Forget boring elevator pitches! Discover the power of 'napkin strategies' and collaborative model-building to improve team communication. Explore how viewing beliefs as flexible models can enhance design processes. Learn about the significance of visual tools like Balsamiq for wireframing and engaging users. Embrace imperfections in your designs and refine business strategies through informal discussions. This fresh approach encourages transparency, collaboration, and iterative improvements for better outcomes!
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Explicit Model Sharing Success
Mark used an online drawing tool to explicitly share his model during a disagreement.
They collaboratively edited their mental model, creating a shared understanding and resolving confusion.
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Rough Draft Style Encourages Feedback
Rough draft styles encourage feedback by showing that designs are incomplete and editable.
Perfectly finished designs discourage input because they appear final and unchangeable.
question_answer ANECDOTE
Napkin Strategy for Strategy
Douglas uses a "napkin strategy" to succinctly sketch business strategy on a small visual medium.
This simplified and intentionally incomplete model sparks conversation and alignment among clients.
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Forget the elevator pitch, you need a “napkin strategy!” In this episode of Troubleshooting Agile, Squirrel and Jeffrey explore the idea of using models instead of talking, which often leads to confusion and frustration. Find out how you can collaborate better with your team when you share explicit and visually mutable models.
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- Balsamiq's Draft mode: https://balsamiq.com/support/docs/wireframing/editor-overview/project-properties/
- Previous episode on religion and science: https://soundcloud.com/troubleshootingagile/religion-and-science
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About Your Hosts
Douglas Squirrel and Jeffrey Fredrick joined forces at TIM Group in 2013, where they studied and practised the art of management through difficult conversations. Over a decade later, they remain united in their passion for growing profitable organisations through better communication.
Squirrel is an advisor, author, keynote speaker, coach, and consultant, and he's helped over 300 companies of all sizes make huge, profitable improvements in their culture, skills, and processes. You can find out more about his work here: douglassquirrel.com/index.html
Jeffrey is Vice President of Engineering at ION Analytics, Organiser at CITCON, the Continuous Integration and Testing Conference, and is an accomplished author and speaker. You can connect with him here: www.linkedin.com/in/jfredrick/
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