PMI forum 2016, Marseille flow is not only for athletes : it is for everyone and a great trigger to increase pleasure and performance; just a matter of putting attention on it, and train ... as an habit.

1. L’évènement de
référence en
Management de Projet
en France
How the flow state of athletes can
inspire project managers?
Céline Durnez
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2. Marathon du Medoc
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3. Marathon du Medoc
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4. Marathon du Medoc
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5. Marathon du Medoc
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6. What is the flow state? « In the zone »
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7. What is the flow state? Characteristics
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Ac#on awareness merge
Effortless & spontaneous
Concentra#on on task
focus on « now » -no
distracLon
Sense of Control
feeling of unlimited
resources -no fear
Loss of self
consciousness
Very involved -insLnct
Transforma#on of #me
Time seems to slow down or
speed up
Auto telic experience
Just feeling great -reward is the
acLon itself, nothing else

8. What is the flow state? Characteristics
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Steven Kotler

9. What is the flow state? Conditions
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HIGH
Challenges
Skills
FLOW
BOREDOM
ANXIETY
HIGH
Challenge-Skills Balance Clear goals and
vision
Unambiguous feedback
on our evolu#on

10. What is the flow state: Neurology
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A sequence of different brain frequency and chemical substances
(The Genome Project Jamie Wheal)

11. What is the flow state: Practice
Remember an optimum experience:
• the details,
• what did you feel?
• what characteristics of the flow did you live?
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With your neighbour:
2 min each

12. From sport to business: Questions
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• Which percentage of #me do you
experience the flow state in business?
• When this happens, how many #mes more
produc#ve you are?

13. From sport to business: Mc Kinsey study
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5000 execu#ves over the past decade
• Which percentage of #me do you
experience the flow state in business? 10%
• When this happens, how many #mes more
produc#ve you are? 5 #mes
If we were 20% of the #me in flow, we would
be at least 2 #mes more produc#ve

14. From sport to business: evolution
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Mihaly
Czikszentmihalyi
SPORT
and finally
Business
…
CollecLve
Expanding to:
• Psychology,
• Neuroscience,
• Engagement
• Efficiency,
• CreaLvity,
• Well being
…
1960
New inspiring
organizaLons
From extrinsic
moLvaLon towards
intrinsic inspiraLon
Individual
Challenge Skills balance
Clear goals
Immediate feedback

15. From sport to business: evolution
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Individual
leadership
CollecLve
100,000 years 50,000 years Today
Agriculture
Clans
Industry
Information
Fulfillment
GAINS
LOSSES
Externe Interne
« Teal » organizaLons:
• EvoluLonary purpose
• Wholeness
• Self management
intrinsic moLvaLon
• Purpose
• Mastery
• Autonomy

16. From sport to business: evolution purpose
and intrinsic motivation
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External Internal
PURPOSE CAROT
STICK FEAR
GAINS
Intrinsic means : values, purpose,
evolu#on, autonomy, wholeness
LOSSES
COLLECTIVE
PURPOSE
Challenge Skills balance
Clear goals
Immediate feedback

17. Which triggers will lead you to flow more often?
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Collective triggers
Individual triggers
Internal triggers
External triggers Mix with current situa#on
Remember flow
Experience.
Sensa#ons,
Emo#ons.
Reac#vate environment
EvoluLonary purpose
Wholeness
Self management
Purpose
Mastery
Autonomy

18. From sport to business: Practice
Remember a flow experience:
• What are your internal or external triggers to make this happen?
• How can you re-use your internal trigger and take advantage of
external conditions on your daily job?
• Which effect on the collective dynamic
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With your neighbour:
2 min each

19. Conclusion
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L’évènement de
référence en
Management de Projet
en France
MERCI DE VOTRE ATTENTION !
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