Experimentation Mindset

Among the traits that distinguish a good team from a great team is their ability to innovate. Despite the rhetoric in favor of innovation, most organizations are stuck in an implementation mindset, stifling creativity, excellence, and the resultant innovation. The experimentation mindset frees us from self-imposed constraints, allowing us to continually learn and improve. In this session, we'll talk about how we learn as individuals and how we learn as organizations. We'll take a look at some examples of the experimentation mindset happening in the agile community today and we'll talk about how you can foster such a mindset in your own organization.

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1. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev The Experimentation Mindset
2. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Doc Norton, CEO doc@wearecto2.com @DocOnDev @adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev
3. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Mindset
4. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev A simple experiment
5. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Two Groups
6. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Small Difference; Big Result
7. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Mindset the ideas and attitudes with which a person approaches a situation
8. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev fixed growth
9. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Dreyfus Model of skills acquisition
10. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Novice
11. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Advanced Beginner
12. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Competent
13. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Proficient
14. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Expert
15. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Where are you?
16. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Most think they’re Expert
17. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev most stay at Proficient
18. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev From Implementation
19. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Implementation Mindset get it right A+
20. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev to experimentation
21. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev experimentation Mindset explore different ways
22. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev experimentation Mindset explore different ways
23. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev but in a typical company…
24. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev telephone sales
25. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Follow the script This will be great!
26. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev It wasn’t Great Ptolemy Janet Raphael Susan Kathy Tommy Doc Chris P. Weekly Sales Rankings
27. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Watch The Master my name is ____________________ … Hello (sir/madam),
28. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Watch The Master my name is ____________________ … Pat Michaels Good Day!
29. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Experiment
30. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev experiment
31. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev experiment
32. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev experiment
33. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev top in sales! Doc Ptolemy Janet Kathy Tommy Raphael Susan Andy Weekly Sales Rankings
34. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev 8 week review
35. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev not the feedback I expected
36. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev My last day
37. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Best Practices
38. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Implementation Mindset get it right A+
39. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Single Loop Assumptions Actions Outcomes Get it Right
40. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev The Dark Side
41. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev double Loop Assumptions Actions Outcomes Get it Right Explore Different Ways
42. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev best practices
43. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev leading practices
44. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev from implementation to experimentation
45. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev experimentation
46. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev experimentation
47. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev split (a/B) + Multivariate
48. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Cumulative Flow
49. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev velocity trends
50. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev code quality
51. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev employee engagement
52. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev team joy
53. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Retrospectives
54. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev refine their process
55. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Orientation + On-Boarding
56. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Interest Leagues
57. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev hackathons
58. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev mentorships
59. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev 360 / peer reviews
60. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev managers institutionalize procedure - Gabe Newell
61. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev being open about [pay] breeds trust - Leo Widrich
62. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev managers [are] mentors - Kevin Goldsmith
63. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev four things
64. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev know your purpose; challenge assumptions
65. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev make failure acceptable – Henry Ford “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”
66. think big… start small… .
67. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev be intolerant of mediocrity
68. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev keep experimenting Assumptions Actions Outcomes Get it Right Explore Different Ways
69. Thank You!
70. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev The Experimentation Mindset
71. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev • Mad Scientist - https://www.flickr.com/photos/dzingeek/4587871752/ sizes/o/ • Stages of Growth - http://superkoopatroopa.deviantart.com/art/Terri- Growth-chart-125875917 • Elephant and Mother - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ commons/7/75/ Baby_asian_elephant_(with_his_mother)_born_in_the_Lao_Elephant_ Conservation_Center_in_Sayaboury.jpg Phone Script - http:// www.docstoc.com/docs/6629075/Sample-Sales-Script • Phones - • http://www.enumclawsda.org/uploads/ 1/3/3/9/13391741/1971539_orig.gif?119 • http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qASUt2T7C7o/ULvJ8HVU3LI/ AAAAAAAAACw/LufW5HYhCyM/s1600/Tel%C3%A8fon+fixe +antic.png • https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7443/8758001086_2692f91620_h.jpg • http://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/147894/file-270530761-jpg/images/ phone-large.jpg • Mob Programming - https://techblog.betclicgroup.com/wp-content/ uploads/2014/09/mob-programming-1-1024.jpg • Spotify Matrix - http://blog.kevingoldsmith.com/wp-content/uploads/ 2014/03/Screen-Shot-2013-11-09-at-7.30.08-AM-1024x644.png • a/b | multivariate testing - https://www.dynamicyield.com/wp-content/ uploads/2014/05/testing.jpg • Hackathon - https://m2.behance.net/rendition/pm/22070355/disp/ f4d62818fcb09d43722a945486ca5300.png • Things - http://41.media.tumblr.com/ d721f204c69de1b5a6a4899429430c9e/ tumblr_n52o0matip1snioclo1_1280.jpg, http://cdn.instructables.com/ FIT/POMF/HKJTCKRQ/FITPOMFHKJTCKRQ.LARGE.jpg, http:// shadowgrail.deviantart.com/art/Rock-of-Ages-83993992, http:// vo5.deviantart.com/art/Fantastic-Four-163610854 Images
72. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev • Students Test - https://img.washingtonpost.com/rf/image_1484w/ 2010-2019/WashingtonPost/2014/09/17/Others/Images/ 2014-09-17/DSC_54171410973389.jpg? uuid=h6VsJD6MEeSkMLgqPme3Yg • Woody Zuill - https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ A8NKQ9lCQAAdA7h.jpg • Code Quality (WTF) - http://www.sonarqube.org/wp-content/ uploads/2009/09/wtfm.jpg • 360 Feedback - http://screencrush.com/442/files/2012/07/360- review.jpg • Test Tube - http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/018/2/1/ Vector_Test_Tube_by_Algerianoo.jpg • No Estimates - https://twitter.com/NoEstimates • Tesla - https://c2.staticflickr.com/ 4/3006/2932363100_5bf7ff5820_b.jpg • Smiley - https://blogs.dal.ca/csc/files/2012/07/MP900443129.jpg • Dilbert - http://www.stephenshapiro.com/images/dilbert-bp.gif • Manager’s Office - https://www.flickr.com/photos/islespunkfan/ 8281372547/sizes/l • Bad review - http://media.benefitspro.com/benefitspro/article/ 2014/02/06/negative%20reviews.jpg • Captain my Captain - http://startupeers.co/wp-content/uploads/ 2014/08/o-captain-e1407919367905.jpg • Vader in Suit - http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2011/179/a/a/ darth_vader_by_iamthedarthvader-d3k9n2h.jpg • League - https://oliverwillis.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ league-of-legends.jpg • Mentorship - http://humancapitalist.com/wordpress/wp-content/ uploads/2013/11/canstockphoto15167410.jpg more images
73. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev • Dreyfus Model of Skills Acquisition - http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Dreyfus_model_of_skill_acquisition, http:// files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED384695.pdf#page=130, https:// www.dropbox.com/s/px1d5orrtjm5d5i/ADA084551.pdf?dl=0 • Learning through experimentation - http://lifehacker.com/ 5985565/how-and-why-to-intentionally-set-yourself-up-for- failure • HBR: Collective Genius - http://hbr.org/2014/06/collective- genius/ar/1 • How Organizations Learn - http://www.areteadventures.com/ articles/the_challenge_of_entering_the_green_room.pdf • Argyris: Teaching Smart People how to Learn - http://hbr.org/ 1991/05/teaching-smart-people-how-to-learn/ar/1, http:// pds8.egloos.com/pds/200805/20/87/ chris_argyris_learning.pdf • Argyris: Double Loop Learning in Organizations - http:// hbr.org/1977/09/double-loop-learning-in-organizations/ar/3 • A/B Testing and the Experimentation Culture - https:// hbr.org/2014/02/ab-testing-and-the-benefits-of-an- experimentation-culture/ • Enlightened Experimentation - https://hbr.org/2001/02/ enlightened-experimentation-the-new-imperative-for- innovation/ar/4 • Argyris: Single-Loop and Double-Loop Learning in Research on Decision Making - https:// 093#1c5e28761e25b79cfc10de03f5a188778a0.googledrive .com/host/0B_RO2ClD0V7AZHpWRS1mNUc2d1k/argyris.pdf • Ed Batista Blog - http://www.edbatista.com/2008/05/double- loop.html Reference Material
74. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev • Lean Change - http://www.lean.org/LeanPost/ Posting.cfm?LeanPostId=225 • Scaling Up Excellence - http://www.amazon.com/ Scaling-up-Excellence-Hayagreeva-Rao-ebook/ dp/B00EGMQIDG • Start With Why - http://www.amazon.com/Start- Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone-ebook/dp/ B002Q6XUE4/ • Leading Change - http://www.amazon.com/gp/ product/0875847471/ • Woody Zuill - https://twitter.com/woodyzuill, http:// zuill.us/WoodyZuill/ • Mob Programming and No Estimates - http:// www.infoq.com/interviews/zuill-mob-programming • Democratizing Experimentation - https://hbr.org/ 2011/04/8-ways-to-democratize-experime/ • Failing by Design - https://hbr.org/2011/04/failing- by-design/ar/1 • Smart Business Experiments - https://hbr.org/ 2011/03/a-step-by-step-guide-to-smart-business- experiments/ar/1 • Evidence Based Management - https://hbr.org/ 2006/01/evidence-based-management/ar/5 more reference material
75. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev • Buffer Transparency - http:// www.fastcompany.com/3024306/bottom- line/why-this-startup-made-their-salaries- radically-transparent • Buffer Transparency Fail - http:// www.fastcompany.com/3050682/lessons- learned/why-our-transparent-feedback- experiment-failed • Valve - https://blog.inf.ed.ac.uk/sapm/ 2014/03/14/management-at-valve-an- analysis-of-management-practices-at-valve- software/ • Valve Handbook - https:// www.valvesoftware.com/company/ Valve_Handbook_LowRes.pdf • Spotify White Paper - https:// dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1018963/ Articles/SpotifyScaling.pdf • Kevin Goldsmith on Spotify - http:// blog.kevingoldsmith.com/2014/03/14/ thoughts-on-emulating-spotifys-matrix- organization-in-other-companies/ yet more reference material