Born to Learn
Aurelien Beraud
Agile Coach – MYOB
@aurelienberaud
‘‘Our job is not to build the system,
it is to acquire the necessary
knowledge to build the system.’’
- Phillip G. Armour -
Measure
Learn
Build
What do we know
about learning?
Learning is a skill!
We can therefore
learn about learning.
Involve people in
their own learning!
Why does learning
matter to you?
Learning Models
Kolb’s experiential
learning model
Shu Ha Ri
Dreyfus model
of skill acquisition
Bloom’s taxonomy
4 stages of competence
Gardner's multiple
intelligences
Dreyfus model of skill acquisition
Novice
Advanced
Beginner
Competent Proficient Expert
Follow the rules
Need quick wins
Apply rules
according to context
Start to develop
knowledge
Still rely on rules
Start to rely
on intuition
Develop maxims
Intuition only
Can’t explain decisions
scrum
How do we go from
Novice to Expert?
‘‘Civilizations in decline are
consistently characterized by a
tendency towards standardization
and uniformity.’’
- Arnold Toynbee -
Experiences
We need
challenges !!!
What can you do to create
more experiences and
challenges for you and others?
Failing is learning!
Or is it?
Can we learn from our mistakes?
Novice
Advanced
Beginner
Competent Proficient Expert
Why do we regard
people’s hard work as talent?
Fixed Mindset Growth Mindset
Skills• Born with • Come from hard work
• Avoid them • Embrace them
• A path to mastery• Reveal a lack of skill
• Get defensive • Something to learn from
• Make excuses
Challenges
Effort
Feedback
Setbacks
• Use as a wake-up call to
work harder
Do we have a
growth mindset?
Fixed Mindset Growth Mindset
Skills• Born with • Come from hard work
• Avoid them • Embrace them
• A path to mastery• Reveal a lack of skill
• Get defensive • Something to learn from
• Make excuses
Challenges
Effort
Feedback
Setbacks
• Use as a wake-up call to
work harder
Stop making excuses!
What can we do to actively
develop a growth mindset?
Praise wisely
Praise the process -
not talent or abilities!
The power of yet
Do our organizations
promote a fixed mindset?
“I don't divide the world into
the weak and the strong,
or the successes and the failures,
those who make it or those who don't.
I divide the world into learners and
non-learners.”
- Benjamin Barber -
What have you learned today?
And how will you use
this learning tomorrow?
• Involve people in their own learning
• Seek new experiences and challenges
• Praise wisely
• No excuses, use yet and work harder
• Continue to develop an Agile Mindset
Learning Maxims
‘‘Once you stop learning,
you start dying’’
- Albert Einstein -
Thanks for listening
aurelien.beraud@myob.com
@aurelienberaud

Born to Learn - Aurelien Beraud - AgileNZ 2017

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