The Visual Agile Coach Experiment Lab
Welcome to the Visual Agile Coach’s Experiment laboratory, a mix of different models and tools to test hypotheses, push boundaries and create learning experiences by running experiments.
Experiments – whether they end in a rainbow-coloured elixir or an explosion are essential to the Agile Growth Mindset.
What’s in the Visual Agile Coach Experiment Laboratory?
The Visual Agile Coach Experiment Laboratory includes an environment fit for experimentation, learning and delivery of value with a concoction of tried and tested tools for design-led-thinking, identifying value and assessing results.
How to use the Visual Agile Coach Experiment Laboratory
There are no hard and fast rules in the Experiment Laboratory – other than bring an open and inquisitive mind – let’s break some rules, mix things up and run some experiments, like:
Assess ways of working and team performance
Review processes and seeking improvements
Make decisions by comparing options and outcomes
Develop new products and solutions, or improving old ones
Formulate strategy and trialling tactics
Problem solve and analyze scenarios.
Play around with ideas in a safe laboratory environment – to stimulate thinking.
Why use the Visual Agile Coach Experiment Laboratory
Use tried and tested solutions – from different angles.
Each experiment asks questions, which stimulates thinking and helps problem solving.
Encourage challenge, creativity and outside of the box thinking.
When to use the Visual Agile Coach Experiment Laboratory
Before – ideation and design phases
During – problem solving and making improvements on the go.
After – assessing results and for continuous improvement.
Visual Agile Coaching Tip: Mix and match, pick and mix or bolt-on – experiment with different models, combining or constructing builds i.e. 1 model 1st, followed by another to see what outcomes you achieve.
This tool and many more are available in The Visual Agile Coach Playbook, available from online bookshops and at Amazon.
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