Slide deck from my Agile Testing Days 2017 talk. How to create a setting in which a team feels safe to try out new things. And seven such things to try out.

1. My slides are / will be available for you at:
@kirschi_@AgileTD
7 Dangerous Things to Try With Your Team
Ilan Kirschenbaum / Practical Agile
https://www.slideshare.net/ilankirschenbaum/atd-2017-seven-dangerous-things

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This is a true story.

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CUSTOMER DETECTS A
NASTY BUG
TEAM STRUGGLES
WITH LEGACY CODE
THEN, TEAM COMES
WITH A GREAT IDEA!
MANAGER: FOR REAL?! HOW
CHILDISH ARE YOU?
TEAM RESUMES FIXING.
DISHEARTENED
THE END
THE END
FAIL STORY

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TASK FORCE ONSITE,
SEEING NASTY BUG
THEN, TEAM COMES
WITH A GREAT IDEA!
CUSTOMER CALLS IN:
DISASTER!
LET’S HACK THE SYSTEM
CUSTOMER IS OVER
THE MOON
NOW HERE’S AN IDEA!
RESCUE
STORY

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W
HAT’S
THE
TRICK?

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SETT
SAFE ENOUGH TO TRY
GEFN
GOOD ENOUGH FOR NOW
Olaf Lewitz
W
HAT’S
THE
TRICK?

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IMAGESBYKINDPERMISSIONOFTINKERINGSCHOOL

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Dave Snowden
LET’S
MAKE
SENSE

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LET’S
MAKE
SENSE

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W
HEN
IT’S
COMPLEX

14. My slides are / will be available for you at:
@kirschi_@AgileTD
7 Dangerous Things to Try With Your Team
GEFN & SETT

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#1 MEET THE CUSTOMER

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#2 INSTALL ON LIVE

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#3 HACK THE CI SYSTEM

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#4 H(F)IRE SOMEONE

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#5 AUTOMATION EXPERIMENT

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6# CREATE A FOSS PROJECT

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7# TINKERING (AKA HAKATHON)

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MAKE YOUR OWN DANGEROUS THING
DIY
GEFN
&
SETT

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MAKE YOUR OWN DANGEROUS THING
FORM PAIRS OR THREES
DIY
GEFN
&
SETT

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SOME
IDEAS

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DIY
GEFN
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SETT

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DIY
GEFN
&
SETT

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DIY
GEFN
&
SETT

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NAME OF EXPERIMENT: ______________________________________________________
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STRATEGY TO AMPLIFY:
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STRATEGY TO DAMPEN, RECOVER:
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DIY
GEFN
&
SETT

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NAME OF EXPERIMENT: ______________________________________________________
DESCRIPTION OF EXPERIMENT:
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RATIONALE OF EXPERIMENT:
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INDICATION OF SUCCESS:
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INDICATION OF FAILURE:
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STRATEGY TO AMPLIFY:
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STRATEGY TO DAMPEN, RECOVER:
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ACTIONS:
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RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACTIONS:
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DIY
GEFN
&
SETT

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SHARING IS CARING

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“The greatest danger for
most of us is not that our
aim is too high and we miss
it, but that it is too low and
we reach it.”
Michaelangelo

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figure-1314409/
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computer-1839406/
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IMAGES - TINKERING SCHOOL
▸ http://www.tinkeringschool.com/after-school-blog/blog/2014/12/10/
becoming-familiar-with-tools-and-each-other
▸ http://www.tinkeringschool.com/our-philosophy-2/
▸ http://www.tinkeringschool.com/workshop-break-camp-blog/
2016/4/23/welding-workshop-one-day-workshop
▸ http://www.tinkeringschool.com/past-projects/
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