Slides from a highly participatory session I facilitated at SDEC 2011, a software development conference held in Winnipeg. Participants learned how Innovation Games channel creative, collaborative play to uncover "what they don't know what they don't know". Visit http://www.innovationgames.com for more details.

1. Road to Success has a Trampoline
for Agile Teams
Gerry Kirk
@gerrykirk
October 17, 2011

3. “Serious Games”
Sell or inform Teach Do work
Google Enthiosys
Re-Mission
Darfur is Dying Image Buy a
(Cancer treatment)
Labeller Feature
Source: Forrester Research, Inc.

4. Learning Objectives
Types
Play
Secret
Apply Sauce

5. Where does your company/
team need more
innovative thinking?

6. Discover Improvements
Sailboat/Speedboat
Photo from http://agilemaniac.com/2011/06/29/reinvigorated-retrospectives/

7. New Ideas
Product Box

8. Prioritize Options
Buy a Feature

9. Game #1
Prune The
Product Tree

10. Game Instructions
Question: what enhancements do you want most
for SDEC 2012?
20 minutes
More important? Closer to centre
One idea per apple

12. Debrief
What did you observe?
What surprised you?

13. Game #2
Buy a Feature

14. Overview
Blendz Blender
Question: given many options for features, which
ones will enhance product best?
20 minutes, 4 tables
Banker, buyer, observer roles

16. Debrief
What did you observe?
What surprised you?

17. Shout Out:
Innovation Games Edge

18. Game Design

19. Questions?

20. Your Next Move
.com

21. Your Next Move
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Training
Resources
Consultants
Gerry Kirk
gerry@gerrykirk.net
@gerrykirk

22. Your Next Move
.com
Training
Resources
Consultants In-Person / Online
Single/Multi-game
Gerry Kirk
gerry@gerrykirk.net
@gerrykirk

23. Your Next Move
.com
Training
Resources
Consultants In-Person / Online
Single/Multi-game
Gerry Kirk
gerry@gerrykirk.net
@gerrykirk