Team Liftoffs

Author: Neal

  • Doing a Liftoff with Large Groups

    Doing a Liftoff with Large Groups

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    Navigating Large Group Liftoffs: Insights from Diana Larsen Facilitating a liftoff with a large group can be a daunting task. In a recent session, Diana Larsen shared her experiences and strategies for managing liftoffs with 40+ participants, emphasizing the importance of skilled facilitation and structured planning. Team Coordination: Diana highlighted the need for breaking large…

  • Team Metaphors

    Team Metaphors

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    The Good ship in slack waters. The metaphor brings the team meaning. As you start to build up your team, you’ll notice certain images, narratives, and symbols filter through in the language that people use. But it’s not something that can be contrived. Often it’s compelled by the situation, by the dynamics of the team…

  • Teams: Spirit and Myth

    Teams: Spirit and Myth

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    A basic rule of thumb for any 4×4 adventurer is that the amount of fuel determines how far you’ll be able to travel through the desert. The amount of water determines how long you’ll last. You need both. You can calculate how many miles it is from one checkpoint to another, but you cannot predict…

  • Team Liftoffs Lounge: Pre-Rubicon Reading Material

    Team Liftoffs Lounge: Pre-Rubicon Reading Material

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    The rubicon represents the moment of commitment to a course of actions. When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon in 49 BCE, he broke Roman law and sealed the fate of the Republic. The Rubicon was a small river marking the northern boundary of Italy, and generals were forbidden to lead their armies across it under…

  • Using AI without cannibalising the team

    Using AI without cannibalising the team

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  • The Team and the Metaphor

    The Team and the Metaphor

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  • Leaders Accelerate and Sustain Team Success with Liftoffs

    Leaders Accelerate and Sustain Team Success with Liftoffs

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    CodeCamp Romania | 22 October 2025 | with Diana Larsen. Full details can be found here: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7343174973852643328/about/

  • Mini articles inspired by Liftoff

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    Jim and Melissa York have written a series of mini articles which explore some of the key concepts of a Liftoff: What is a product vision? What is a team mission? What is a mission test? It’s always refreshing to read what other people write about these elements, because there’s always an opportunity to learn…

  • Liftoff Activities Recorded

    Liftoff Activities Recorded

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    Last week, Diana Larsen and Neal Taylor met up online to record a short explanation of each of the key nine activities that constitute an effective Liftoff. These videos have now been added to each of the pages. The pages are linked to the Miro template (in progress) so that if anyone requires further information…

  • Liftoff @Miroverse – Template ‘In Design’

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    Last week I had a call with the designers at Miro where we discussed the template for ‘Liftoff – starting agile and high performing teams’. It is quite nerve-racking getting a template out there that people will be using! The design I did was probably a good first attempt at structuring the information but it…