why we play - transform your workplace
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Why We PlayPAUL WYNIA
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@WORKAGILE @STRATEGICPLAYUS
Buzzword BingoFun Engage Group Meeting
Facilitate Serious Dynamic Rule
Dominate Encourage Bored Playful
Align Cat Focus Create
Discover Pragmatic Agile Personal
Open Story Learn Improv
Spark Attention Oxygen Fail
Blood Connect LEGO Navier-Stokes
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Fact or Alterna-Fact
•Cost of High Pressure
•50% more health care expense
[email protected] @workagilehttp://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-11-642http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2014/stress-report.pdfhttp://www.gallup.com/services/178514/state-american-workplace.aspx
Fact or Alterna-Fact
•Cost of High Pressure
•550 million work days year to stress
(37% high absenteeism)
http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-11-642http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2014/stress-report.pdfhttp://www.gallup.com/services/178514/state-american-workplace.aspx
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Fact or Alterna-Fact
•Cost of High Pressure
•25% more errors and defects
http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-11-642http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2014/stress-report.pdfhttp://www.gallup.com/services/178514/state-american-workplace.aspx
60% more errors and defects
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Fact or Alterna-Fact
•Cost of High Pressure
•18% lower productivity
http://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2458-11-642http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/stress/2014/stress-report.pdfhttp://www.gallup.com/services/178514/state-american-workplace.aspx
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Why Play?
“For optimal learning, the physical body needs to be active while
the brain is engaged”
-Sharon Bowman Training from the Back of the Room
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•Reduced anxiety
•Low financial risk
•Low self-esteem cost
•Low stress
Lower Pressure
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•Full focus
•Frontal cortex limits
•Engages more senses
•Always an outcome
Sticky!
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• Training
• Process modeling
• Team Building
• Marketing
• It’s not about building, it’s about the questions
LEGO® Serious Play® exercise
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User Story – V1
User Story
I, as the King/Queen, want a tower
so I that can view my kingdom
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Debrief
•Were you successful?
•Did you enjoy the build?
•What would you do differently?
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User Story – V2
User Story
I, as the Queen/King, want a tower so I that can
view my kingdom
Task 1 Create the base
Must start with black 4x6 stud piece (1/3 height)
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User Story – V2
Task 2 Place the first level
Place green 2x4 stud piece (standard) with
2 rows of studs on either side, end to end
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User Story – V2
Task 3 Place the second level
Place green 2x4 stud piece (standard)
directly on top of previous level
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User Story – V2
Task 4 Place the third level
Must place 2 blue 1x4 stud pieces
(standard) directly on top of previous level
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User Story – V2
Task 5 Place the forth level
Must place 2 red 1x4 stud pieces (standard
height) directly on top of previous level
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User Story – V2
Task 6 Place the sixth level
Must place 2 grey 1x4 stud arch pieces
(standard) directly on top of previous level,
covering all studs
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User Story – V2
Task 7 Place the top platform
Must place yellow 2x6 stud piece
(1/3 height) directly on top
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User Story – V2
Task 8 Place red light brick
Must attach 1x2 clear red
brick
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Debrief
•Were you successful?
•Did you enjoy the build?
•What would you do differently?
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User Story – V3Acceptance Criteria:
A black 4x6 stud base (1/3 base)
Between 6 to 9 bricks high
Viewing platform on top
Viewing platform should have a brick to warns airplanes
Must incorporate the colors of the kingdom
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Debrief
•Were you successful?
•Did you enjoy the build?
•What would you do differently?
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Successful Improv•Team, No Solos
•Diverse Skills
•Safety and Trust
•Build Don’t Destroy
•Explore Ideas
•Expect to Fail
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Delight the Customer
•Pair up: Storyteller, Customer
•Combine 2 pairs: 3 Storytellers, 1 Customer
•Yes, and…
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Online Resources• Tasty Cupcakes http://tastycupcakes.org/
• Agile Toybox https://www.agiletoybox.com/
• LEGO® Serious Play® http://www.lego.com/en-us/seriousplay/
• LEGO® Serious Play® Pro http://seriousplaypro.com/
• Strategic Play http://www.strategicplaytraining.com/
• Innovation Games https://conteneo.co/
• Twenty One Toys http://twentyonetoys.com/
• Improv http://www.teamfirstdevelopment.com/
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Agile Games PodcastLaura M. Powers and Paul Wyniahttps://soundcloud.com/agilegamespodcast
Interviews:
Llewellyn FalcoMike BowlerJacqueline Lloyd SmithSue JohnstonWayde StallmanDave BlumBernie MaloneyEmi Breton
Agile Podcast Network
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September 13th, Irvine, California
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