carl vikman - brewing agile 2014 - flow psychology and neuroscience
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FLOW PSYCHOLOGY AND NEUROSCIENCE APPLIED IN THE RECORDING STUDIO …. AND AT THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM
© CARL VIKMAN 2014
FLOW
WHAT IS FLOW?
PART 1:
“A PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE WHERE A PERSON IS FULLYIMMERSED AND FOCUSED ON AN ACTIVITY OR TASK”
“A PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE WHERE A PERSON IS FULLY IMMERSED AND FOCUSED ON
AN ACTIVITY OR TASK”
1975 - MIHALY CSIKSZENTMIHALYI
WHAT IS FLOW?
WHAT IT IS NOT?
A MOMENT OF FLOW
A FEELING OF INTENSE FOCUS ON THE PRESENT MOMENT
THE MERGING OF ACTION AND AWARENESS
A SENSE OF CONTROL OR AGENCY OVER THE SITUATION OR ACTION
LOSS OF SELF-REFLECTION
DISTORTION OF TEMPORAL EXPERIENCE
AUTOTELIC FEELING
A MOMENT WITHOUT FLOW
A FEELING OF WANTING TO BE SOMEWHERE ELSE ...
PAINFULLY AWARE OF EVERY STEP I HAVE TO PERFORM TO COMPLETE THE TASK
LITTLE SENSE OF CONTROL OF THE SITUATION
VERY SELF-AWARE
TIME FLOWS EXTREMELY SLOW ...
HAVING TO REWARD MYSELF WITH “FIKA” TO MOTIVATE MYSELF ..
HOW DO WE GET “INTO” FLOW?
PART 2:
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
1. BALANCE BETWEEN SKILL AND CHALLENGE
SKILL
CHALLENGE
2. A CLEAR CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PERFORMED TASK AND THE GOAL YOU ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE
(THE RULES OF THE ACTIVITY ARE CLEAR)
3. FAST FEEDBACK AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
4. CONCENTRATION AND FOCUS
NEUROSCIENCE
“TRANSIENT HYPOFRONTALITY”
= LESS ACTIVITY HERE DURING FLOW STATES
FLOW SHUTS DOWN OUR INTERNAL “BOSS”!
FLOW IS “HOW WE MANAGE OUR ATTENTION”
HOW CAN WE USE FLOW?
PART 3:
THE CYNEFIN FRAMEWORK
DAVE SNOWDEN
FLOW WHEN PERFORMING MUSIC
FLOW WHEN PERFORMING MUSIC
OBVIOUS
FLOW WHEN PERFORMING MUSIC
OBVIOUS
COMPLICATED
FLOW WHEN PERFORMING MUSIC
OBVIOUS
COMPLICATEDCOMPLEX
FLOW WHEN PERFORMING MUSIC
OBVIOUS
COMPLICATEDCOMPLEX
CHAOTIC
FLOW WHEN PERFORMING MUSIC
OBVIOUS
COMPLICATEDCOMPLEX
CHAOTIC
DISORDER
COMPLEXITY CAN ONLY BE EXPLORED NOT ANALYZED
BALANCE BETWEEN SKILL AND CHALLENGE
BALANCE BETWEEN SKILL AND CHALLENGE= HE USES A GUITAR AND PLAYS WITHIN THE
“FRAMEWORK OF MUSIC”
A CLEAR CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PERFORMED TASK AND THE GOAL YOU ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE
A CLEAR CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PERFORMED TASK AND THE GOAL YOU ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE
= HE PLAYS A SONG
FAST FEEDBACK AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
FAST FEEDBACK AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
= THE MUSIC IS COUPLED WITH HIS EMOTIONS
CONCENTRATION AND FOCUS
CONCENTRATION AND FOCUS
= HE HAS DEVOTED LOTS OF TIME TO PRACTICE AND USES A RECORDING STUDIO
MOST SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT IS HIGHLY COMPLEX
BALANCE BETWEEN SKILL AND CHALLENGE
BALANCE BETWEEN SKILL AND CHALLENGE
= “PULL” SYSTEMS ALLOW TEAM MEMBERS TO CHOOSE WHAT THEY ARE WORKING ON
A CLEAR CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PERFORMED TASK AND THE GOAL YOU ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE
A CLEAR CONNECTION BETWEEN THE PERFORMED TASK AND THE GOAL YOU ARE TRYING TO ACHIEVE
= STRONG TRANSPARENCY AND WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH USERS AND STAKEHOLDERS
FAST FEEDBACK AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
FAST FEEDBACK AND POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
= WORKING IN DEFINED ITERATIONS AND IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH USERS AND STAKEHOLDERS
CONCENTRATION AND FOCUS
CONCENTRATION AND FOCUS= HAVE “RITUALS” FOR EVENTS SUCH AS PLANNING,
DEMOS AND RETROSPECTIVES
“A SELF-ORGANISING DEVELOPMENT TEAM IS AN ADAPTIVE SYSTEM THAT
CAN SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS USING FLOW AS A HELP AND A GUIDE”
