What is the value of Collaboration in your Organization? Are your teams aligned with the overall purpose & targeted outcomes of an initiative they are working on? How might you facilitate alignment & increase their chance of success?

This talk is targeted at Scrummasters, Product, Agile Coaches and Agile Leaders who are faced with the challenge of successfully kicking off new initiatives within an organization. Facilitating true Collaboration is often understated. Complex collaborative work requires “shared understanding”, high quality discussions, psychological safety & inclusion. As leaders in organizations, we oftentimes miss that it takes intention & design to foster good Collaboration.

Kicking off initiatives is always a challenge in organizations I’ve worked with in the past – it is either too loosely defined or too prescriptive. Inceptions are here to the rescue!! They are an invigorating & meaningful way to bring a team, dependent team(s), product and business stakeholders together to align on the Strategy (Why), The Work (What) and the Team (How). The intentional activities, design and flow of an inception enable a shared understanding which lays a foundation for inclusive collaboration. When done well it can take teams from Good to Great and set them up for success.