Lightning talk at the Manage Agile Conference, November 2020. Introduction of the concepts of agile organization and swarming process

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FROM WHALE TO SWARM
MANAGE AGILE 2020 CONFERENCE
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SAP GFA, SAP IT, SAP UK, COGNIZANT, SIG/WEGO, GLOBEMED, BANQUE DE
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AXA, ORES, LAPOSTE, AF83, TOURING ASSURANCES, EUROCLEAR,
ACCENTURE, CNHI,…

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electronics
1983
business
1985
product manager
1987
Venture Capital
1995
consulting
2002
Kaizen
Lean
Agile
2010
20142017 2016201820202021

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EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT RESULTS AMONG RESIDENTS
WHO ARE EMPLOYED FOR AN EMPLOYER
Based on data aggregated from 2014-2016 Gallup World Polls*
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WORLD
USA/Canada
Latin America
Post-soviet Eurasia
Southeast Asia
Sub-saharan Africa
Eastern Europe
Australia/New Zealand
Middle East / North Africa
South Asia
Western Europe
East Asia
0 25 50 75 100
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22
15
16
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11
14
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71
65
64
71
69
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10%ENGAGED
90%NOT ENGAGED

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ENGAGEMENT LOW, ACTIVE DISENGAGEMENT HIGH AMONG
EMPLOYEES IN SEVERAL WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Based on data aggregated from 2014-2016 Gallup World Polls*
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Norway
Denmark
Iceland
Malta
Portugal
Germany
Sweden
Ireland
Switzerland
Austria
Finland
Netherlands
UK
Belgium
Luxembourg
France
Spain
Italy
0 25 50 75 100
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15%ENGAGED
85%NOT ENGAGED

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“THE END OF
MANAGEMENT AS WE
KNOW IT
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MAY 20, 2020
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Ranked y percentage of respondents Western Countries France Germany UK US China
develop skills and provide feedbac
k
1 4 3 1 1 3
eliminate obstacles 2 2 2 3 3 2
set clear goals 3 3 4 2 2 4
make decisions 4 5 1 5 4 5
create meaning and motivate teams 5 1 5 4 5 6
translate management decisions and
network with other departments 6 6 6 6 6 1
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EMPLOYEES INDICATE THAT THE IDEAL
MANAGER DEVELOPS SKILLS AND REMOVE
OBSTACLES

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AGILE TODAY AGILE INTENTION

15. how challenging is
it to leverage the
superpowers of
your team in that
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COLONIZATION
A COLONIAL MENTALITY IS THE INTERNALIZED ATTITUDE OF ETHNIC OR CULTURAL INFERIORITY FELT BY
PEOPLE AS A RESULT OF COLONIZATION, I.E. THEM BEING COLONIZED BY ANOTHER GROUP.[1] IT
CORRESPONDS WITH THE BELIEF THAT THE CULTURAL VALUES OF THE COLONIZER ARE INHERENTLY
SUPERIOR TO ONE'S OWN. (WIKIPEDIA)

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REMEMBERTHETITANIC

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OOPS, TOO
LATE

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3 KMS
OMGHELP
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WAY TO ADDRESS
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SPEEDBOAT

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WHAT’S THE
PROBLEM?
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Build a responsive organization to allow emergent behavior.
responsive organisations
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Sometimes, a black swan is an opportunity to spin off and improve your
structure
THE“ORGANIZATION”EVOLVES
ADAPTINGFROMONECHANGETOTHE
NEXT.

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GENGHISKAHN

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separation
alignment
cohesion
avoidance

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basics
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separation
alignment
cohesion
avoidance
fixed boundaries, fixed speed
coordinate with agents
(5-to 10 max)
Simple rules + no central coordination = emergent behaviou
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Moving in the same direction = same purpos
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Remain clos
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Avoid collision
from the hive

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swarming process
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PROBLEM
OPTIONS
PROTOTYPE
VIABLE
SOLUTION

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HUMANS ARE AGILE BY
NATURE. ONLY IF YOU
WANT ROBOTS YOU
DON’T NEED AGILE
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AGILE = DYNAMICS IN
A CONSTANT, NON-
LINEAR EVOLVING
SYSTEM
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(Agile²) new normal eco system
ORG DEV
FRAMEWORK
FUTURE OF HR
COMMUNITY
MEETUP
AGILE COACHING
PROGRAM
WW SERIOUS GAMES & FACILITATION
inspire
play, share, learn
design alliance
context
community
competence

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