Lean Coffee Toronto

LeanCoffeeTO Episode 83 - Agile Everything

August 23, 2012 · 8:00 AM
BNOTIONS / YMC HQ

Inspired by the Think with Google collection on Agility Tips, let's explore some areas where Agility is helpful (and/or vital, crucial) to areas other than software development.

Here is your reference: http://www.thinkwithgoogle.com/insights/embeds/agile-creativity/index.html

Be prepared to discuss your thoughts on the materials contained on the above page and weigh in on where a focus on agility may not be readily obvious.

Also:

This is the last LeanCoffeeTO session over here at 46 Hayden St. before BNOTIONS moves offices -

A lot of great learning has gone on in this space -

Any questions?

Reach me thru meetup or via Twitter @markreale

Any thoughts, comments, or resources for this session?

Hit up the discussion thread below -

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julesche

Thanks for hosting this morning BNotions. What was the name of that book referenced by The Economist again? Same same but different price?

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- A former member
  
  Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely http://amzn.to/OXDMpH
  
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- A former member
  
  Business Model Generation was also referenced today http://amzn.to/RGk2yc
  
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- Ryan Drake-Stoker
  
  His Economist pricing example for all to read http://danariely.com/...
  
  0 · August 23
Ross McKegney

We talked quite a bit about the challenges of getting buy-in from clients to go agile. It was alluded to, but just to state more explicitly - the language you use often makes all the difference. Concepts like "lean" or "innovation" are hard sells, they are seen as too esoteric. However, even the most pointy-headed manager gets "growth" and "costs". My two favourite resources for selling growth to "dinosaur" companies are Dave Gray's "Gamestorming", and Jeanne Liedtka's "Designing for Growth".

0 · August 23
julesche

It was great to meet some people in Toronto with like-minds but from different backgrounds & experience. Unfortunately I didn't read the lead up materials (didn't know there were any!) so had no idea what Agile & Lean was to start :( I tried to get the hang of it however :)

0 · August 23
John Griffiths

This is really excellent stuff, thanks for setting this one up mark. See you tomorrow

0 · August 22
Mark Reale

Thanks for posting that up Kevin -

Definitely looks like some room for innovation there -

0 · August 22
Kevin Lee

I think news sites could definitely benefit from a variation of this method. (i.e. Globe and Mail, National Post...) — developing stories, citizen journalism... all connected in a thread of sorts with a combined summary. A general example of one take on this idea: http://www.theverge.com/apple/2...

0 · August 21