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The Cynefin Lego Game - Discover the Cynefin Framework of Complexity Domains

Event Details

Time: May 21, 2012 from 6pm to 8pm
Location: Tivoli Student Union Room 320A
Street: 900 Auraria Parkway
City/Town: Denver CO 80202
Website or Map: http://www.tivoli.org/tivoli/…
Phone: 303.981.7679
Event Type: monthly, meeting
Organized By: Brad Swanson
Latest Activity: May 22, 2012

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Abstract

The Cynefin (pronouned kuh-NEV-in) framework was created by Dave Snowden as a sense-making model for describing systems in five different domains, and the approach required to solve problems in each domain.

1) Simple: best practice

2) Complicated: good practice

3) Complex: emergent practice

4) Chaotic: novel practice

5) Disorder: ???

In this session we'll have some fun with Legos! We'll experience each of the domains and the approaches used within the domains. Along the way we'll explore how Agile principles and software projects relate to the Cynefin framework.

About the speaker:

Brad Swanson is Senior Agile Coach and Vice President at agile42, The Agile Coaching Company. Brad is Certified Scrum Coach (CSC) who started programming on the Apple IIe and got started in Agile development with XP in 1999. He has coached many organizations through successful Agile transformations, from huge multinational firms to start-ups.

Agenda:

6:00-6:30 - Food, networking, announcements

6:30-8:00 - Presentation

Attendance, parking and food are free! Parking vouchers will be provided for free parking in the Tivoli Auraria Parking Structure to the NW of the Tivoli Student Union.

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Comment by Frank Vega on May 22, 2012 at 4:57pm: Hi All,

Thank you all who attended our Agile Denver presentation last night. A very big THANK YOU to Brad Swanson for stepping in on short notice to cover for Bob Hartman (looks like Bob’s talk is re-scheduled for later in the year).

The Cynefin Lego Game was a big hit with all who attended. The hands on nature of the game and a chance to apply a very different presentation style were definitely a nice change of pace. Based on the questions that surfaced during the game and discussions Brad lead us through I’d say many enjoyed the chance to learn about something new. Check out Brad’s posted link below for more info and then definitely hit this YouTube link (How to organize a Children’s Party) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Miwb92eZaJg to see how one might view the Cynefin model in real life situation :>), it will definitely make you laugh a bit and help re-enforce the concepts. This second link provides another brief overview of the model again as a YouTube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7oz366X0-8 Enjoy!

Again, please also share with Brad (Swanson), Som (Ghosh), Walt (DenHaan), Tom (Smallwood), or me (Frank Vega), topics that you'd be interested in seeing (and volunteering to present on :>). We want to hear from many more out there, from your latest real world on the floor experiences. If presenting is the issue holding you back, I’m confident we can "team" you up with someone to "advise and coach" as you prepare your presentation. Team presentations work too. Agile Denver’s monthly meetings are a great opportunity for you to improve and tune a presentation prior presenting at a larger conference.

Lastly, we tried Lightning Talks last December and they were very well received. We agreed back then to try adding Lightning Talks as well to our presentations. So, if you’re interested in “testing” out a Lightning Talk please also let us know. If we get enough, we might try another full night of Lightning Talks. However, we’re also open to try adding a single one along with a longer normal presentation as well and see how that works.

Take care,

Frank

www.vissinc.com