Facilitation
Premortem: before starting a new project, learn why it will end in failure
A simple method for uncovering big, “undiscussable” risks to a project.
Brian Kerr
Foo bar
Continuous improvement
Merely being the person you are
The consulting advice that made me a better person (and a more effective consultant).
Facilitation
Open space technology, principle 2: “Whatever happens is the only thing that could have”
Planning for a facilitated event involves being ready to throw the plan away.
Facilitation
The Strategy / Culture Bicycle: one picture that replaces an infinite amount of bullshit
A strategy method that gets right at the good stuff.
Continuous improvement
On speeding things up
What I've learned from the hourglass and the snake.
Facilitation
How to make any meeting better with 3 simple fenceposts
Identify a purpose, rational aim, and experiential aim—quick action with a huge effect.
Continuous improvement
5 ways to approach goal-setting. Only one is worth a damn
Why it’s better to have an impossible goal than a goal you meet-and-exceed every time.
Continuous improvement
Ditching ‘assume good faith’ as a way to talk about respect
Time to fix problems at the source rather than tolerate awful behavior.
Continuous improvement
Optimization & other failures
“By what method?” ... “To what end?”
Learning
Lee’s Law: a URL for every idea
“Every idea should have a URL, bonus points if one does not have to make the URL oneself.”
Continuous improvement
Want water? Get a bucket. Want improvement? Get PDSA
Back to basics with the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle.
Learning
Make your next presentation a spiral, not a line
Cycling through your main point helps your audience. Here’s how.
Continuous improvement
Winning’s the great deodorant
John Madden and Ed Catmull get me through a tough week.
Facilitation
“What did you notice?” → End your meetings with this short, powerful question
“What did you notice?” Asking this question is an incredible way to close out a meeting or gathering. Here’s how it’s done 1. Pose the question: “What did you notice?” 2. Invite everyone to share their answer, or pass. 3. Indicate that you'll answer first and
Learning
2 ways to get better at guessing
Try out your guesses; write them down.
Continuous improvement
Some things—like pancakes—you pretty much have to finish once you start them
Would you rather have five half-cooked pancakes or two good ones?