This document summarizes a workshop hosted by Fanny Pittack and Alex Schwartz, who are known as the Happy Change Agents. The workshop takes place at the Change Dojo, which is described as a safe place to learn new skills through one's own experiences. The workshop involves partner exercises to guide each other to a chair while applying different communication rules, as well as group storytelling exercises using cubes to explore change initiatives. The goal is to help participants reflect on their experiences with change projects through discussion of facts, personal importance and lessons learned.

1. Welcome to the
Change Dojo
Your senseis:
The Happy Change Agents
Fanny Pittack & Alex Schwartz
@studienratfanny @alexschwartzbln

2. We are the Happy Change Agents
Fanny Pittack
Senior IT Consultant at
kreuzwerker GmbH.
Aiming for test early and
everything in the software
development lifecycle.
Alex Schwartz
Agile Coach & Trainer
for HERE Maps & as freelancer.
Loves Agile Testing, DevOps,
Continuous Delivery & Aikido.
25 years in IT industry
in various companies & roles.

3. Keynote “Insights from Happy Change Agents” ATD2014
same talk on ATD Netherlands 2015
Historic Note
source: @jdiaz_berlin - used with friendly permission
https://twitter.com/jdiaz_berlin/status/532515470839414784
Keynote “Insights from happy
change Agents” at ATD2014
The workshop today:
- more time
- other body exercises
- plus story telling using cubes

4. Check-In

5. Change Play

6. A dojo is..
a safe place to
learn a new skill.

7. Story Telling - Round #1
1. Youngest* roles the cubes
2. Align cubes on a row
1. Together tell a story based
on the cubes:
a. Left neighbour starts with
“Once upon a time ...”
(cube #1)
b. Next one continues the
story with cube #2
c. ...

8. Three Questions
1. What happened?
facts / data
1. Why do I remember?
Why it is important to me?
1. What I have learned?
(Giveaway of our keynote at ATD2014)

9. Story Telling - Round #2, Step 1-
31. Youngest* roles the cubes
2. Align cubes on a row
1. Together tell a just the facts
of a story based on the cubes:
a. Left neighbour starts with
“Once upon a time ...”
(cube #1)
b. Next one continues the
story with cube #2
c. ....
Three Questions
1. What happened?
facts / data
1. Why do I remember?
Why it is important to me?
1. What I have learned?

10. Story Telling - Round #2, Step 4
4. Together explain your interpretation
of the story based on the cubes:
a. Left neighbour starts with
“Once upon a time ...”
(cube #1)
b. Next one continues the
story with cube #2
c. ....
Three Questions
1. What happened?
facts / data
1. Why do I remember?
Why it is important to me?
1. What I have learned?

11. 5. Together explore options:
● the first one selects a cube
and explains why it is
important to him/her
(20 seconds)
● the second one asks an
open question
● the others -- one after
another -- providing their
idea/answer (or say “pass”)
● rotate & continue….
Story Telling - Round #2, Step 5

12. Debrief

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Time for a breakTime for a break
We start Part II
at 16:00 = 4pm

14. Welcome to Part II the
Change Dojo
Your senseis:
The Happy Change Agents
Fanny Pittack & Alex Schwartz
@studienratfanny @alexschwartzbln

15. A dojo is..
a safe place to
learn a new skill.
Learn thru your
own experiences.

16. A dojo is..
Partner Body Exercises
Dojo Rules
● be nice &
respectful to each
other
Find a nice
partner!
Say hello.

17. Partner Exercise #1: Guide partner to a chair

18. 4 times
then change roles
and repeat 4 times
Partner Exercise #1: Guide partner to a chair

19. New Rules:
→ no one speaks
→ not too slowly
2 times
then change roles and
repeat 2 times
Partner Exercise #2: Guide partner to a chair

20. New Rules:
→ explain carefully
→ stop multiple times at
checkpoints
→ Explain “the distance is
now 80 cm, I will guide you
up to 20 cm distance, stop
there and give you another
update.”
→ slowly
Partner Exercise #3: Guide partner to a chair
2 times
then change roles and
repeat 2 times

21. Debrief
What did you observed?
How does it feel to be guided?
How does it feel to guide?
Which version do you prefer?

22. New Rules:
→ agree with your partner on
the right communication
the guided partner needs
Partner Exercise #4: Guide partner to a chair
2 times
then change roles and
repeat 2 times

23. Debrief
Did you experienced in your past a change
initiative/project similar to …
● version #1?
● version #2?
● version #3?
● version #4?

24. Three Questions
1. What happened?
facts / data
1. Why do I remember?
Why it is important to me?
1. What I have learned?

25. Thank You!
Always available on
twitter
@studienratfanny
@alexschwartzbln