equality, freedom and trust in harmony choruses
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How techniques from the world of agile software development can be used to manage democracy in harmony choruses (and other non-profit organisations)TRANSCRIPT
Equality, Freedom and Trust in Harmony Choruses
using techniques from the world of
Agile Software Development
I dreamed a dream…
I want to sing in a group where
everyone is equal…
I dreamed a dream…
…and everyone can contribute to creating
the music…
I dreamed a dream…
…and everyone shares in the
decisions
It should be easy to belong…
…even if you have other commitments
I imagined three core principles:
But I had a lot of questions…
How can this possibly work?
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…so I did a LOT of thinking…
…and found some answers at ThoughtWorks
Fast Feedback
Gamifi
catio
nDesign Charrettes
Card Walls
Retrospectives
Lean Coffee
How can we learn to trust each other?
• through leading by example
• by showing our members they are trusted
• by being transparent
How can we ensure we're all on the same page?
By creating Our Vision and Our Values together
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tte
How can we make sure we all have an equal opportunity to be heard?
• We can discuss things first online.• We can have management meetings on
demand, • with an agenda set by the participants,• who can attend in person or online, • with decisions made by voting• after time-boxed discussions.
Lean
Coff
ee
How can we structure our creativity?
We can provide a structure for song proposals
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tte
Card
Wal
l
How can we structure our creativity?
We can collaborate on song interpretation
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tte
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How can we drive the work required to run our group?
Card
Wal
l
How can we drive the work required to run our group?
We can motivate
our members
with awards
Gamifi
catio
n
How can we make it easy to join our group?
How can we ensure our quality improves?
We can teach good feedback by analogy Fa
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ck
How can we ensure our quality improves?
we can recognise members who give and receive feedback well
Gamifi
catio
n
How can we ensure our quality improves?
We can record our
songs so its easy for
members to practice at
home against the
latest interpretatio
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st Fe
edba
ck
What if it doesn't work?
we can review our process
regularly
Retro
spec
tive
sWhat
can
we
impro
ve?
What w
ent
well?
What
are
we
confu
sed
abou
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So where are we now?
• We have a website• We have a Facebook page• We have a Meetup• We have some Trello boards• We have some singers!• 7 other choruses are
interested in our practices• We're kicking off on February 9• Come join us!
I have another dream…
• there are thousands of choruses around the world
• many belong to large umbrella organisations like Sweet Adelines International and the Barbershop Harmony Society
• I want democracy to spread within these groups…
• …and outside them, to other kinds of non-profit organisations
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A question for you…
Do you think this can work for companies?
Thank You!
Thank you ThoughtWorks, for having faith in me, giving me wonderful opportunities, and funding our inception venue
Thank you Matt, for introducing me to Trello and Design Charrettes, and helping with our logo
Thank you Scott, for helping solve some technical issues with our website
Thank you Kelly, for planting the seed in my brain
Thank you David, Josie and Tim for being eternally loving and supportive
About Me
• I have 20 years experience in the software industry, working for 10 different organisations
• I have 10 years experience as a singer, singing with 10 different groups (up to 5 simultaneously!)
• I am currently working with ThoughtWorks Australia in Sydney
• Contact me regarding software development practices
• Contact me regarding Our Chorus
References
• Fast Feedback• Lean Coffee• Card Walls• Retrospectives• Design Charrettes• Gamification