Unwrapping the agile present
summary
Uses Wardley mapping to plot a value chain (cup, tea, kettle, power) and maturity mapping for practices, pairs that with Cynefin sense‑making (clear/complicated/complex/chaotic) and a future‑backwards canvas to surface options. Recommends A3 backbriefing (one page) for clarity, an X‑Matrix to link true north aspirations to tactics and leading metrics, and running deliberately framed experiments with a target ~50% failure rate to maximize learning.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Agile transformations intro
- 4:22Present over ideal future
- 7:27Chess and Wardley mapping
- 16:38Cynefin framework
- 23:50Strategy deployment
- 31:57Back briefing
- 35:07Deliberate discovery
- 41:31X Matrix
- 44:59Final thoughts
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