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Experimentation Mindset

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.

Michael (Doc) Norton

October 23, 2015
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  1. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev It wasn’t Great Ptolemy Janet

    Raphael Susan Kathy Tommy Doc Chris P. Weekly Sales Rankings
  2. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev Watch The Master my name

    is ____________________ … Hello (sir/madam),
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    is ____________________ … Pat Michaels Good Day!
  4. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev top in sales! Doc Ptolemy

    Janet Kathy Tommy Raphael Susan Andy Weekly Sales Rankings
  5. #adchi / #ExperimentationMindset / @DocOnDev make failure acceptable – Henry

    Ford “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.”
  6. #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
  7. #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
  8. #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
  9. #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
  10. #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