Apply new ideas in small steps
Grow confidence in people by giving them one new concept at a time. Education is normally taught in a scaffolded manner. You learn one thing,… Read More »Apply new ideas in small steps
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Build patience within the team
You need to talk and listen to build a shared vision in collaboration It is good to talk. By talking and listening we explore and… Read More »Build patience within the team
Do the work together for the win
Working meetings are useful too Instead of a planning meeting, you might need a working meeting. Plan to meet and do the work together, then… Read More »Do the work together for the win
The Team Collaboration Canvas
Use a canvas to organise your collaboration. Most teams discuss their goals, and the work they want to do to achieve those goals. Fewer teams… Read More »The Team Collaboration Canvas
Doing beats reading
Praxis over theory any day. You don’t expect someone to learn to play piano perfectly if they only read about playing the piano. They need… Read More »Doing beats reading
Adjusting student teams
Moving new people onto teams needs patience. Two people mentioned something the other day, which made me realise I’d not mentioned adjusting student teams. It… Read More »Adjusting student teams
Teaching team collaboration is challenging
Teaching people that team wins are individual wins is hard. Many kids in the UK grow up belonging to a ‘house’ at their high school.… Read More »Teaching team collaboration is challenging
Product flow is the goal
Keep the development flowing to see product progress. When developing products there is often a focus by students on the technical aspects, and a neglect… Read More »Product flow is the goal
The team improves with pauses
Use retrospectives to improve how you do the work together. Teams want to keep moving forward with their work. Pausing feels counterintuitive: why stop, even… Read More »The team improves with pauses
Fresh feedback is finest
The longer it takes for feedback, the less useful it is. As we build our thing with our team we should expect to make mistakes.… Read More »Fresh feedback is finest