter: defuses tense situations creates team cohesion

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@holly_cummins #RedHat laughter: defuses tense situations creates team cohesion is a nice muscle workout

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Studies have shown... Employee fun

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Studies have shown... Employee fun

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Studies have shown... Employee fun Less sick leave

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Studies have shown... Employee fun Less sick leave Harder working

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Studies have shown... Employee fun Less sick leave Harder working More productivity

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@holly_cummins #RedHat https:/ /hbr.org/2012/01/positive-intelligence

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@holly_cummins #RedHat “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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@holly_cummins #RedHat https:/ /www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/staff/eproto/workingpapers/happinessproductivity.pdf

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@holly_cummins #RedHat "Individuals [who just watched a comedy video] have approximately

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@holly_cummins #RedHat play helps creativity we work in a creative industry

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@holly_cummins #RedHat piglet litters grow faster if they play more https://www.flickr.com/photos/tambako/8746156155

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@holly_cummins #RedHat “my contractors are in their zone of competence.” fun: cause and correlation

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@holly_cummins #RedHat How much fun can you expect to have? https:/ /www.flickr.com/photos/paulesson/3065570366

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 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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@holly_cummins #RedHat

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Fun. What could possibly go wrong?

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Fun. What could possibly go wrong?

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Fun. What could possibly go wrong? 2008: A developer had a lot of fun with Groovy.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Fun. What could possibly go wrong? 2008: A developer had a lot of fun with Groovy.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 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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@holly_cummins #RedHat Limits to Fun Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Limits to Fun • Fun has business value. Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Limits to Fun • Fun has business value. • Logical extension: only do activities if they’re fun and enjoyable! Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Limits to Fun • Fun has business value. • Logical extension: only do activities if they’re fun and enjoyable! • Uh, no. Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash

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@holly_cummins #RedHat balance

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Just because it's fun, doesn't mean it's good.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Just because it's fun, doesn't mean it's good.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat https://twitterisgoinggreat.com/

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@holly_cummins #RedHat https://twitterisgoinggreat.com/

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@holly_cummins #RedHat `

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thanks, Manu Corbet! 
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@holly_cummins #RedHat https://twitterisgoinggreat.com/

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@holly_cummins #RedHat https://twitterisgoinggreat.com/

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@holly_cummins #RedHat https://twitterisgoinggreat.com/

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@holly_cummins #RedHat https://twitterisgoinggreat.com/

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@holly_cummins #RedHat psychological safety

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@[email protected] #RedHat “It was truly the most amazing, supportive, wonderful, empowering place I’ve ever worked” 
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@[email protected] #RedHat “It was truly the most amazing, supportive, wonderful, empowering place I’ve ever worked” 
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@[email protected] #RedHat #LoveWhereYouWorked

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@[email protected] #RedHat watch this space …

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@holly_cummins #RedHat "I love the smell of napalm in the morning .... smells like victory.” Bill Kilgore, Apocalypse Now

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@holly_cummins #RedHat "I love the smell of napalm in the morning .... smells like victory.” Bill Kilgore, Apocalypse Now Is everyone having fun?

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@holly_cummins #RedHat who are we including in our laughter? who are we excluding? https:/ /www.flickr.com/photos/davefayram/4266804988

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 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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@holly_cummins #RedHat “Please stop sending emails telling people you are sharing cake.”

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@holly_cummins #RedHat “If you’re in the office after 5:30, you need to be doing work.”

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@holly_cummins #RedHat “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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@holly_cummins #RedHat 
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Step 1. Find un-fun things. Get rid of them. ... because they're probably waste.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 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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@holly_cummins #RedHat 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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@holly_cummins #RedHat 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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@holly_cummins #RedHat 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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@holly_cummins #RedHat Pair programming

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@[email protected] #RedHat Status for all to see.

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@[email protected] #RedHat Keep stories small, so status is self-reporting. Daily stand-up. Keep it short. Status for all to see.

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@[email protected] #RedHat #noestimates Estimates are rarely accurate. Why bother??

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@[email protected] #RedHat Testing should not be something we do only at the end. TDD is fun.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 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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@holly_cummins #RedHat Toil https:/ /www.flickr.com/photos/seat850/3341460975 SRE is a whole discipline dedicated to eliminating toil from ops because toil isn’t worth it.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat “devops helps make our lives humane and win in the marketplace.” -Gene Kim

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@holly_cummins #RedHat continuous delivery should feel easy and fun

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@holly_cummins #RedHat continuous delivery should feel easy and fun if it doesn’t, maybe you’re doing it wrong?

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Fast feedback matters.

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Step 2: Add fun

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@[email protected] #RedHat Your brain needs breaks.

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@[email protected] #RedHat Your brain needs breaks.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Can our job be fun?

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Play a goal Exploration

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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 gamification

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@holly_cummins #RedHat gamification (management loves)

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@holly_cummins #RedHat The Fun Theory “something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behaviour for the better”

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 7186 new lines of coverage

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 7186 new lines of coverage 1000 new tests added

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 7186 new lines of coverage 1000 new tests added 230 issues fixed

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 7186 new lines of coverage 1000 new tests added 230 issues fixed 10 years of tech debt resolved

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 7186 new lines of coverage 1000 new tests added 230 issues fixed 10 years of tech debt resolved

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 7186 new lines of coverage 1000 new tests added 230 issues fixed 10 years of tech debt resolved

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@holly_cummins #RedHat what dazzling reward achieved that?

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@holly_cummins #RedHat what dazzling reward achieved that?

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@holly_cummins #RedHat 1 free lunch ➡ 230 issues fixed what dazzling reward achieved that?

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@holly_cummins #RedHat metrics matter

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@holly_cummins #RedHat remember, you get what you measure

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@holly_cummins #RedHat gamification is so motivating it will drive people do the wrong thing

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@holly_cummins #RedHat employees are not stupid they may notice they’ve been gamed

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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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@holly_cummins #RedHat Easter Eggs https:/ /www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/47142913712

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@holly_cummins #RedHat

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Play Children learn through play.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat learn skill while “playing on the job” use skill later on for real work

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Failing at 
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@holly_cummins #RedHat 31% of us dislike team-building activities. http:/ /www.successfulmeetings.com/Strategy/Meeting-Strategies/When-Teambuilding-Fails/

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@holly_cummins #RedHat fun is not a formula

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@holly_cummins #RedHat fun may wear out

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@holly_cummins #RedHat some people like evening socialising, some people hate it

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@holly_cummins #RedHat how do you know you’re having fun if you’re not measuring it?

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@holly_cummins #RedHat How to ruin an office party? Take attendance.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat Failing at Fun Forgetting to fix the other stuff.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat A layer of fun

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@holly_cummins #RedHat A layer of fun … on top of a terrible workspace …

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@holly_cummins #RedHat A layer of fun … on top of a terrible workspace … is still terrible.

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@holly_cummins #RedHat photo by Marco Verch, https:/ /www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/454818

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@holly_cummins #RedHat my least fun project: photo by Marco Verch, https:/ /www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/454818

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@holly_cummins #RedHat my least fun project: agile coaches photo by Marco Verch, https:/ /www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/454818

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@holly_cummins #RedHat my least fun project: agile coaches games photo by Marco Verch, https:/ /www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/454818

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@holly_cummins #RedHat my least fun project: agile coaches games laminated architecture diagrams photo by Marco Verch, https:/ /www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/454818

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@holly_cummins #RedHat my least fun project: agile coaches games laminated architecture diagrams 1000 row requirement spreadsheets photo by Marco Verch, https:/ /www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/454818

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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.

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thank you Holly Cummins Red Hat @[email protected] slides