Kanban Ninja, Leadership Retreat and New Open Space

In this episode, ⁠Shahin⁠ talks about Kanban Ninja, KLR and
New Open Space.


The following have been topics of our conversation:


Insights from attending Kanban Leadership Retreat in San
Diego

Customized open space format for efficient topic selection
and discussion.

"Kanban ninjas" session in KLR23 to teach techniques for
using Kanban method without telling people, focusing on
efficiency and effectiveness

Techniques to smooth burndown chart in scrum fashion,
including "look right, look up, look left" rule.

Encouraging team members to take ownership of tasks by
providing excuses for not completing them.

Discussing techniques like "last one to the meeting" and "CFD
with arrival and departure rates" to improve team productivity
and time management.

Encouraging teams to celebrate small victories and identify
areas for improvement.

Assume positive intent keeps a healthy atmosphere in the
team.

Introducing a color-coding voting technique to help teams
identify areas for improvement in Kanban maturity model.

Discusing techniques like "What do you really do well?" to
uncover sources of dissatisfaction in a team conversation.



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