Agile Mindset has many perspectives and definitions in the popular media. Many of which seem to be more opinion than research and few of which prove a pragmatic approach to understanding and improving. This material applies behavioral psychology to the agile mindset question to attempt to uncover - What really is an "agile mindset" - How does this mindset help us deal with uncertainty and ambiguity - Proposes a model based about Bandura's (1986) reciprocal determinism to diagnose and change mindset I hope this helps all those who choose to read

1. (Agile) Mindset
A new model for understanding and developing

2. What I hope to leave you with
 Current limitations of agile mindset understanding
 Humanistic view of agile mindset and behaviour
 A new model for understanding and developing agile mindset

3. As a coach, current understanding didn’t
enable me to help others

4. What is Agile Mindset?
Observing &
Perceiving
Taking
Action
Creating
Impact
“A cognitive toolkit for
perceiving and taking
action in a VUCA world”

5. For the math heads, behaviour as a
formula
Behavior = f(Mindset, Environment)
Observable
 “Above the
waterline”
 Used to infer
mindset
Intangible
 Internal cognitive
process
 Values, beliefs and
filters
Lewin 1936
Perceived
 Physical reality
(data)
 Psychological
reality (perception)

6. Physical vs Psychological Reality

7. We survive and thrive in VUCA
environments everyday

8. Behaviours which developed along the
way!

9. So, if people can….
 Survive and thrive in a Variability, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity
environment
 Demonstrate adaptation and learning
There is evidence everyone has an….
 Agile Mindset
 Growth Mindset

10. However something happens when we go
from this..
To this..

11. A new model for understanding and
unlocking agile mindset
Background An integrated mindset model
Agile Mindset
(values, beliefs,
filters)
Environment
(Physical &
Psychological)
Behaviour
(probe, sense,
respond)
 Adapted from social psychologist,
Albert Bandura
 Represents mindset, behaviour and
environment as reciprocally
interacting factors
 Recognises complex interactions &
system equilibrium
Adapted from Bandura 1986

12. So what happens?
When entering the office?
Agile Mindset
(values, beliefs,
filters)
Environment
(Physical &
Psychological)
Behaviour
(probe, sense,
respond)
Adapted from Bandura 1986
Shift Mindset
(inferred)
 Mindset in use changes
Non-Agile
Mindset
(values, beliefs,
filters)
 Physical and psychological
environment has changed
Different
environmental cues
Environment
(Physical &
Psychological)
Observed through
changed behaviour
 Behaviour changes to suit
perceived environment
Behaviour
(Sense, Categorise,
Respond)
 Balance is restored

13.  Alter Physical and psychological
environment to enable
Amplify/
damp
Enabling mindset development
Develop a change hypothesis
Mindset
(values, beliefs,
filters)
Environment
(Physical &
Psychological)
Behaviour
(probe, sense,
respond)
Adapted from Bandura 1986
Observe
emergent
behaviour
 New behaviour will emerge
(complex systems)
 This infers mindset change
Inferred Mindset
shift
 To prove, remove the
environmental stimulus
Run an experiment
 If behaviour reverts, mindset
change hasn’t occurred, try
again

14. Benefits
Continuous Learning Environmental Constrains

15. Types of environmental change
Local & direct (in order of impact)
 Mastery Experiences
 Learning by doing
 Experimentation
 Vicarious experience
 Role models
 Watching others
 Verbal persuasion
 Coaching
 Reframing
 Training
Global & indirect
 Structures
 Systems
 Processes

16. Only the entrée, not the main course!
 Needs further development, testing and experimentation
 Hoping you can all help
 Keep in touch
 Darryn@thebubble.id.au
 www.agilecentral.com.au