Improv games for agile teams

1. ITALIAN AGILE DAY
NOVEMBER, 18TH 2017
IMPROV GAMES FOR AGILE TEAMS
Stefania Marinelli
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STEFANIA MARINELLI

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4. EXPEDIA GROUP
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5. AGENDA
Games and debriefing (how)
Why and when (…does it work?)
Q&A
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6. LET’S START
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7. GAME- RAFT
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8. RAFT- DEBRIEFING
What happened?
•Space/Single/System
•Uncomfortable? When?
•Self-organizing
Useful when you need to…
…move your body – warm-up
…start thinking as a team not as a
single person
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9. FOCUS AND
CONCENTRATION
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GAME – 1,2,3

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GAME – 1,2,3

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GAME – 1,2,3

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GAME – 1,2,3

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GAME – 1,2,3

15. 1,2,3 - DEBRIEFING
What happened?
✓What changed?
✓Approach to failure?
Useful when you need to…
…create an energetic
enjoyable work environment
…accept the failure
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ACCEPTING ERRORS

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“THE COURAGE TO BE IMPERFECT”
THE POWER OF VULNERABILITY – BRENÉ BROWN

18. VULNERABILITY AND TRUST
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19. TRUST
“Remember, teamwork begins by
building trust.
And the only way to do that is to
overcome our need for invulnerability.”
The five Dysfunctions of a team– Patrick Lencioni
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ACCEPTING OUR VULNERABILITY

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GAME - MACHINES

22. MACHINES - DEBRIEFING
What happened?
✓My behavior?
✓What did you notice?
Useful when you need to work on…
…creativity
…focus
…work on accepting because we trust
each other
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GAME - ORACLE

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Yes,
Appreciation
Acknowledgement
Heard
Validation
Encouragement
Acceptance
And…
Adding
Building
Collaborating
Connecting
Inspiring
Creating
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25. ORACLE - DEBRIEFING
What happened?
✓What did you notice?
✓Which skill did you use?
Useful when you need to work on…
…creativity
…acceptance
…building on others’ idea
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26. WRAP-UP Conclusions
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27. WHY
Focus on the
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28. WHY
“Not finance.
Not strategy.
Not technology.
It is teamwork that remains the ultimate
competitive advantage, both because it is so
powerful and so rare.”
Patrick Lencioni
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29. WHY
Create
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30. WHY
Failure can open the door
to
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31. WHY
Learning happens more
quickly in an g and
work environment
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32. WHY
o andC r ti
are skills we can improve
(with these games ☺)
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33. WHY
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accept and expand ideas
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34. WHEN
Before:
➢ a retrospective at the end of the Sprint
(warm-up, set the stage activity)
➢ a release/project retrospective together with
stakeholders
➢ a brainstorming session, to start a new project
As part of team building activity (forming and
norming pahses)
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35. …DOES IT WORK?
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CHOOSE THE RIGHT GAME FOR YOUR TEAM

36. … DOES IT WORK?
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LET’S TRY AND LEARN

37. WHERE DO I START?
http://improvencyclopedia.org/
http://learnimprov.com/
http://www.livesinprogress.net/2
014/01/improvisation-games-
exercises-for.html
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38. WHERE DO I START?
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FIND IN YOUR CITY AN IMPROV CLASS

39. THANK YOU
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40. KEEP IN TOUCH
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@galadriel72
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefania-marinelli-
3706685/
smarinelli@hotels.com

41. Q&A
“Sometimes the questions are complicated and
the answers are simple”
- Dr. Seuss
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