Differentiation and Cynefin: Exploring Deliberate Discovery and Real Options

Liz Keogh, the "lunivore", delves into the world of risk management using the Cynefin framework. She highlights the importance of differentiation and diversity and explores various approaches like katas, commodities, differentiators, and spoilers to expedite the discovery process.

Uploaded on Apr 26, 2023 | 2 Views
lennipakkala

About Differentiation and Cynefin: Exploring Deliberate Discovery and Real Options

PowerPoint presentation about 'Differentiation and Cynefin: Exploring Deliberate Discovery and Real Options'. This presentation describes the topic on Liz Keogh, the "lunivore", delves into the world of risk management using the Cynefin framework. She highlights the importance of differentiation and diversity and explores various approaches like katas, commodities, differentiators, and spoilers to expedite the discovery process.. The key topics included in this slideshow are . Download this presentation absolutely free.

Presentation Transcript

Slide1Liz Keogh@lunivore http://lizkeogh.com

Slide2Differentiation and CynefinDeliberate Discovery Real Options Diversity and Chaos

Slide4If a projecthas no risks, don’t do it.

Slide5DifferentiationKatas Commodities Differentiators Expedite Spoilers

Slide6CynefinSimple Complicated Complex Chaotic With thanks to David Snowden and Cognitive Edge

Slide7CynefinSimple Complicated Complex Chaotic With thanks to David Snowden and Cognitive Edge Disorder

Slide8The Innovation CycleCommodities Differentiators Automation

Slide9DifferentiationCommodities Differentiators Expedite

Slide10DifferentiationCommodities Differentiators Expedite Katas

Slide11Estimating Complexity 5 4 3 2 1

Slide12Estimating Complexity Self- driving cars Mending Watches GPS Dates Manned Mars Mission Apple Fan Base SAP User Registration (unless you’re in the Energy business) OMG OMG OMG!

Slide14VisionMakes money Saves money Protects money Primary Stake- holder

Slide15GoalNeeded to go live Incidental Stake- holder

Slide16CapabilityUsers can achieve a business outcome Business Analyst

Slide17FeatureUser interface component which enables a capability UI Designer

Slide18StoryA slice through a feature to enable faster feedback Often a developer

Slide19ScenarioAn example of how the system might behave from a user perspective Dev, tester, analyst

Slide20CodeIdeas turning into reality Developer

Slide21VisionGoal Capability Feature Story Scenario Code

Slide22CommoditiesAnalysis, breaking things down

Slide23Fractal beautyVision Vision Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Capability Capability Capability Capability Feature Feature Feature Feature Feature Feature Story Story Story Story Story Story Scenario Scenario Scenario Scenario Code Code Code Code Code Code

Slide24GoalGoal Scenario Scenario Goal Goal Feature Feature A Real Project Vision Vision Goal Goal Capability Capability Capability Capability Feature Feature Feature Feature Story Story Story Story Story Story Scenario Scenario Code Code Code Code Code Code Whoops, forgot Whoops, forgot Oops, didn ’ t know about that… Oops, didn ’ t know about that… Look what I found! Look what I found! Don’t need this… Don’t need this… Can’t remember what this was for… Can’t remember what this was for…

Slide25GoalGoal Scenario Scenario Goal Goal Feature Feature A Real Project Vision Vision Goal Goal Capability Capability Capability Capability Feature Feature Feature Feature Story Story Story Story Story Story Scenario Scenario Code Code Code Code Code Code Whoops, forgot Whoops, forgot Oops, didn’t know about that… Oops, didn’t know about that… Look what I found! Look what I found! Don’t need this… Don’t need this… Can’t remember what this was for… Can’t remember what this was for… Um Um Er… Er… Oh! Oh! Oh F… Oh F… Dammit! Dammit! Hmm! Hmm! That’s funny! That’s funny! Ooh, look! Ooh, look! Interesting! Interesting! Sh..! Sh..! Oops! Oops!

Slide26We’re discovering how todeliver software by doing it Vision Vision Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Capability Capability Capability Capability Feature Feature Feature Feature Feature Feature Story Story Story Story Story Story Scenario Scenario Scenario Scenario Code Code Code Code Code Code

Slide27We’re discovering how todiscover stuff by doing it Whoops, forgot Whoops, forgot Oops, didn’t know about that… Oops, didn’t know about that… Look what I found! Look what I found! Don’t need this… Don’t need this… Can’t remember what this was for… Can’t remember what this was for… Um… Um… Er… Er… Oh! Oh! Oh F… Oh F… Dammit! Dammit! Hmm! Hmm! That’s funny! That’s funny! Ooh, look! Ooh, look! Interesting! Interesting! Sh..! Sh..! Oops! Oops!

Slide28Different levels of granularity

Slide29DifferentiatorsProbe (try something out)

Slide31Cone of Uncertainty t risk

Slide32Cone of Uncertainty t t risk

Slide33Deliberate DiscoveryAssume ignorance Assume second order ignorance Optimize for discovery

Slide34Risk (Newest Stuff) FirstVision Vision Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Goal Capability Capability Capability Capability Feature Feature Feature Feature Feature Feature Story Story Story Story Story Story Scenario Scenario Scenario Scenario Code Code Code Code Code Code Feature Feature Goal Goal Capability Capability Scenario Scenario Code Code Story Story

Slide35High-level, risk-first

Slide36High-level, risk-first

Slide37Options have value. Options expire. Never commit early unless you know why.

Slide38Two storiesbecause options have value

Slide41ExerciseDiscovery Commitment Ignorance Options

Slide43DyadsComplete absence of a thing Too much of a thing

Slide44Human Dyads

Slide45ConsensusWhen people connect, people start to form consensus

Slide46The Innovation CycleCommodities Differentiators shallow dive Into chaos

Slide47Ritual Dissentover a webcam!