Learn to Play & Play to Learn
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The document discusses various games that facilitate learning and teamwork, highlighting their effectiveness in engaging participants and encouraging creativity. It covers specific activities designed to improve team bonding, challenge assumptions, and teach agile principles through practical experiences. Each game is supported by its purpose, process, benefits, and unexpected outcomes.
Learn to Play & Play to Learn
- 1. Learn to Play & Play to Learn! Alan Taylor & Julian Clark
- 2. WHY GAMES CAN BE EFFECTIVE Fun Increase engagement Learning by doing Sticky ideas
- 3. FOUR AREAS WE WILL COVER Teamwork & Trust Breaking the Rules Deliver Value Unlock the Mind
- 4. HOW TO SUCCEED! Explain the purpose Gain Buy-in Get permission
- 5. Rabbit time
- 7. TEAMWORK & TRUST PICTURE OF YOU Purpose Icebreaker, enabler & clear the mind What / How Quick drawing of/about you Benefits Icebreaker Light start to meeting Unexpected Result Whos who is more memorable 5 mins
- 8. TEAMWORK & TRUST - JOURNEY LINES Purpose Team bonding; know your colleagues What / How Draw lifes highs and lows Considerations: Safe space Personal comfort zones Benefits Empathy building Unexpected Result Identify similar experiences 15+ mins
- 9. TEAMWORK & TRUST ICEBREAKER Icebreaker, enabler & clear the mind Benefits Whos who is more memorable Light start sets good tone Relaxed and open minded JOURNEY LINES Team bonding; know your colleagues Benefits Learn about your colleagues 5 mins 15+ mins
- 10. BREAKING RULES & SILOS
- 11. BREAKING RULES & SILOS - BALL GAME Purpose Teamwork, implicit boundaries & continuous improvement What / How Pass ball through entire team How many circuits 3-4 Iterations with retrospectives Benefits Learn to challenge implicit rules & assumptions Continuous improvement Teamwork 30 mins
- 12. BREAKING RULES & SILOS - CHAIR GAME Manager Purpose Autonomy, removing blockers What / How Teams of 2; manager and minion Fixed blockers & moving impediments How many squares in 1 minutes Benefit Learn to challenge explicit rules & assumptions Eliminating blockers & recurring issues Understand effectiveness of autonomy Unexpected Result Good workout Minion 30 mins
- 13. BREAKING RULES & SILOS BALL GAME Teamwork, implicit boundaries & continuous improvement Pass ball(s) between group members Benefits Challenge implicit rules & assumptions Remove recurring blockers Teamwork Unexpected Result Learning from other teams CHAIR GAME Autonomy, removing blockers How many squares per minute? Benefits Challenge explicit rules & assumptions Understand effectiveness of autonomy Unexpected Result Good workout 30 mins 30 mins
- 14. VALUE DELIVERY
- 15. VALUE DELIVERY - COIN GAME Purpose Frequent delivery & highest value first What / How Measure time passing coins start to end Multiple iterations Benefits Cost of WIP Understand benefit of value first 30 mins
- 16. VALUE DELIVERY - FRUIT GAME Purpose Estimates can be way off actuals! What / How Plan eating a variety of fruit Benefits Understand difficulty in estimation Appreciate scope validation Unexpected Result Get to eat fruit! 60 mins
- 17. VALUE DELIVERY - DOG SIZING Purpose Agile principles & changing situations What / How Plan iterative delivery Planning based on value criteria & CFRs Sizing Benefits Impact of CFRs Benefit of ability to change plan Understanding of why we work as we do 90 mins
- 18. VALUE DELIVERY COIN GAME Measure time passing coins start to end Benefits Cost of WIP Understand benefit of value first" FRUIT GAME Plan eating a variety of fruit Benefits Understanding of difficulty in estimation Appreciate scope validation DOG GAME Entire end to end metaphor of Agile delivery Benefits Impact of CFRs Benefit of ability to change plan Understanding of why we work as we do 30 mins 60 mins 90 mins
- 19. UNLOCK THE MIND
- 20. UNLOCK THE MIND - DRAW A RABBIT Purpose Creativity exercise with facilitation tool What / How Draw a rabbit! Benefits Icebreaker Unexpected Result Facilitation tool anyone can call out Rabbit Holes 1 min
- 21. UNLOCK THE MIND - SILLY COW Purpose Encourages divergent thinking What / How Draw out a marketing strategy for a cow Benefits Sparks imagination for problem solving Unexpected Result Fun Originality 30-60 mins
- 22. UNLOCK THE MIND - PRODUCT BOX Purpose Tangible focal point, convergent thinking What / How Design hypothetical box for product Benefits Focal point for design decisions Sparks imagination for problem solving Appreciation of end user in product design 1-2 Hours
- 23. UNLOCK THE MIND SILLY COW Encourages divergent thinking Draw out a marketing strategy for a cow Benefits Sparks imagination PRODUCT BOX What sells this to customers Design hypothetical box for product Benefits Focal point for design decisions Sparks imagination for problem solving Appreciation of end user in product design DRAW RABBIT Free the mind & team facilitation tool Quick drawing exercise Benefit Icebreaker Unexpected Result Facilitation tool - all can call out Rabbit Hole 1 min 30-60 mins 1-2 hours
- 24. RECAP
- 25. EFFECTIVE GAMES WHY Fun Increase engagement Learning by doing HOW Explain the purpose Gain Buy-in Get permission
- 26. GAMES SUMMARY VALUE DELIVERY COIN GAME Frequent delivery & highest value first FRUIT GAME Estimates can be way off actuals! DOG GAME Agile principles & changing situations UNLOCK THE MIND DRAW A RABBIT Free the mind & team facilitation tool SILLY COW Imagination PRODUCT BOX What sells this to customers TEAMWORK & TRUST DRAW YOU Icebreaker, enabler & clear the mind JOURNEY LINES Team bonding; know your colleagues BREAKING RULES & SILOS BALL GAME Challenge Implicit Assumptions CHAIR GAME Challenge Explicit Assumptions
- 27. INFORMATION SOURCES Picture Game : Imagination! Journey Lines: http://www.coachingagileteams.com/2009/08/30/agile/agile-team-start-up/attachment/journey- lines-activity/ Ball Point Game : Easy to find. Here is one example : https://scrumology.com/from-the-archives-the-ball-point-game/ Chair Game : Unknown Source! Coin Game : Easy to find. Here is one example : https://scrumcoaching.wordpress.com/2010/04/19/the-scrum-penny-game-a-modification
- 28. INFORMATION SOURCES Dog Game : http://tastycupcakes.org/2009/06/doggy-planning/ Fruit Game : https://info.thoughtworks.com/rs/thoughtworks2/images/twebook-perspectives-estimation_1.pdf Silly Cow : Business Model Generation by Alexander Osterwalder & Yves Pigneur Draw a Rabbit : Imagination! Product Box : Easy to find. Here is one example : Innovation Games by Luke Hohmann http://www.innovationgames.com/the-innovation-games/
- 29. Alan Taylor adtaylor@thoughtworks.com Julian Clark jclark@seek.com.au This deck is available at : www.adtaylor.id.au/last-melbourne-2017 We are all on an exciting journey of learning, best experienced when we stick together and share by @fryer