DX Conference 2017 - Going Viral

Going ViralThe art of successful Agile infection post-DX

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A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms. Viruses can infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria and archaea.[1]

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Everyone dies in the end

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Everyone dies in the end

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Everyone transforms

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Viruses are spread in ideal host environments

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Viruses can’t be too disruptive early on

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- Ramp up the change over time

- Challenge the thinking; change the mindset

- Keep the long term transformation goal in mind

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Viruses need to spread far and wide

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- Agile mindsets help all areas of business

- Do you have the right people long term?

- Demonstrate the success often

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Viruses can mutate

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- Agile practices take discipline

- Checks and balances for the long term

- Watch for relabelling of the old ways

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There are always hard to reach countries

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- Seek out & engage hard to change areas early

- Work out what are real vs perceived constraints

- Chip away at the edges

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There is always someone working on a cure

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- Convert your detractors to champions

- Recognise and deal with undermining

- Create a culture that won’t let itself regress

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GOAL:

GOAL:to create an environment that

encourages adaptation

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GOAL:to create an environment that

encourages adaptationso evolution naturally builds on the

great DX work we’ve done

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- Create a great environment - Disrupt without being too disruptive- Spread the mindset everywhere- Watch out for mutations - Find your outliers- Identify and manage resistance

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