industry research project
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A talk I gave at Hyper Island Manchester about my Industry Research Project.TRANSCRIPT
photo by Hoang Giang Hai
Industry Research Projecta reflection on my
@twaegemans
The SCARF Game
The Seligman Exercise
Co-Create your
Purpose
Reality Micro
Agency
The Maker’s Cabin
Friday Coder Dojo
1 2 3
4 5 6
Ideas
on top of the mountain
deep down in the fog
How it made me feel.
What I want to do
What I’m good at How fortunate I am
self-awareness through
reflection and feedback
mentor, company,
supervisor
definition of purpose
is key
but in the end
it all comes down to this…
SUCCESS
As a I want to So I
As a … !
!
Hyper Island student
I want to … !
!
create a great piece of work
so that I … !
!
can have a positive impact on my industry
Industry Research Project:
Define your purpose, preferably one that is bigger than yourself.
checklist!
Talking, interviewing and blogging to understand where the field of strategy is going.
exploration
Lean strategy by Matthew Daniels.exploration
Progressive methodologies and positive psychology.
@iancrocombe
focus
“If I apply progressive methodo-logies to our work, will it make my colleagues happier?”
hypothesis
yes.spoiler
Industry Research Project:
Define your purpose, preferably one that is bigger than yourself.
checklist!
Start early. It takes many iterations to find your focus.
primary data
Measuring people’s happiness level on a scale from 1 to 10 using LEGO.
primary data
Qualitative research to make the numbers stronger.
@lenahlang
secondary data
Positive psychology in work environments
Progressive methodologies of digital business leaders
Csikszentmihalyi
Dalai Lama
KahnemanD. Pink
Seligman SpotifyValve
Hyper Island
ZapposUndercurrent
Industry Research Project:
Define your purpose, preferably one that is bigger than yourself.
checklist!
Start early. It takes many iterations to find your focus.
Gather the right mix of primary and secondary data.
And then I went back home, ready to write.
Industry Research Project:
Define your purpose, preferably one that is bigger than yourself.
checklist!
Start early. It takes many iterations to find your focus.
Gather the right mix of primary and secondary data.
Crast a story, preferably somewhere really nice.
The Happiness Table - Thomas Waegemansmedium
mediumEight chapters, 58 minutes of reading time.
Industry Research Project:
Define your purpose, preferably one that is bigger than yourself.
checklist!
Start early. It takes many iterations to find your focus.
Gather the right mix of primary and secondary data.
Crast a story, preferably somewhere really nice.
Conclude, synthesize, make a framework, etc.
“Overall the Happiness Table is very solid reflective research on companies'
purpose, process and culture, and how they affect people/employees as well as the
success of the company. On top of that the framework and especially the tools to
improve "happiness" are really good. The only thing I could advice you with
is the scope of the research. The Happiness Table is massive – only doing a
research on companies' processes is bigger than a PhD topic if it's not tied into a
certain company. Therefore, I wished you would have digged deeper into a one
aspect, because I feel that you have some kind of researcher living inside you :)”
@janimodig
@gmastrianni
“Well, I'm finally digging into you excellent project and find you have given
me an overwhelmingly flattering plug--you are too kind. It seems you ended
up asking the right questions of Hayley. Her responses are gold--its as if she
is on the Hyper payroll. No seriously, she really lays out what is helpful and
what is hindering. And to me the helpful things are all happiness. Really,
really enjoying the airy way you write and first person narrative. I
can hear your voice and it all fuels empathy for you observations.
So well done... at chapter 4 now, but will carry on and report back. I hope
you are enjoying your freedom now that she is dusted--good show!”
@olipointer
“Hey Thomas. I've just discovered and been reading your stories in and around your
project, 'The Happiness Table', on medium. Fascinating to read, your thoughts
and beliefs are inline with many of my own and with every chapter I
read they further reinforced the need for me to share my story. The reason
why I've emailed you is because I've been working on my project for 8 weeks and it's
a called 'The Happiness Blanket' (I, too, changed the title countless times). I've spent
the last 18 months laying 'The Happiness Blanket' over our small family business,
with truly unbelievable results. It's only now that I've got around to starting to
publish THB so that I can share the journey, and help others to do the same.”
Industry Research Project:
Define your purpose, preferably one that is bigger than yourself.
checklist!
Start early. It takes many iterations to find your focus.
Gather the right mix of primary and secondary data.
Crast a story, preferably somewhere really nice.
Conclude, synthesize, make a framework, etc.
Ask the people you trust for feedback.
What I want to do
What I’m good at How fortunate I am
self-awareness through
reflection and feedback
mentor, company,
supervisor
definition of purpose
is key
SUCCESS
reflect
As a I want to So I
As a … !
!
Hyper Island student
I want to … !
!
create a great piece of work
so that I … !
!
can have a positive impact on my industry
Industry Research Project:
Define your purpose, preferably one that is bigger than yourself.
checklist!
Start early. It takes many iterations to find your focus.
Gather the right mix of primary and secondary data.
Crast a story, preferably somewhere really nice.
Conclude, synthesize, make a framework, etc.
Ask the people you trust for feedback.
Reflect.
Industry Research Project:
Define your purpose, preferably one that is bigger than yourself.
checklist!
Start early. It takes many iterations to find your focus.
Gather the right mix of primary and secondary data.
Crast a story, preferably somewhere really nice.
Conclude, synthesize, make a framework, etc.
Ask the people you trust for feedback.
Give back to the world.?Reflect.
The SCARF Game
The Seligman Exercise
Co-Create your
Purpose
Reality Micro
Agency
The Maker’s Cabin
Friday Coder Dojo
1 2 3
4 5 6
Ideasprototype
The SCARF Game
“Holacracy is a real-world-tested social technology. One of its pillars is about removing
tensions. Anyone who senses a tension can process it into organizational evolution.
People become the sensors of a conscious organization, driving its continual evolution.”
Are you driven by status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness or fairness?
The SCARF Game
Get together with your start-up team.
!
Reflect for 5 minutes on each team member’s biggest driver. Who is driven by status?
Who by certainty? Autonomy? Relatedness? Fairness?
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Also have a think about your own biggest driver.
!
Get back together and give each other feedback, preferably one on one. Tell why you’ve
given each other this specific driver.
!
Rotate.
Any feedback for me?
