My Favourite Experiments (part 1)
Thanks to my online course, I have a treasure trove of almost 800 New Ways of Working experiments tried and tested by participants in their teams over the years. Recently, I started selecting selecting my favourites to share with you.
Each experiment targets patterns found in progressive organisations and teams. In reviewing them, I’ve focused on experiments that are easy to implement, cost-free, time-efficient, widely applicable, and safe for small-scale trials.
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Try out these experiments in your team! Below is the first batch for you to implement or draw inspiration from. Discover how small changes can lead to significant improvements.
Feedback and Communication:
"I will give appreciative feedback in person rather than in writing."
"Give feedback to team members by using the framework of non-violent communication (observation-feeling-need-request)."
Meeting Efficiency and Effectiveness:
"I will say no to some meetings and ensure I have time in between for focused/specific tasks I need to do."
"I will introduce a check-in at the start of a tricky meeting to build a connection and lighten the mood before the discussion starts."
Mindset and Culture:
"I'm going to model growth mindset and vulnerability by posting about mistakes and learnings on slack with the aim of promoting a growth mindset."
"Encourage people that no task is beneath them. Everyone should do the small tasks, even if they can do the bigger more exciting tasks."
Decision Making and Problem Solving:
"Clarify the decision making process, focused around the advice process and experiment with it."
"Use 15% solution activity with team to work on a problem we have already identified (not estimating our work well or hitting expected timelines)."
Team Engagement and Inclusion:
"I want my team to be more bought in to growing socially as a group - to achieve this I'm going to use a liberating structure for them to generate ideas at our next team meeting."
"Build break out discussions into team meeting to ensure share of voice."
Personal and Team Development:
"Facilitate 15% solutions call with the team about what small steps we can take to improve team effectiveness. Use 1,2,4 all approach to agree which we want to try 1st."
"I will run a retro with my team to review how our meetings are going, how we are working together and how we can create an environment to share feedback."
