The 15th Hands-on Agile meetup continues exploring Liberating Structures for Scrum events. This time, we address the Daily Scrum. Liberating Structures cover a set of easy to learn, yet powerful ways to collaborate as a team—even as a large team—, overcoming traditional communications approaches like presentations, managed discussions, or another disorganized brainstorming at which the loudest participants tend to prevail. Throughout the coming months, we will create exciting new ways how to improve classic Scrum events like the Daily Scrum, the Sprint Review, ​or the Sprint Retrospective. Moreover, we will use Liberating Structures for difficult challenges that agile coaches, Scrum Masters, and Product Owners face, for example, reviewing the existing product design process.

2. #1
• Team up in pairs & introduce yourself briefly to each other
• Share your take on the question:
“What challenges do you bring to this meetup, what can you give to
your peers, and what do you hope to take away in return?”
• ⏰ 5 minutes/round.
• Swap the listener role after 2-something minutes.
• Choose another partner when you hear the gong and “Move on.”
• ## of rounds: 3.

3. #2
Liberating Structures: Ecocycle Planning Co-developed by Keith McCandless + Henri Lipmanowicz (www.liberatingstructures.com) Creative Commons License
Who feels knowledgeable in
Liberating Structures?

4. #3
So far, we have explored nine Liberating Structures microstructures:
• Impromptu Networking
• 1-2-4-All
• 15% Solution
• Shift & Share
• TRIZ
• W3
• 25/10 Crowd Sourcing
• Min Specs
• Ecocycle Planning

5. #4
The Daily Scrum
• “Key inspect & adapt meeting” — are we still on track to meet the
Sprint Goal?
• “The Development Team or team members often meet immediately
after the Daily Scrum for detailed discussions, or to adapt, or replan,
the rest of the Sprint’s work.”
Source: Scrum Guide, 2017.

6. #5
Troika Consulting
• Form groups of three.
• Groups have first client share his or her challenge. ⏰ 1-2 minutes.
• Consultants ask the client clarifying questions. ⏰ 1-2 minutes.
• Client turns around with his or her back facing the consultants.
• Together, the consultants generate ideas, suggestions, coaching advice.
⏰ 4-5 minutes
• Client turns around and shares what was most valuable about the experience. ⏰ 1-2
minutes.

7. #2
Liberating Structures: Ecocycle Planning Co-developed by Keith McCandless + Henri Lipmanowicz (www.liberatingstructures.com) Creative Commons License
The MegaBrain.io Case

8. #6
Discovery & Action Dialog (DAD)
• Form four groups and identify a facilitator and a recorder per group.
• State the purpose of the dialog:
How can we protect the DTs from outside intervention? ⏰ 5 minutes.
• Facilitators ask the seven questions. ⏰ 15-20 minutes.
• Recorders capture insights and action ideas during the DAD.
• Closing: Recorders recap insights, action ideas, and who else needs to
be included. ⏰ 5 minutes.

9. #5c
The LS Micro Structures We Have Used so far
• Impromptu Networking
• 1-2-4-All
• 15% Solution
• Shift & Share
• TRIZ
• W3
• 25/10 Crowd Sourcing
• Min Specs
• Ecocycle Planning
• Troika Consulting / Wise Crowds
• Discovery and Action Dialog (DAD)

10. #6
Prepare a LS String to Support DTs to Achieve the Sprint Goal
• Gather in four groups
• Study MegaBrain.io’s business case. ⏰ 3 minutes.
• Create a string of LS microstructures to support the DTs — if needed:
• Use 1-2-4-All — first alone, then in pairs, then as two pairs, then as a group.
• ⏰ 15 minutes.
Use Shift & Share to pitch your group’s LS string to your peers. ⏰ 15 minutes.
Closing: Take your stand—which LS string would you choose?

11. #6

12. #7

13. #7

14. Contact Information
Stefan Wolpers
Email: stefan@age-of-product.com
Blog: Age-of-Product.com
Company: Berlin Product People GmbH
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