Dan Mezick on Open Space Adoption Part II

Dan Mezick is a management consultant, author & keynote speaker. His work includes The Culture Game, a book based on five years of experience coaching 119 Agile teams across 25 different organizations. He is also the cultivator of Open Space Agile Adoption. This interview is a continuation of Part I Notes from Interview   After Open Space Proceedings are the beginning Adoption is learning through experimentation, inspected at next open space Stuart Kauffman, Santa Fe Institute — The Adjacent Possible (http://edge.org/conversation/the-adjacent-possible)   Coaching Change Coaching + experimentation => learning can take place Experiments make a space for learning Cannot inflict help   Power of Invitation Pull out of comfort zone rather than push through invitation Frame it like a party Let the teams pull changes instead of pushing on them   Play A lot of work is really serious play The opposite of work is not play Solving problems doesn’t have to be heavy process   Open to Failure Games dissolve tension, make room for love We like to fail fast, but are uncomfortable with vulnerability Mandated collaboration is ultimate oxymoron   Unwilling Participants Reduce commitment by 1/2 until they willing to try Create opportunities to try, not mandated   Disengagement Epidemic — Pushing Mindset We pull work in Agile, but routinely push agile without teams consent Most people unhappy/disengaged with work Engagement is associated with a sense of control and belonging   Improving Velocity Great work possible for any team Make the team the genius instead of hiring geniuses  Genius Teams — McCarthy Project (http://www.mccarthyshow.com/aboutus/)   Interpersonal Equity Substantial asset to team productivity Energy is created in group from history of the group Creates lasting friendships, strong networks   Dependency, Autonomy and Mastery Consulting versus Coaching Explicit boundaries needed