Reflection: a pause in our activities where we gather data, stories, and observations about what we did
Action: carry out the plans we have created
Planning: apply what we learned to the systematic creation of a plan of action
Learning: we carefully examine our reflections to "discover" new insights, relationships, failures, and conceptual changes
Courage to plunge into the unknown
Detachment from preconceived notions
Search for principles underlying our work
Love for the act of learning
OpenAgile is a value delivery system based on 3 foundations that are essential to delivering value to stakeholders:
Truthfulness
The Learning Circle
Consultative Decision-Making
Truthfulness is a basic human capacity & everyone can develop their capability to be truthful
transparency & visibility
speaking honestly & being honest with ourselves
harmony of our deeds & words
seeking the underlying truth in any given situation
learn from mistakes
be creative
find effective approaches to doing work
Aspects of Truthfulness
Truthfulness is required to:
More than an Ethical Standard
no lying, stealing, cheating...
Also...
no cutting corners or hiding the truth in any way
Ultimately, Truthfulness builds trust and leads to reducing excessive bureaucracy and chaos
Six Blind Men & the Elephant
trunk, tusk, ear, side, leg, tail
each has different understanding of the whole
without sensitivity to other points of view, impossible to achieve unity of vision
filters affect how we see the world and can leave us blind to new truths
be open to the way other people perceive the world so that we can learn from them
Four Steps
Four Capacities
a method for taking coherent action based on a unified vision
Consultative decision-making is based on the following simple rules:
Everyone is encouraged to contribute to the discussion; a diversity of views is welcomed
No idea is owned by any individual and therefore it is okay to change your own mind
Offence should never be given nor taken
Personal attacks are absolutely forbidden; Aggressive interruption is considered bad behaviour
Everyone should be able to fully express themselves in a frank, amicable, and courteous manner
Requires a New Mindset
After a decision is made, all those involved wholeheartedly support the decision
truthfulness
humility
detachment
competition
debate
arguing
VS.
a simple and practical model of effective learning
Being open to receiving Guidance ensures that the Learning Circle is both organic and disciplined
OpenAgile is a means for people working together to respond to change in a way that is more like an organic system rather than a mechanical system.
Guidance plays a pivotal role in developing our capacity and can be applied to all 4 steps and all 4 capacities
How do we develop the capability of truthfulness?
Self-awareness
Openness
Keep Trying
like all human capacities, practice makes perfect
Unified Action
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