Agility is Unsettling

Adopting agile can cause quite a lot of turmoil depending on how organisations are setup. It’s something some experts in cultural transformation call Liminality, the quality of ambiguity or disorientation that happens in the middle stage of a ritual. This process, as we know, causes fear, panic, depression and even some some neuroses.

As Coaches or anyone in a position to coach, we want to help everyone transition this phase without much of those issues, so we need to understand what causes liminality and how to work in the liminal space.

Presented at:
* Agile Tour Hong Kong 2016

Transcript

1. Agility is Unsettling Pedro Pimentel
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5. Liminality
6. Definition The quality of ambiguity or disorientation that occurs in the middle stage of rituals, when participants no longer hold their pre- ritual status but have not yet begun the transition to the status they will hold when the ritual is complete. (wikipedia)
7. Liminal Thinking
8. What do I know about this?
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11. A Coach
12. Liminal Roles
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 Growth & Change

13. Beliefs
14. Homework #1 Think of something in your life that you believe it will never change.
15. Beliefs are Models
16. Beliefs are Models 1 reality
 
 6 Different Experiences
17. idea != reality
18. Beliefs are Models They are not Wrong
 
 But also not Right
19. Homework #2 Think of Donald Trump. 
 Think about your beliefs regarding him. Now think of someone who has different beliefs about him.
 Try your best to listen and put yourself on their shoes.
20. Beliefs are Created
21. reality experience
22. reality experience attention
23. reality experience attention theories judgements
24. reality experience attention theories judgements beliefs
25. reality experience attention theories judgements beliefs the obvious
26. reality experience attention theories judgements beliefs the obvious Liminal
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27. Homework #3 Choose one of your beliefs
 What personal experiences created it?
 What did you actually notice in those experiences?
 What theories and judgements were made to support this belief?
 Can you list different experiences that could have led to a different belief?
28. Beliefs Create a Shared World
29. Angry Cat
30. need belief action result
31. needs beliefs actions results feedback learning loop
32. Angry Cat Again
33. problematic 
 cat Punish cat protects food doom loop
34. good 
 cat, learn new behaviour reward spend time with cat delight loop
36. Kid Tantrum
37. Homework #4 Think of a doom loop on your life
 Draw a diagram of the doom loop pattern.
 Try to convert it to a delight loop.
 What could you do differently?
38. Beliefs Create 
 Blind Spots
39. Limiting Belief
40. Homework #5 Think of people on your life who have a belief that might be limiting you.
 Do you have beliefs that might be limiting others?
41. Beliefs Defend Themselves
42. They are there, we just haven’t found them yet US went to Iraq for a reason:
 WMDs No WMDs found Still Haven’t found them There must be a reason or we wouldn’t have gone in WMD: Weapons of Mass Destruction Self-sealing logic seal
43. reality experience attention theories judgements beliefs Bubble of Belief
44. 5 monkeys, 1 ladder
45. Introducing Change We know people like Stability
46. Introducing Change How people make sense of new ideas?
 
 #1 Is it coherent in my bubble? #2 Is it externally valid?
47. People rarely test ideas for external validity when they don’t have internal coherence.
48. Homework #6 Think about your relationships with family, friends, coworkers…
 What beliefs you share?
 How do you defend your beliefs when questioned?
 Try to sketch a diagram of the self-sealing logic.
49. Beliefs are Tied to Identity
50. Everything is going to hell
51. When you do everything you can but not having success or traction. 
 What could it be?
52. Governing Beliefs Are connected to your identity.
 
 Define YOU.
53. Homework #7 What do you think your governing beliefs are?
 Which of them create the foundations for your choices in life?
 Talk to someone you trust, explain what a governing belief is and ask her what she thinks your governing belief is.
54. What to do about it?
55. #1 Assume you are not objective #2 Empty your cup. #3 Create safe space #4 Triangulate and Validate #5 Ask questions, make connections #6 Disrupt routines #7 Act as if in the here and now #8 Make sense with stories #9 Evolve yourself
56. A) be an agent of change Everyone can learn - but it’s not easy.
57. B) bring an coach An external coach isn’t biased by the existing belief bubbles
59. Thank you! pedropimentel.com
60. Further info at www.liminalthinking.com