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The Rationale behind the Liftoff Workshop
Why are we offering a Liftoff Workshop / Masterclass?The main reason is because a Liftoff is a one-off, high-stakes event.Most other facilitated activities in the knowledge domain can be improved over time, incrementally. But less so for a Liftoff.Why is it high stakes?From my own experience, although most aspects of Liftoff are straightforward, we need…
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Why we’re excited about the Liftoff Workshop
The Liftoff workshop, scheduled for November 20th, marks a return to a beloved practice for Diana, who is excited to revisit liftoffs and team chartering, which were both foundational for her career in the Agile community. Neal shares his enthusiasm for the enduring impact of liftoffs, viewing them as a crucial, high-stakes event that benefits…
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Nothing Less then Belief
In the old myth, Daedalus warned his son: Do not fly too high, or the sun will melt your wings. Do not fly too low, or the sea’s moisture will weigh you down. Travel between the extremes. Successful teams also need to travel between the extremes, with complete certainty at one end of the spectrum and highly unlikely at the…
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Shared Dreams, Teams and Desirable Realities
“Humans think in stories”, Yuval Noah Harari. The story is probably one of the earliest and most powerful mental models. A mental model is exactly that: a model of the world — a compressed prediction that the brain uses to navigate the everyday unknowns and uncertainties of life. In Sapiens, historian Yuval Noah Harari describes humanity’s…
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Team building skills as future-proofing
Daniel Priestley makes the insightful point: Success for our children will look like this: Team Liftoffs will support with points 3, 4 & 5 and ideally, make the chances of point 6 more likely to happen. We believe that starting teams is a timeless skill that will always be needed. Even in the face of…
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Values for Using AI with Teams
In this conversation, Matthew Gwyther and Neal Taylor explore the relationship between teams and AI and values that can be used to augment the team with AI. Key takeaways Key Values for augmenting teams with AI Transcript NealSo Matt we were talking about Teams and AI and I thought just as a way of introduction:…
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Doing a Liftoff with Large Groups
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…
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Team Metaphors
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…
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Teams: Spirit and Myth
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 the…
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Team Liftoffs Lounge: Pre-Rubicon Reading Material
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…