Welcome to theChange DojoYour senseis: The Happy Change AgentsFanny Pittack & Alex Schwartz @studienratfanny @alexschwartzbln

We are the Happy Change Agents

Fanny Pittack

Senior IT Consultant at kreuzwerker GmbH.

Aiming for test early and everything in the software

development lifecycle.

Alex SchwartzAgile Coach & Trainer for HERE Maps & as freelancer.Loves Agile Testing, DevOps,

Continuous Delivery & Aikido. 25 years in IT industry

in various companies & roles.

Keynote “Insights from Happy Change Agents” ATD2014

same talk on ATD Netherlands 2015

Historic Note

source: @jdiaz_berlin - used with friendly permissionhttps://twitter.com/jdiaz_berlin/status/532515470839414784

Keynote “Insights from happy change Agents” at ATD2014

The workshop today:- more time- other body exercises- plus story telling using cubes

Check-In

Change Play

A dojo is..a safe place to learn a new skill.

Story Telling - Round #1

1. Youngest* roles the cubes2. Align cubes on a row

3. Together tell a story basedon the cubes:a. Left neighbour starts with

“Once upon a time ...” (cube #1)

b. Next one continues the story with cube #2

c. ...

Three Questions

1. What happened?facts / data

2. Why do I remember?Why it is important to me?

3. What I have learned?

(Giveaway of our keynote at ATD2014)

Story Telling - Round #2, Step 1-31. Youngest* roles the cubes2. Align cubes on a row

3. Together tell a just the facts of a story based on the cubes:

a. Left neighbour starts with “Once upon a time ...” (cube #1)

b. Next one continues the story with cube #2

c. ....

Three Questions

1. What happened?facts / data

2. Why do I remember?Why it is important to me?

3. What I have learned?

Story Telling - Round #2, Step 44. Together explain your interpretation

of the story based on the cubes:

a. Left neighbour starts with “Once upon a time ...” (cube #1)

b. Next one continues the story with cube #2

c. ....

Three Questions

1. What happened?facts / data

2. Why do I remember?Why it is important to me?

3. What I have learned?

5. Together explore options:● the first one selects a cube

and explains why it is important to him/her

(20 seconds)● the second one asks an

open question ● the others -- one after

another -- providing their idea/answer (or say “pass”)

● rotate & continue….

Story Telling - Round #2, Step 5

Debrief

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Time for a breakTime for a break

We start Part IIat 16:00 = 4pm

Welcome to Part II theChange DojoYour senseis: The Happy Change AgentsFanny Pittack & Alex Schwartz @studienratfanny @alexschwartzbln

A dojo is..a safe place to learn a new skill.

Learn thru your own experiences.

A dojo is..

Partner Body Exercises

Dojo Rules● be nice &

respectful to each other

….

Find a nice partner!Say hello.

Partner Exercise #1: Guide partner to a chair

4 timesthen change roles and repeat 4 times

Partner Exercise #1: Guide partner to a chair

New Rules:→ no one speaks→ not too slowly

2 timesthen change roles and repeat 2 times

Partner Exercise #2: Guide partner to a chair

New Rules:→ explain carefully→ stop multiple times at

checkpoints→ Explain “the distance is

now 80 cm, I will guide you up to 20 cm distance, stop there and give you another update.”

→ slowly

Partner Exercise #3: Guide partner to a chair

2 timesthen change roles and repeat 2 times

Debrief

What did you observed?How does it feel to be guided?How does it feel to guide?Which version do you prefer?

New Rules:→ agree with your partner

on the right communication the guided partner needs

Partner Exercise #4: Guide partner to a chair

2 timesthen change roles and repeat 2 times

DebriefDid you experienced in your past a change initiative/project similar to …● version #1?● version #2?● version #3?● version #4?

Three Questions

1. What happened?facts / data

2. Why do I remember?Why it is important to me?

3. What I have learned?

Thank You!

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@studienratfanny @alexschwartzbln