“Core or better”
“Core or better, right?“, Daniel Mezick kept saying, implying that “core or better” should be a familiar phrase. It wasn’t, and I had to ask; turns out it comes from the Core Protocols (Jim & Michele McCarthy). Now that I know that context, it comes across as even more delightfully humble and punny than I had already assumed:
I will use the Core Protocols (or better) when applicable
In that same spirit, let me list a draft set of exercises for the upcoming 3-day Agendashift + X-Matrix Masterclass that Karl Scotland and I are leading on the 9th-11th of October, just ahead of the inaugural Lean Agile Brighton conference:
Impromptu Networking
Celebration/5W
The Future Backwards*
True North/FOTO/Aspirations
TRIZ
Wardley Doctrine
Assessment/FOTO
Schein Pyramid
Even-Over Strategies
ODIM Evidence
Four Points
Story Map
X-Matrix* – Delphi Style
Wardley Map
Impact Mapping*
Changeban
Catchball
Improv
Backbriefing A3
Outside-In Review*
15% Solutions
Experiment A3
Full circle
Items in bold are core in the sense that they’re well covered in the Agendashift book and feature in any Core Agendashift workshop. Here, “Core or better” translates to “alongside the ones we’ve documented, there’s a ton of great stuff out there that can be used as tools for outcome-oriented change, continuous transformation, and strategy deployment; here are some you might want to try”. Some of these non-core but still great tools are already recommended in the book (the starred items above).
What makes a tool appropriate? For us, it’s easy: we’ll consider any tool that engages people in the real work of bringing about change in their own organisations, so long as its use is supportive of the core idea that agreement on outcomes beats prescription as the basis for change. Our five principles and basic workshop structure (both of which feature in the picture below) help us decide where and how a tool is likely to integrate effectively for maximum impact.
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Just so we’re clear about our goals, here’s just one possible expression of those, a conversation-starting true north statement:
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A reminder again of some upcoming opportunities to try some of these tools for yourself:
9-11 October, Brighton, UK: Agendashift + X-Matrix Masterclass ( Mike Burrows , Karl Scotland )
9 November, Brescia, Italy: Pre-conference workshop: Facilitating Outcome-Oriented Change ( Mike Burrows )
21-22 November, Berlin, Germany: 2-day Advanced Agendashift workshop: Coaching and Leading Continuous Transformation ( Mike Burrows )
03 December, Munich, Germany: Core Agendashift: Facilitating Outcome-Oriented Change ( Julia Wester )
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