Teams Unfolded, a new game/workshop about agile teams, skills and some hidden pitfalls

Ron Beurskens and I have been working on a new serious game to visualize what makes teams flourish in agile organisations. Developing the game was interesting. Ron and I had long discussions and many trial runs. The two pilots we organised lead to drastic redesign of the game set-up. This week we ran the workshop successfully. Yes! We are still working on further adjustments, but the participants liked it, learned new stuff, and had fun. We can’t wait to host is again.

In the Teams Unfolded game we use simple construction assignments to make teams discover the importance of skills and expertise. Participants experience the impact they have on their flow, their output, and the solutions they implement. We’ll expose some antipatterns and discuss how we can eliminate them. Finally we recognize that local optimizations may hinder the value flow and we wonder if a fixed team structure is the only working solution. The workshop is designed for people who are working in teams, challenge existing teams on their composition (For example: Scrum masters, Agile coaches, Project leaders, team managers) and those involved in skills and knowledge development (Chapter leads, Guild-leads, HR). If you are interested in unfolding your team, this game might be just for you!