Video and slides synchronized, mp3 and slide download available at http://bit.ly/17JakAj. Joanna Zweig and César Idrovo discuss Discovery Curves - a model to chart a team’s ability to learn-, and a group improvement process using past experiences and identifying common characteristics. Filmed at qconsf.com. Joanna Zweig holds a Ph.D. in Integral Studies from California Institute of Integral Studies in San Francisco, California, a Project management Institute (PMI) Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and a Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Master (SCM) certification. César Idrovo is Director at Incept5 where he leads the Innovation and Lean & Agile practices and US Business Development.

1. Discovery Curves,
Group Learning
and Delivering
09 November 2012

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4. Presented by
Joanna
Zweig,
Ph.D.
César
Idrovo
Integral
Systems
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5. Recovery Time
When
we
ask
teams
how
long
it
would
take
to
redo
their
work,
we
hear
“less
than
30%”
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Coaching
Technique,
Ashley
Johnson
and
Amr
Elssamadisy,
Gemba
Systems
–
illustraNve
data
only
Integral
Systems
Response

6. The Real Activity
SoOware
Development
is
mostly…
_not_
about
soOware
development
Actually,
what
you
mainly
pay
your
developers
for
is
their
capacity
to
LEARN
As
parNcipants
in
a
GROUP.
Integral
Systems
Response

7. Nature of Group Learning
Group
learning
is
not
the
sum
of
individual
learning.
At
the
group
level,
learning
is
oOen
emergent
While
group
learning
includes
all
of
the
perspecNves
of
the
parNcipants,
it
also
involves
ingredients
that
the
individuals
may
be
unaware
of.
Thus
emergent
learning
may
be
both
unpredictable
AND
holisNcally
appropriate
to
what
the
group
is
trying
to
accomplish.
Integral
Systems
Response

8. Emergence
If
our
only
knowledge
of
H
was
as
the
fuel
of
a
star,
and
O
as
the
gas
we
breathe,
we
probably
would
not
expect
the
emergence
of
water
when
these
gasses
combine.
+
=
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Water
!
Emergence
is
unexpected,
unplanned
and
someNmes
unimaginable
Integral
Systems
Response

9. The 70%
Effort
Agile
helps
us
to
opNmize
the
70%
It
can
acNvate
learning
capabiliNes
in
the
WriNng
SoOware
organizaNon.
The
group
learns
how
to
Learning
tackle
new
problems
as
a
group.
ResulNng
interacNons
can
create
Effort
emergent
outcomes
for
each
group.
WriNng
The
value
of
the
new
learning
capabiliNes
SoOware
Learning
is
to
shrink
the
70%.
Improving
the
effecNveness
and
efficiency
of
group
learning
speeds
up
delivery
(total
area
of
the
circle
is
reduced)
Integral
Systems
Response

10. Discovery Curves - Waterfall
TheoreNcal
example
of
an
expected
learning
curve
in
soOware
development.
Integral
Systems
Response

11. Discovery Curves - Agile
We
need
teams
that
can
learn
like
this.
Ongoing
planning,
learn
by
delivering.
Integral
Systems
Response

12. Discovery Curves - Yours
Select
a
project
from
someone
in
your
group
and
draw
a
discovery
curve
of
that
project.
Examples:
5min
Nmebox,
then
we
share
highlights
with
the
whole
group.
Integral
Systems
Response

13. Group Learning and Coherence
Joanna’s
research
has
idenNfied
a
phenomenon,
Group
Coherence
(GC),
that
indicates
the
emergence
of
group
learning.
We
will
look
at
the
value
of
GC
and
idenNfy
ways
to
opNmize
group’s
ability
to
access
this
learning.
Integral
Systems
Response

14. What is Group Coherence?
The
shared
state
reached
by
a
group
of
people
that
allows
them
to
perform
one
or
more
tasks
in
perfect
rhythm
and
harmony
with
great
energy
to
overcome
obstacles
Integral
Systems
Response

15. Ingredients of the 70%
• PracNce
• Trust
• Chaos
• CreaNvity
• …
Integral
Systems
Response

16. Ingredient Profiles
Before
During
AOer
Group
Coherence
Catalyst
CollaboraNve
InteracNon
State
shiO
Trigger
Individual
accountability
Inhibitor
Shared
leadership
Enabler
Integral
Systems
Response

17. Your Best Group Experience
1.
Remember
a
Nme
when
your
group
experience
was
the
best
one
you’ve
ever
had.
This
may
have
been
an
experience
of
Group
Coherence.
Integral
Systems
Response

18. Create One Ingredient Profile
2.
Select
an
ingredient
you
associate
with
your
opNmal
group
experience.
Write
your
ingredient
and
chart
it
on
paper.
Integral
Systems
Response

19. Past Ingredients / Current Group
3.
Share
ingredients
and
their
profiles
with
a
triad.
Address
the
influence
of
each
ingredient
on
the
group’s
ability.
How
could
it
help
my
current
group
to
learn
achieve
its
goals
Integral
Systems
Response
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Integral
Systems
Response
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20. On Monday…
Chart
your
discovery
curve
IdenNfy
apparent
ingredients
and
ingredients
that
are
missing
Determine
how
changing
emphasis
on
an
ingredient
might
assist
your
group
in
achieving
its
goals.
Integral
Systems
Response

21. Q&A
Joanna
Zweig
César
Idrovo
hodajsz@gmail.com
cesar.idrovo@incept5.com
Integral
Systems
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