OPEN ADOPTION

DARE TO INVITE

Open Adoption is a way to support and facilitate change.

Any collective change

OPEN ADOPTION

I'm PabloI'm FrenchArrogant, selfish, impolite, lazyI love you envy us so much

HELLO

@pablopernothttp://areyouagile.com

Helping changeSupporting organisational managementFacilitating Agile, Lean, Startup, etc

At beNext

WHAT I’M DOING

http://benextcompany.com

Olaf, the best impresario *ever*

David for his partnership

Dan for his invitation

SPECIAL THANKS

Natalie for her perspective

If during the workshop I yell :

“Don't shit !”

I probably mean :

“Don't cheat ! ”

WARNING

“Shu-Ha-Ri” Combo Emergent behaviour should be based on orthodox practices.

What I learned from agile transformations

CHANGE PARADOXES

1

What I learned from agile transformations

There is no stable state “The stable state of a living system is to be dead” – Schrödinger

CHANGE PARADOXES

2

What I learned from agile transformations

The Leap of faithyou need a direction AND to suspend disbelief...vision and blindness.

CHANGE PARADOXES

3

What I learned from agile transformations

Change has to be an optionChange is easier if changing is only an option.

CHANGE PARADOXES

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Agility is a field where change is hard because of the paradigm shift and because of the very importance of self-organization.

Hence we learnt deeply and well what is good for change. So here we are with open adoption, open agile adoption or open space agility

CHANGE

INVITATIONto come, to participateto propose, to act

CLOSINGconsolidationcelebration

INVITATION

to cometo participateto proposeto act

OPENING

cycletheme

constraintsrules

CLOSING

consolidationcelebration

OPEN SPACE

marketplacebrainstorming

newsroomstorytelling

IN BETWEENvisual managementcoachingstorytelling

AUTHORIZATION

EVERYTHING STARTS WITH AN INVITATION

to cometo participateto proposeto act a a1 a2 a3 a4

Do you have a theme ? A sponsor or many sponsors ? What are the constraints ?How will your people react to invitation ?Does your sponsor take risks ?

WHAT IF ?

Let’s play Open Adoption !

Once upon a time, a very traditional bank. Typically directed.Top down command & control culture.Until...

THE WORKSHOP STORY

Dear all,

I will leave. In 6 months. To sail around the world.

You have 6 months to make the bank run smoothly without me, and earn as much money as before, we still need it !

No new CEO, I may come back one dayNo different budgetRespect and fulfill customers expectations

Yours sincerely

Your CEO

THE DEAL

THE CONTEXT

$ENVAll the usual technical debt …All the usual hierarchy and bonus systems …All the usual silos …All the politics …

BY THE ONE IN CHARGE

OPENING the open adoption day

CycleThemeConstraintsRulesb b1 b2 b3 b4

OPEN SPACE

OPEN SPACE

MarketplaceSession/BrainstormingRestitution/NewsroomStorytellingc c1 c2 c3 c4

invitation & self-organisation

OPEN SPACE

OPEN SPACE We are a self-organizing system

Organizing a self-organizing system is not only an oxymoron, it’s stupid.-- Harrison Owen

MARKETPLACE

MARKETPLACE

MARKETPLACE

SESSION

Examples“The CEO used to be a bottleneck in the decision making process, we need another way to make decision.”

“To make the right action we need to know where we are, where we want to go. How to increase communication ?“

“What about reorganizing the offices ?”

SESSION

SESSION

RESTITUTION/NEWSROOM

RESTITUTION/NEWSROOM

8mn session2mn restitution

8mn session2mn restitution

8mn session2mn restitution

STORYTELLING

Storytelling22x memorisationFormalisation between sessionsConsolidation easier

… and after the open adoption dayformally authorised leaders have to tell stories to support the intentions ...

STORYTELLING

8mn storytelling improvement2mn restitution/newsroom

CLOSING

ConsolidationCelebration

dBY THE ONE IN CHARGE

d1 d2

CHARTREUSE

CELEBRATIONDan was bold enough to dare tasting the oysters, the very strong goat cheese, the “brandade de Nîmes”, the red wine, but fall for the Chartreuse...

Hello Oana the storyteller, and Stephane the difficultator !

EVERYONE

IN BETWEEN

Visual ManagementCoachingStorytelling

e e1 e2 e3

WHAT IF ?

Are all items implemented ?Propositions are complex or basic stuff ?

How is the second Open Adoption Day ? And the third ? And …

PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM

A INVITATIONa1 ...to comea2 ...to participatea2 ...to proposea4 ...to action

B OPENINGb1 cycleb2 themeb3 constraintsb4 rules

C OPEN SPACEc1 marketplacec2 session/brainstormingc3 restitution/newsroomc4 storytelling

D CLOSINGd1 consolidationd2 celebration

E IN BETWEENe1 visual managemente2 coachinge3 storytelling

Invitation, self-organisation& cycle are keys

OPEN SPACE AGILITY

Dan, father of Open Agile Adoption and Open Space Agility (OSA)

He is offering us -- you -- a very special invitation to get the brand new kindle Open Space Agility Handbook Are you interested ?

Reach me now

And now… dare to invite

THANK YOU

@pablopernothttp://areyouagile.comhttp://benextcompany.com

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