Exploring an Experimental Mindset with Adam Ulery

In today’s episode of the Agile Coaches’ Corner, your host, Dan Neumann, and his guest, Adam Ulery, will be exploring an experimental mindset.

Adam is one of Dan’s colleagues at AgileThought. Adam is a perpetually curious, continuous learner who is always willing to encourage others to try new things (as he very often does himself). He’s a Sr. Agile Coach and multifamily investor. He’s focused on helping organizations clarify and meet their business outcomes and loves to help companies become resilient, rediscover curiosity, and change their traditional approach to business.

Dan and Adam explore both the ‘experimental’ and the ‘mindset’ side of an experimental mindset, fully explaining what it is, how it’s used, the importance of it, and the benefits. They also highlight how to successfully set out to experiment and some of the key learning that can come from implementing it.

Key Takeaways

• What is an ‘experimental mindset?’
  • Trying something new or different to see if it will work with an intention
  • Intentional about what you’re setting out to learn (through a hypothesis) and then measuring results
• How to successfully set out to experiment:
  • Begin with an end in mind (i.e. know what you’re setting out to achieve)
  • Be curious and start asking questions
  • Have a general awareness as a team and notice patterns to identify areas that may need experimenting (i.e. “what would happen if…?”)
  • Begin collecting data to help identify patterns
• The importance of ‘mindset’ in an experimental mindset:
  • Being open and willing to try new things
  • Approaching it with a genuine curiosity
• The benefits of an experimental mindset:
  • The results will always be valuable regardless of the outcome
  • They are small, safe experiments (vs. big, risky bets)
  • Provides valuable learning outcomes that mitigate risk
• Key Learnings:
  • Experimental mindset is being intentional about what you’re setting out to learn
  • It’s important to have an open mind and approach things with a genuine curiosity
  • Identify patterns through collecting data to pinpoint areas that may need experimenting
• Mentioned in this Episode:
• Adam Ulery (LinkedIn)
• Adam Ulery’s Book Picks
• Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts., by Brené Brown
• Principles: Life and Work, by Ray Dalio
• The Age of Agile: How Smart Companies Are Transforming the Way Work Gets Done,
• by Stephen Denning
• Crushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate: How a Small Investor Can Make It Big, by Brian H. Murray
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