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What problems could the AO method help to solve?
Read article: What problems could the AO method help to solve?There are a few recurring βfamilies of problemsβ where the AO method, as an organizational operating system, is especially useful in practice. To keep it concrete, here is a first… Continue reading
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Read article: πΎππ£ πΌπ ππππ£π©π¨ π’ππ π π€πͺπ§ πΌπππ‘π π©πππ’π¨ πππ¨π©ππ§?Most organizations think the big question is: βπΎππ£ πΌπ ππππ£π©π¨ π’ππ π π€πͺπ§ πΌπππ‘π π©πππ’π¨ πππ¨π©ππ§?β Theyβre asking the wrong question. Humanβcentric Agile and agentβdriven systems are not interchangeable; they optimise… Continue reading
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Politeness isn’t truth
Read article: Politeness isn’t truthSeveral structured feedback frameworks are explicitly designed to reduce defensiveness by making feedback clearer, fairer, and more collaborative. They do this by constraining how we talk (behaviour, evidence, impact) and… Continue reading
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Distinguishing between local autonomy and organizational risk
Read article: Distinguishing between local autonomy and organizational riskDistinguishing between local autonomy and organizational risk is one of the trickiest balances in AO work. The goal is not to choose one over the other, but to make the… Continue reading
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What is the role of the Head of Agile?
Read article: What is the role of the Head of Agile?The Head of Agile (or similar titles like Director of Agile, Head of Agile Delivery, VP Agile) is an executive-level role that steers how agility is practiced and scaled across… Continue reading
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Spotify Model Theory vs Modern Practice
Read article: Spotify Model Theory vs Modern PracticeWhile I was familiar with the concept through Henrik Knibergβs presentation, I expressed early concerns regarding its applicability. My initial assessment was that it largely represented a rebranding of existing… Continue reading
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When βHum! Hum!β changes everything
Read article: When βHum! Hum!β changes everythingImagine you are paid to solve a dull task: you get a sheet of random letters and must circle specific pairs, then hand the sheet to an experimenter. The pay… Continue reading
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Self-organizing team = Surgeon team?
Read article: Self-organizing team = Surgeon team?Self-organizing Agile teams are often explained with the wrong metaphor. The classic βsurgeon teamβ model actually points us to the opposite of what we want in Agile. The “surgeon team”… Continue reading
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From Ticket Factory to Platform
Read article: From Ticket Factory to PlatformMost organizations that βgo agileβ start with teams. They rename projects, install new tools, introduce sprints, and send a few people to Scrum or SAFe training. For a while, things… Continue reading
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Tightening the loops: feedback that actually changes work
Read article: Tightening the loops: feedback that actually changes workMost organizations I meet are not short on feedback. They have engagement surveys, NPS scores, customer complaints, ticket tags, retrospective notes and escalation emails. They lack feedback loops. These are… Continue reading