When used correctly Agile will help organizations to unleash the creative and innovative powers of its employees, making it a perfect fit for the UAE National Innovation Strategy aiming at turning the UAE into one of the most innovative countries in the world within seven years. As Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, said at the launch of the Innovation strategy “The competitiveness race demands a constant flow of new ideas, as well as innovative leadership using different methods and tools to direct the change.” This talk will go to the roots of Agile to show how it fosters innovation and directs it towards the benefit of the organization, as well as take a look at what innovation really is and what's usually blocking it, giving Agile adopters the tools they need to become more creative.
3. AGILE ME
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE MAD SCIENTIST
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4. AGILE ME
“The competitiveness race demands a
constant flow of new ideas, as well as
innovative leadership using different
methods and tools to direct the change.”
- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
Maktoum, Vice President and Prime
Minister of the UAE
22. AGILE ME
FEAR SHIFTS FOCUS
• Fear of loosing face/shame
• Fear of not being promoted
• Fear of loosing job
• Fear of being different
• Fear of being blamed
• Fear of being responsible
• Fear of managers
• Fear of not affording school
• Fear of mistakes
• Fear of changes
• Fear of uncertainty
• Fear of failure
• Fear of cost overrun
• Fear of not having family time
• Fear of delays
• Fear of building the wrong product
• Fear of bugs
• ...
23. AGILE ME
MAD SCIENTISTS HAVE NO FEARS
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34. AGILE ME
WE NEED TO EXPERIMENT AND LEARN
IF I HAVE SEEN FURTHER IT IS BY
STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF
GIANTS
35. AGILE ME
SO INNOVATION REQUIRES...
• STIMULI
• COMMUNICATION & MEETING PLACES
• ABSENCE OF FEARS
• TIME & A SAFE HAVEN
• EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY
• EXPERIMENTS & OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING
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36. AGILE ME
SO INNOVATION REQUIRES...
OH, YOU MEAN
• STIMULI FROM CROSS FUNCTIONAL & CROSS DOMAIN TEAM
• COMMUNICATION & MEETING PLACES LIKE DAILY STAND UPS & RETROSPECTIVES
• TRUST FROM OPENNESS, FEEDBACK AND TRANSPARENCY
• TIME & A SAFE HAVEN LIKE TIME BOXES, SELF-ORGANIZATION AND LIMITED WIPS
• EMBRACING UNCERTAINTY LIKE CONTINOUSLY ADAPTING PROCESS AND SCOPE
• EXPERIMENTS & OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEARNING LIKE ITERATIONS?
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