Karl Scotland – Using Agility Strategically
Karl Scotland – Using Agility Strategically
Strategy Deployemnt Kanban Systems are an enabler of evolutionary change. And so is Strategy Deployment. Strategy can be defined as how you will make a positive impact, and this implies change. As the saying goes, “hope is not a strategy”, and neither is doing nothing. Deploying that strategy, as opposed to defining and imposing a tactical plan, enables the evolution …
InfoQ have just published the talk I gave at this year’s Spark the Change conference on “Heuristics for Becoming a Learning Organisation“. This was the first time I introduced the Kanban Canvas, and gives some background to the questions it asks. Please follow the link to watch, as I can’t embed it here.
This post pulls together a number of ideas on interventions into a single place, and will become the content for a page on Interventions on the Kanban Thinking site. What is an intervention? An intervention is an act of becoming involved in something in order to have an influence on what happens. It is an active and participatory action, as opposed to …
This post pulls together a number of ideas on impact into a single place, and will become the content for a page in Impact on the Kanban Thinking site. What is Impact Outputs creates Outcomes which have Impact. Designing a Kanban System involves the evolution and discovery of a good design. It cannot be pre-determined in advance. Thus instead of defining …
Despite my best efforts, I couldn’t help but get involved in Lean Kanban Central Europe again this year, and have even taken on more of a role by helping co-chair the Kanban track. Its always a great event (one of my favourites) because the people and content are such high calibre. This year looks to be no different. This year I’m also …
Last week InfoQ published an interview that I gave with Katherine Kirk at Agile2014 in which we talked about the Kanban Canvas, why I came up with it, and how I use it. Unfortunately I can’t embed it here, so please use the following link to find it: Karl Scotland introduces the Kanban Canvas.
I’ve just added a high level explanation of the anatomy of the Kanban Canvas to the main Kanban Thinking site (where you can downloade the Canvas). I thought I would also post it here. System How to assess the systemic problem and who is experiencing it. At the centre of the Canvas is the system being worked on. Assuming that …
I have a new workshop which I’m running in the next few months – “Kanban Thinking – Becoming a Learning Organisation“. Its an evolution of the work I have been doing privately with organisations, taking the Kanban Thinking model, and teaching how to apply it using the Kanban Canvas. Registration is now open, so if you’d like to attend either …
I’m going to be at Lean Agile Scotland again next month. I had to miss it last year, but I really can’t decline the opportunity to be at a conference named after me! I’m running a workshop on “Building a Learning Organisation the Kanban Way”. Here’s the abstract: In a world of Big Bang Disruption, the need for learning organisations is …
Overview This is an initial draft for brief guide to how I use the Kanban Canvas, building on the recently posted Prezi. It will eventually be added to the main Kanban Thinking site. Generally, I use the canvas as the core of a two day workshop, during which I use it to facilitate the collaborative co-creation of a kanban system. …