ALE

Following being invited back to the Agile Lean Europe (ALE) unconference in Bucharest this year, I thought it would be a nice idea to share the presentation Jo Cranford and I gave at the inaugural unconference in Berlin in 2011 on ‘Mental Models for Agile Adoption’.

What are Mental Models?

Our mental models help shape our behavior and define our approach to solving problems, carrying out tasks and form the structure of logical reasoning. One view suggests mental models can be constructed from perception, imagination, or the comprehension of discourse.

What are mental ingredients to support Agile adoption within learning organizations?

How do we amplify what enhances adoption and break down barriers that inhibit it?

We attempted to explore ideas about how mental models are at the very heart of the success of organizational change and individual transformation.

Key concepts;

  • The difference of ‘Doing Agile versus being agile!
  • How Agile and Lean concepts are often interrupted as counter-intuitive
  • How we make mental leaps of abstraction
  • How are governing variables drive our action strategies
  • The ‘Theory of Action’ from Schon and Argyris
  • Double versus Single Loop Learning
  • Tools and techniques to improve outcomes
    • Left Hand and Right Hand Column
    • Personal Reflection
“Mental Models for Agile Adoption” from ALE2011 from Barry O'Reilly

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