June 2021 Agile Connect Meetup! [EN]

Olá Agile Connect community!

Next week we will have an excellent talk to cover several interesting topics: History of management, complexity theory, human behaviour, human centred operations and change. Sounds really well, right? So join us to understand why things get so complicated! ;)

⌚️ AGENDA:

• 18:30 – Welcome to Agile Connect!
• 18:40 – "Why did things get so complicated?" by Phil Thompson
• 19:30 – See you next month!

📣 TALK:

"Why did things get so complicated?" by Phil Thompson

Reflect that what we imagine is simple, calming, this is what we want. When given total freedom, typically we find ourselves most drawn to the simple yet deeply human emotional experiences. What we want is to find meaning, purpose, and to share in it. A challenge to solve but also to mean something to others – we are a societal species.

We look to find purpose in our companies. Organise delivery units around value streams. Look to delight our customers with simple clear messages, intuitive design where less is more. References to Apple and telecom companies as an example of streamlining customer journeys

Average engaged employees outstrip their more talented but apathetic colleagues. Work environments where people can self actualise, and own problems rather than tasks; where the real bottom line of their work is clear to them and their recognition is directly tied to its success will deliver far better than anything that looks to control or “manage” people like a commodity. References to holocracy and Laloux’s teal organsiations as models of people driven design. References to, Menlo and Red Badger (small highly successful design and delivery consultancy in London) as examples of real human centred operational structures.

The purpose needs to be clear to all, not hidden in a room, or modified at each level of an organisation, and people are then free to do what they now know they need to do in pursuit of it. The role of leadership then becomes enabling everyone to understand that, and to be the best that they can be.

The HUMAN model for organisational design, step the audience through each concept within it and why that is important
• Hope
• Unity
• Measurement
• Autonomy
• Normality

Success is infectious and huge movements have started though the dedication and passion of individuals that others have then followed. Look at Martin Luther King, William Wilberforce, Greta Thunberg. Maybe you.

About Phil Thompson

Phil works to enable empowered and collaborative teams to deliver early and regular business value, aligned to their stakeholder's strategic goals. This requires passion but also care to gradually introduce a culture of self-improvement to all levels of an organisation.
After many years across a range of industries Phil is now an Agile Coach at the Boston Consulting Group, bringing product led thinking to deliver the best out of Agile aligned teams.

Phil has been involved in many transformation programmes targeting both existing Waterfall and more organic “freeform” approaches, with the scars to prove it. He’s worked on multiple Scaled Agile programmes, some with distributed teams and prefers to scale using empirical, contextual, continuous improvement because a learning based approach will deliver better than the imposition of a commercial framework.

Phil, and his flamboyant shirts, are a regular site in the London Agile community.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-thompson-65466b2/

⚠️ DISCLAIMERS:

The talk will be in English.

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