The Secrets of Facilitating Retrospectives and other Meetings - Jutta Eckstein - Agile SG 2016

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Jutta Eckstein
[email protected], www.JEckstein.com
@JuttaEckstein
The Secrets of Facilitating Retrospectives
…and other Meetings
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Agenda
 Preparation & Design
 Facilitator
 Specific Problems
 Summary

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PREPARATION & DESIGN
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Organizational Preparation

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Methodical Preparation
Time & Duration | Activity & Method | Comments & Actors | Material
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Meeting Agenda
 Setting the Stage
 Gather data
 Gain insights
 Decide what to do
 Closing
 Compare to classical workshop:
– Intro, collect topics, select & work
on topic, action planning, closing

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Setting the Stage
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Dealing with Time

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FACILITATOR
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Definition
 Objective supporter / servant of the group, „midwife“ for
the content
– Enabling the group to work self-responsibly, which is to
come up with their own solutions, by selecting specific
methods.
 No responsibility content-wise

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TCI – Theme Centered Interaction
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Constructivistic Perspective – Four Truth
From: Human Systems Dynamics – hsdinstitute.org

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Participants in the Focus
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Facilitator under Pressure

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SPECIFIC PROBLEMS
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Change (Kübler-Ross & Satir)
DenialAngerBargainingDepressionAcceptance

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Resistance to Change
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Problem seems unsolvable

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Problem not solvable by the Team
 Based in the culture?
 „Who‘s in control?“
 Paradox intervention
 Focus on own actions &
reactions
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SUMMARY

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Facilitation
 Gives everyone a voice
 Ensures buy-in
 Creates shared
understanding
 Enables different
perspectives
 Supports learning
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Literature

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Special Thanks to:
Jana Friedrich
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Many Thanks!
Jutta Eckstein, @JuttaEckstein
[email protected], www.JEckstein.com
https://leanpub.com/divingforhiddentreasures
https://leanpub.com/retrospectivesfororganizationalchange

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The Secrets of Facilitating Retrospectives and other Meetings - Jutta Eckstein - Agile SG 2016

The Secrets of Facilitating Retrospectives and other Meetings - Jutta Eckstein - Agile SG 2016

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