SPA Conference session: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall... Why Me? | |||
| One-line description: | A mini-adventure of self-discovery with help from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves | ||
| Session format: | Workshop (150 mins) [read about the different session types] | ||
| Abstract: | Are you baffled yet fascinated by the behaviour of those around you? Have you ever wondered why they do what they do? Join us on a mini-adventure of self-discovery with help from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves. This is your chance to learn more about yourself to give you a better chance of understanding others. Think Kaizen Meets Agile Fairytales. This session begins with a game of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Kanban to help you identify the characters who interest, trouble, confound and/or confuse you most at work. You will get to choose a couple of tools from the list below to help you become more effective based on the insights and learnings from the game. The Tools Tool #1: Clearing your mental backlog and turn things that stress you out into A-C-T-I-O-N-S! - based on David Allen's ‘Getting Things Done’ Tool #2: Outcome Thinking for Technical Leaders Tool #3: Brainstorming with mind maps Tool #4: Edward de Bono's Six Thinking Hats Tool #5: Identifying Your Belbin type We will review the appropriateness of the tools in terms of a project lifecycle. | ||
| Audience background: | For software practitioners interested in improving their soft skills and becoming more effective as an individual and team player. | ||
| Benefits of participating: | You will get to experience a range of complementary self-management and thinking tools that will help you become a more effective self-organising individual and contributor. | ||
| Materials provided: | Slides Role play scenarios Recommended Reading List | ||
| Process: | This session is a sequence of short theory-then-practice sessions set in a friendly and fun environment for participants to try out the tools. | ||
| Detailed timetable: | 0 - 15 General Introductions and Speed Networking 15 - 30 Overview of Techniques 30 - 70 Snow White and the Seven Dwarves Kanban 70 - 85 Description of techniques and tools 1 85 - 125 Techniques and tools exercise 1 + coffee 125 - 140 Description of techniques and tools 2 140 - 160 Techniques and tools exercise 2 160 - 180 Discussion on applying the techniques | ||
| Outputs: | We will produce a web page summarizing the learning points. | ||
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| Presenters | |||
| 1. Chris Cooper-Bland Endava (UK) Ltd |
2. Portia Tung Exoftware |
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