Ahh, that thorny problem, how do we place the right 'bets' on the right ideas that have the best chance of become winning products? As a lifelong learner, I'm propelled by searching for tools and techniques to support my continuous improvement journey. 

I've long been a fan of the Google Design Sprint.  Over the past couple of years, I've become more familiar with Pretotyping, Alberto Savoia's technique to ensure you're 'building the right it before you build it right'.

Recently I've been incorporating pretotyping into design sprints, resulting in even more focus on validating an idea and determining how likely a product is to succeed. Doing so requires higher order facilitation skills and additional pre-planning. However, in the sessions I've run to date, the addition of pretotyping has resulted in the testing increments more tightly aligned to areas of concern. This means potential blockers ie sprint goals or potential 'how-might-we' HMW statements can be effectively tested and real data gained, rather than just more internal opinion. 

This approach is potentially of interest to people in organisations that have difficulty getting product to market; find it hard to align on common business goals; or who are looking for an additional evidence-gathering approach to support effective decision-making in product development. 

Presenters:

Michelle Gleeson

Susan Brander

Gretchen Scott

This session will be run by the Tech Diversity Lab team, Michelle Gleeson, Gretchen Scott and Susan Brander. All veterans of the tech industry, these co-founders have recently come together to consolidate all they know of building diverse, high-performing teams into a SaaS platform. They are excited to share their knowledge and experience about Career Growth and Development with the LAST community.

Content:

Come along to our presentation where we will guide you through building your own career progression plan. We will walk through the skills, contributions and opportunities that exist for you.

At the end of the session, you will be empowered to have meaningful conversations with your manager and direct reports about career planning and skill development.

Format

Interactive 60 minute workshop

Tags

Careers and Career Paths

Diversity

Leadership / Management

"What is the single most important next step we need to take?"  The single attribute that categorises high performing teams is the ability to continuously learn and adapt. This applies to every aspect of team practice and culture, not just as a methodology for doing work. Evolving your team culture and practice should also be done iteratively. It is more effective, lower risk and inclusive. We’ll unpack some ways to bring the whole team on this journey.