What separates artists from ex-artists is that those who challenge their fears,
continue, those that don't, quit. - David Bayles & Ted Orland ...
Following Your Fear What Improv Can Teach Agile
AWKWARD!
Todd Charron Twitter: @toddcharron Email:
[email protected] Agile Coach, Improvisor
I Suck And I Love To Fail
Improv
Agile
Fear
1.
Agile
Manifesto for Agile Software Development We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.
Agile Fear
Loss
Manifesto for Agile Software Development We are uncovering better ways of developing software by doing it and helping others do it. Through this work we have come to value:
Individuals and interactions over processes and tools Working software over comprehensive documentation Customer collaboration over contract negotiation Responding to change over following a plan That is, while there is value in the items on the right, we value the items on the left more.
2.
Improv
As a child, I decided to believe the opposite of what anyone told me. - Keith Johnstone
It's the struggle for something miraculous that makes Improv so astounding.
If you're afraid of failure, then you fall back on the things you've done in the past. - Wayne Brady
All the things we say you shouldn't do when you start, in the end, of course you can. For pleasure, but not from fear. - Keith Johnstone
Not actually Del Close
Opening: Monologues
3 Scenes (1A, 2A, 3A)
Group Game
3 Scenes (1B, 2B, 3B)
Group Game
3 Scenes (1C, 2C, ?)
Scrum = Training Wheels Agile
3.
Fear
Fatalism is a species of fear - the fear that your fate is in your own hands, but that your hands are weak
- Joseph Conrad
How we hold fear Pain
Power
Helplessness
Choice
Depression
Energy
Paralysis
Action
People who refuse to take risks live with a feeling of dread that is far more severe than what they would feel if they took the risk necessary to make them less helpless - only they don't know it! - Susan Jeffers
What separates artists from ex-artists is that those who challenge their fears, continue, those that don't, quit. - David Bayles & Ted Orland
When you act out of fear, your fears come true
- David Bayles & Ted Orland
You make good work by (among other things) making lots of work that isn't very good, and gradually weeding out the parts that aren't yours. It's called feedback, and it's the most direct route to learning about your own vision. It's also called doing your work. After all, someone has to do your work, and you're the closest person around.
- David Bayles & Ted Orland
Tolerance for uncertainty is the prerequisite to succeeding - David Bayles & Ted Orland
Or 2...
1.
Attack of the stickies!
2.
The Haunted Conference Room!
Let's Play!
Yes and...
Word at a time story
So what do we do?
3 Things
1.
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable
2.
Create safe environments where we can fail
3.
Continually push ourselves outside of our comfort zones.
Putting it together
List two things you've always wanted to do, but have been putting off
List the reasons/excuses you use to put it off
List the payoff/pleasure you get from not taking action on these items
For each item, list the possible outcomes that would happen if we were to take action on the items on the list and list the benefits (even for the negative outcomes)
For each item, list the first step that needs to be taken.
Discuss with a partner or group of three
Most of being good at the work of it is to get over fear. That everything that corrupts it comes from fear. Fear is the root. It brings that ego to the forefront of “How am I doing? How’s it going? How am I being perceived right now?” Most of my day is spent trying not to think about it. What’s going to happen that night, because I don't want to become fearful about it. And most of what happens in this room is about that. Trying not to get fearful about it. I think it’s not to overcome fear. Fear just disappears. It’s just not there. This faith, this trust, and this confidence, when those things are in place, there’s no room for anything else.
- TJ Jadodowski
Todd Charron Twitter: @toddcharron Email:
[email protected] Agile Coach, Improvisor
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