AFH 085: Unlearning for Agile Teams with Jessie Shternshus

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Jessie Shternshus (@TheImprovEffect) joined Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley) to discuss how to help teams unlearn past habit and how to help new mental models take hold.

[featured-image single_newwindow=”false”]Jessie Shternshus[/featured-image]

In this episode you’ll discover:

• How to approach working with new teams
• Why sometimes we need to unlearn before we can learn
• When games and exercises can be used to reinforce new mental models

Links from the show:

• Jessie’s website – http://improveffect.com/
• Jessie’s book – CTRL-SHIFT

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Book of the Week:

[callout]What kind of day are you having? Is it a ****ing day? Or is it a ****ing day? What are you going to do about it? Mike Bonifer and Jessie Shternshus, who teach companies around the world how to apply improvisation to business, have created 50 original improv games tailored to the kind of ****ing day you’re having. From the bathroom to the boardroom, and every stop in between, this fun and engaging book helps you get the craziness under control.
Click here to purchase on Amazon.[/callout]

[reminder]Which topic resonated with you? Please leave your thoughts in the comment section below.[/reminder]

Related Episode:

Want to hear another podcast about the life of an agile coach? — Listen to my conversation with Zach Bonaker, Diane Zajac-Woodie, and Amitai Schlair on episode 39. We discuss growing an agile practice and how coaches help create the environments where agile ideas can flourish.

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