The document is a slide deck presentation about making "mental leaps" to work in a more efficient, innovative way. It discusses principles and mindsets for improving flow efficiency in both products and processes, prioritizing continuous learning and small experiments. It emphasizes planning for continuous innovation by keeping some capacity open for new ideas and challenges.

1. The Mental Leaps
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More
Faster
Better
Happier &
More Innovative
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2. The Mental Leaps
Methods &
Tools
Resource
Efficiency
Scattered
Experiences
Principles &
Mindset
Flow
Efficiency
Continuous
Innovation
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3. @erik_schon
Product Development Executive | Executive Performance Coach
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4. 1800 People
100 Teams
10 Sites
10 million code lines
15 years legacy code
99.9999% uptime
Context: Global Telecom
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5. @erik_schon #CoDeConf @code_conf

8. The Mental Leaps
Methods &
Tools
Resource
Efficiency
Scattered
Experiences
Principles &
Mindset
Flow
Efficiency
Continuous
Innovation
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9. Flow
Visualization
Continuous
Learning
Initial focus on needs and direction
Inspiration from Thought Leaders
Culture of thinking for ourselves
Continuous
Integration
Kanban
Scrum
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10. Principles & Mindset:
Point to the Destination
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11. 75% fully ENGAGED
2x FASTER time-to-market to be more responsive
4x MORE value to exceed customers’ expectations
10x BETTER quality to secure trust
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12. Principles & Mindset: From Large Batches …
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13. Principles & Mindset: … to Small Batches
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14. Try: Improvements as Small experiments
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15. Principles & Mindset:
From Local Sub-Optimization …
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16. Principles & Mindset:
… to Global Awareness
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17. Try: End-to-End Visualization Room
Requirement
Area
Swimlane
Process
Step
Column Feature
Blocked
Feature
Meeting
Checklist
Priority
Order
See status of 100+ features at a glance
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18. Source: Ahmed Sidky
Principles & Mindset over Practices
Agile is a
MINDSET
Described by
4 VALUES
Defined by
12 PRINCIPLES
Manifested through
UNLIMITED NUMBER OF PRACTICES
Scrum CUSTOMXP
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19. The Mental Leaps
Methods &
Tools
Resource
Efficiency
Scattered
Experiences
Principles &
Mindset
Flow
Efficiency
Continuous
Innovation
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20. As long as
I’m busy …
What can I
start next?
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21. Flow Efficiency
Resource
Efficiency
Low High
Low
High
Niklas Modig
@LeanOnMyself
Inspiration: What is Lean?
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22. Flow Efficiency
Resource
Efficiency
Low High
Low
High
Inspiration: What is Lean?
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23. Flow Efficiency
Resource
Efficiency
Low High
Low
High
Inspiration: What is Lean?
Prioritize flow efficiency & continuous learning
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24. Flow Efficiency:
In Product & Process
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25. Flow and Queues
in Traffic …
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26. Don Reinertsen
@DReinertsen
You already know this,
you use it in your products
every day!
Inspiration
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27. Try: Story-Telling Around Flow
in Product & Process
Arrival Departure
Radio
Network
Controller
Radio
Base
Station
Admission
Control
Congestion
Control
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28. Try:
Use Different Leverage Points to Improve
Measurements
Tools
Paradigm
Mindset
PrinciplesPurpose
MissionStructures
Processes
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29. The Mental Leaps
Methods &
Tools
Resource
Efficiency
Scattered
Experiences
Principles &
Mindset
Flow
Efficiency
Continuous
Innovation
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30. Inspiration
“The best Ferrari car
we have ever produced
is always the next one.”
Enzo Ferrari
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31. @erik_schon #CoDeConf @code_conf

32. @erik_schon #CoDeConf @code_conf

33. Try: Plan for Innovation
Time
Capability 100% capability
Planning with less than full utilization creates environment for innovation
Capability at 70%
planned utilization
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34. Try: Continuous Innovation
Towards the Vision
Small experiments towards next CHALLENGE
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35. CAPABILITIES
LEARN! ask questions, understand customer needs
DARE! try new things, listen & act on new ideas
CARE! management attention & expectations
SELL! quantify benefits
TEAM! cross-skilled and diverse,
empowered by trust, small & focused < 15p
INDIVIDUAL! knowledge & experiences:
Technology: possibilities & limitations
Relations: how to work with customers
Creativity: brainstorming techniques
Try: !nnovation Operating System (!OS)
BEHAVIORS
PROCESSESSTRUCTURES
VALUE
FROM IDEAS
Products, Services,
Ways of Working,
Business Models, …
MAKE ROOM! for innovation incl creation – time & budget
ELASTIC! from anywhere in the organization
ON THE AGENDA! in management foras and meetings
THINK! holistic: product, market, competitors, process, …
DEFINE! crystal clear line of sight to customers’ needs
TEST! iterative learning loops with customers
ADJUST! turn unexpected results into new experiments
Source: Hendrik Esser, Human System Action Tool Presentation Video @erik_schon #CoDeConf @code_conf

36. The Mental Leaps
Methods &
Tools
Resource
Efficiency
Scattered
Experiences
Principles &
Mindset
Flow
Efficiency
Continuous
Innovation
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37. What will
YOUR next
Mental Leap be?
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38. Q&A
Methods &
Tools
Resource
Efficiency
Scattered
Experiences
Principles &
Mindset
Flow
Efficiency
Continuous
Innovation
The Mental Leaps
More, Faster, Better,
Happier & More Innovative
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39. For Further Inspiration & Learning
Craig Larman & Bas Vodde
Scaling Lean & Agile Development
Niklas Modig & Per Åhlström
This is Lean
Donald G. Reinertsen
The Principles of Product Development Flow
Håkan Forss
Flow Sensei / Plumber
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The Mental Leaps
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