These slides are from the second session Mark Levison and I did at Agile2010 (6/11/2010). Mark's contact information is mark@agilepainrelief.com, @mlevison. Mine is roger@moonriseconsulting.com, @rwbrown.

1. Continuous Creativity for Agile Teams Roger BrownMark LevisonAgile 2010 © 2010 Roger.W.Brown

3. Why should you care? Creativity increases productivity Your team can be more creative Knowing how it works makes it easier to achieve Teams can achieve a state of Group Flow Creativity can be nurtured

4. Group Flow How to Nurture it Group Creativity Where does it come from? What is Creativity?

5. What is Creativity?

6. Would you like to be more creative?

7. What is holding you back?

8. Creative people work alone, right?

9. Creative people are born that way, right?

11. 2x + 3y = z And then it happened…

12. What defines a creative idea? You tell us…

14. Relevant

16. Have you ever tried really hard to be creative?

17. Can creativity be learned? Aha! Mozart coffee brainstorm innovate think!

18. There are many models for fostering creativity

19. A Neuro-Based Model Attention Reflection Insight Action

20. Exercise Using a single stroke, turn the Roman numeral seven, shown below, into an eight. VII If you get stuck, ask a partner for help

21. Exercise Using a single stroke, turn the Roman numeral 9, shown below, into a 6. IX If you get stuck, ask a partner for help

22. Exercise Using a single stroke, turn the Roman numeral nine, shown below, into a six. IX If you get stuck, ask a partner for help

23. Where does creativity come from?

25. Genetics

26. School

28. We use our whole brain, all the time Logical? Creative? Longer branches, more dendritic spines, less precise Shorter branches, fewer dendritic spines, more precise

29. Brain Basics

30. Most “Thinking” is Subconcious

31. Brain Capacity and Speed Long Term Memory WorkingMemory slow real fast

32. Test Drive

33. Brain Circuits New Info Impasse Existing Neural Map 1 Existing Neural Map 2 New Neural Map

34. What does creativity look like? © 2006 David Rock

35. Brain Waves awareness reflection insight action

36. Group Creativity

37. Can a team be creative?

39. J.R.R.Tolkien and the Inklings

40. Jobs and Wozniak

44. Partner asks questions that facilitate reflection and watches facial expressions.

45. key words: quiet, deep, close, hunch

46. Switch roles after 4 minutes.

49. Too open-ended a target

50. Command and control

51. Noisy, stressed mind

53. EmotionalSafety

55. mastery

56. purpose

58. The Group Creativity Toolbox

59. Align to Common Goal

60. Prepare

62. Be visual

64. Make it safe to fail

65. Quiet Mind

66. Appropriate Brainstorming

68. Examine failures

70. Six Hats

72. Flow P Panic Anxiety Challenge Flow Channel Boredom Skill and Confidence

73. Agile activities are continuous Can creativity be continuous?

74. Group Goal nasahq photo

75. Deep Listening

76. Complete Concentration

77. Autonomy

78. Blending Egos

79. Equal Participation

80. Familiarity and Continuity Performing Performance Forming Norming Storming Forming Storming Norming Performing

81. Constant Communication

82. Moving Forward Yes, and… we can all wear hats like mine!

83. Embrace Failure

85. 5 min: As a group, filter the top 3 most interesting ideas generated at your table.

87. Creativity is a series of many small insights

88. The End Emmy Awards 2000: Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series - won 2001: Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series - won Writers Guild of America 2001: Best Writing - Episodic Comedy - nominated 2001: Best Writing - Episodic Comedy - nominated 2003: Best Writing - Episodic Comedy - nominated 2003: Best Writing - Episodic Comedy - nominated 2004: Best Writing - Episodic Comedy - won 2005: Best Writing - Episodic Comedy - nominated 2006: Best Writing - Episodic Comedy - nominated

89. Roger Brown , Moonrise Consulting roger@moonriseconsulting.com, @rwbrown Mark Levison, Agile Pain Relief Consulting mark@agilepainrelief.com, @mlevison