In the book SPIRIT, author Harrison Owen says plainly and profoundly:
"The old ways are passing, and the new ones are yet to arrive. We are in
the Open Space, between what was and what might become."
This is describing a threshold state:
the "liminal" state, which is
the "in-between",
the "not-here",
the "not-there"....the "no-mans-land."
We are liminal when we do Agile for real. And because there is no end to
improvement in Agile, the dangers (and the opportunities) of the liminal
state are always present. This is a perfect spot for a passage
rite...one based on Open Space, leadership storytelling and more.
Agile creates stressful liminality. The Open Agile Adoption technique
recognizes what is happening, says "OK" to that, and addresses the issue
by bringing in a useful passage rite, one designed to handle the
liminality...a passage rite that incorporates Open Space.
Now the stress of liminality is reduced, leading to better outcomes...in
the Open Space.
Here are your related links:
On Liminality & Agile Adoptions
http://newtechusa.net/agile/liminality/
"...Adopting Agile always means lots and lots of new learning. Learning
is stressful, because it generates liminality. All genuine learning in
adults creates instability- liminality- until that learning is integrated.
"...We know the world through our models. Mature adults hold a model of
reality. Genuine new learning challenges the validity of that model.
This invalidation of your previous assumptions produces the very
unstable,liminal state, until you integrate that new learning."
The SPIRIT Book (free download PDF)
http://www.openspaceworld.com/Spirit.pdf
An amazing and deep book that forms the foundation of Open Agile
Adoption. If the SPIRIT book is a kind of operating system, Open Agile
Adoption is an app that runs on it. Required reading!
Here is the Open Agile Adoption Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/openagileadoption/
--
Daniel Mezick, President
New Technology Solutions Inc.
(203) 915 7248 (cell)
Bio <http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/>. Blog
<http://newtechusa.net/blog/>. Twitter <http://twitter.com/#%21/danmezick/>.
Examine my new book:The Culture Game
<http://newtechusa.net/about/the-culture-game-book/>: Tools for the
Agile Manager.
Explore Agile Team Training
<http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-training/> and Coaching.
<http://newtechusa.net/services/agile-scrum-coaching/>
Explore the Agile Boston <http://newtechusa.net//user-groups/ma/>Community.
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