Innovation Games: Using Collaboration to Solve Business Problems

Description:

Sponsors and supervisors alike demand solutions to tough problems: How do we prioritize competing interests? How do we get clarity on needs? What are the hidden opportunities we’re missing? But too often, our solutions don’t hit the mark, or don’t have the support to get traction.

In this high-energy session, you will learn the Innovation Games technique for real issues like these through collaboration. Founded in science and proven by industry, gamification has helped corporations and governments overcome hurdles that were considered insurmountable. Come learn the solutioning technique that will generate the insight, the buy-in, and the momentum that leaders are expected to make happen.

Speaker:

Jesse Fewell is a writer, coach, and trainer in innovation and agile methods. In addition to speaking for Agile, Scrum, and PMI conferences, he has helped teams across the world deliver products faster with higher quality. A leader in the advancement of management practices, he founded the PMI Agile Community of Practice, co-created the PMI-ACP® agile certification, and co-authored the Software Extension to the PMBOK Guide®. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University, he is the world’s only certified Project Management Professional® (PMP) to also hold the expert-level agile designations of Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST), and Innovation Games® Qualified Instructor (IGQI).

When: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. (see agenda below)

Cost: Free for IIBA DC members, $5.00 for non-members.

Sponsor: Thanks to Excella for providing the meeting space and dinner.

Agenda:

6:00 - 6:30 Registration, light meal and networking

6:30 - 7:30 Guest speaker

7:30 - 8:00 Q&A and wrap-up

Can't make it this month?

We meet approximately every month, either the second or third Wednesday of the month. So if you can't make it this month, hopefully we'll see you at the next meetup. Also, if you have an idea, game, workshop, or story to share with the group, then please contact the organizer to setup a presentation for a future meeting.