Abstract:
LeanUX is bridging the gap between Design Thinking and Agile. While teams are embracing experimentation, it is important that your teams don't waste all of their time running experiments on unimportant + known aspects of your product. Assumptions Mapping is a LeanUX exercise that gives you the power to facilitate a conversation with your team and enable them to focus on what matters. If you find yourself in an organization trying to adapt to conditions of extreme uncertainty, this workshop gives you actionable tools and advice that you can take back to your teams and apply right away.
Learning Outcomes:
How to use Assumptions Mapping to illustrate risk & focus your experimentation
How LeanUX is bridging the gap between Design Thinking and Agile
What leadership and facilitation styles you'll need for LeanUX to thrive in your organization
2. +A message from
David J Bland.
I’ve been helping corporations fill in the gap between Design
Thinking and Agile with Lean Startup.
Overall this is part of a bigger corporate shift I see in modern
organizations from large batch, project based work to small
batch, product based work.
The following workshop uses the same tools and techniques
that I’ve personally applied to Fortune 500 companies while
launching corporate Minimum Viable Products in the market.
I hope it resonates, since I truly believe this is the future of
product.
…and yes, you’ll get the slides :)
@davidjbland
28. @davidjbland Adapted from Eric Ries
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29. Three Types of Assumptions
Feasible
Desirable
Viable
Do they want this?
Should we do this?Can we do this?
Adapted from Larry Keeley, Doblin Group@davidjbland
38. @davidjbland
Choose an Opportunity to Disrupt the Agile
Product Ecosystem.
1. Virtual Reality for Agile
2. Artificial Intelligence for Agile
3. Augmented Reality for Agile
55. @davidjbland
To Recap
1. Mind the gap between design thinking and agile
2. Declare your assumptions as a team
3. Focus your experimentation on unknown + important
58. Modern Teams
Cross Functional
Engineering, Product,
Design and other roles if
needed.
100% Dedicated
Create space for the team
to only focus on this
initiative.
Data Influenced
Continue to measure
outcomes, not just deliver
features.
Diverse
Team members vary in
race, ethnicity, gender, age
and other dimensions.
@davidjbland
Customer Centric
Desire to create deep
customer empathy and
solve painful problems.