Manuel Gomes
Consultant
Independent
location_on Australia
Member since 2 years
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I help people and technology systems work better together
A technologist for over two decades, I focus on the architecture and development of scalable systems of all descriptions - technological, socio-technical, and organisational.
From the initial contact with lean practices in logistics in the early 90s, XP in the late 90s, Agility through consulting and working for some of the most successful national and global organisations, I have brought my irreverent, sometimes iconoclastic, hopefully amusing brand of systems thinking to everything I do.
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Integrating outliers in agile
Manuel GomesConsultantIndependent
Arthur PoropatDirectorThe Performance Relationshipschedule 1 year ago
50 Mins
Workshop
Intermediate
Agility is, at its core, a humanist approach. The manifesto's first value highlights the primacy of "individuals and interactions"."Individuals and interactions" are, however, frequently where people struggle the most: Outsiders misconstrue what agility is, while insiders frequently have difficulty with working in such proximity with their colleagues, especially when they behave in surprising and strange ways.In this workshop, we explore stories of difference and integration, of how cognitive diversity contributes to innovation and problem solving, and of how teams can achieve excellent outcomes because of, rather than despite, their differences. -
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The cognitive edge: Shape, sharpen, and sustain
25 Mins
Talk
Beginner
We see it every day, in every job advertisement, mission statement, corporate brochure: "our greatest asset is our people". For some reason, we roll our eyes. Why? After all, we agree with it.
We roll our eyes, not at the statement, but rather at the reality we suspect lies behind it. Even in knowledge work, people are frequently treated as no more than cogs in roles, even though their unique point of view, peculiar skills, and emergent impact on the team's collective intelligence are the competitive advantages - the cognitive edge - that we rely on for success.
We tell ourselves we are practising the art of the possible, are making a difference and... someday things might change?
We will examine some unstated concessions we make to the status quo, and speculate on how these elephants in the room remain unaddressed. The conclusion is inescapable: Ninja elephants!
We'll talk about how to spot ninja elephants in the wild, how to handle and address them with safe-to-fail experiments, and even enlist our stealthy pachyderms to help people and organisations learn more about themselves.
This talk aims to inspire a reexamination of how we work together, and the impact our willingness to engage with hard questions has on our cognitive edge and our ability to change the world.
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Grassroots agile - rise of the heretics
25 Mins
Talk
Intermediate
Since 2015, 14 years after the Agile Manifesto, there has been a spurt of new grass-roots agile frameworks and philosophies. Why might this be? Is there an Agile Reformation underway, or is this a case of natural evolution?
We will walk a timeline from the inception of agility to the present day, identifying key themes that emerged during this period, and examining the contexts from which they emerged. We will consider examples of emerging agile thought, and a possible connecting thread between them.
Where might these trends lead, and what do they mean for us as agile practitioners, and for agility in general?
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