Why is creating things so difficult? The Biscuit Tin & the Biscuit.

Following his recent 7 night residency at the Brighton Fringe, Mark Stringer is presenting for us an online version of his talk, "The Biscuit Tin & the Biscuit". After the talk we will have an open discussion to pose our questions to Mark and to contribute our thoughts on the topics raised.

Mark Stringer has been a project manager for 15 years, but he's also a stand-up comedian and has a degree in philosophy. In this one-man show, he investigates an obvious but often forgotten point about project management, creativity, and doing—well, anything really. Ideas and things are made of different stuff. Descriptions of a biscuit on the tin and the actual biscuits aren’t the same. Mark uses this single observation to explain why so many projects don’t go as expected and why so many of us give up on our dreams, ambitions, and heroic quests. He ends his show with some powerful suggestions about how we can renew our quests, push through, and get done what we need to do—even when we don’t really feel like it.

If you can't make it at 4pm on Wednesday 28th May, then two more options are available:
7pm Wednesday 28th May
https://www.meetup.com/agile-standup-night/events/307838806/
7pm Thursday 5th June
https://www.meetup.com/surrey-and-sussex-agile-and-scrum-user-group/events/307826320/

Champions of Agile is an online discussion group for people who are championing lean and agile ways of working. Each session will start with a question and then the discussion will then unfold.

Everyone who comes along will be able to the use insights which have beenshared, so don't say anything which is commercially or security sensitive.

To help to facilitate free speech, while creating a place of safety, we will abide by The Chatham House Rule:
"When a meeting, or part thereof, is held under the Chatham House Rule, participants are free to use the information received, but neither the identity nor the affiliation of the speaker(s), nor that of any other participant, may be revealed."
https://www.chathamhouse.org/about-us/chatham-house-rule

Each event will be unique, this will be helped by following the four rules and one law of Open Space Technology.

The four rules: "Whoever comes is the right people, whatever happens is the only thing that could have, when it starts is the right time, when it’s over it’s over". (Thus the event may end early or even extend).

The one law of Open Space Technology is The Law of Two Feet: this states that: “If, during the course of the gathering, any person finds themselves in a situation where they are neither learning nor contributing, they can go to some more productive place.” (Yes, that's right, you are free to leave as and when you wish, no apologies nescessary).
https://openspaceworld.org/wp2/explore/open-space-key-concepts/

To give everyone the oppourtunity to speak, when you have something to say, click the icon to raise your hand and you'll get your turn.

Please keep messages in the chat to ones which support the conversation. References to related books and resources are most welcome.

Feel free to share any thoughts you may have or links to resources in the chat which you think would add positively to people's preparation for this event.