Why this matters
When we have to live and work in this VUCA world we have to remain intentionally flexible to be able to adapt and roll with the punches. This, over time, translated directly in how resilient and ultimately successful we are as a team.
Some of us are more predisposed to being easy-going and laid back and can take change without any problem whereas others have emotional makeups that don’t lend themselves to it with the same ease.
Thankfully, becoming flexible is trainable and the more we practice the easier it gets.
How to run it
- 1
Start an email thread on “What does “being flexible” mean to us? No mandatory participation but circulate it for about a week in the run-up to the session. When anyone comes up with any ideas that would work for the session, stick them on the Miro board.
- 2
Create 3 areas on the board:
- SCENARIOS
- LAST 3 SPRINTS ALTERNATIVE ENDINGS
- “FLEX YOUR FLEX”
Start the session with having everyone score themselves on “How flexible am I as an individual in general - with 0 being not at all and 5 most flexible” and have the names and self-scores on a Miro post-it on the board next to the 3 areas.
Remember the last time you displayed flexibility as a team - ask the team to remember the last example of an instance where you’ve had to roll with the punches together.
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What next
Ask people regularly to remember this session to recall the point of remaining flexible and look at your Resilience to see its effects over time.
Related resources
Facilitator Kit — Runbook
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