Navigating Politics in Agile or Lean Initiatives - Katherine Kirk

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIbOf27rKvE)

tribe depends on context

it's not a tribe, I wouldn't die for it

up to 10 people

anonymity

freedom

[ ] Documentary: The Corporation, 2003

[ ] Book: Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths go to work

our structures encourage psychopathic behaviour

[ ] Book: Quiet the power of introverts

a lot more interaction

a lot more interaction

When and how to apply these tools

eliminate suffering

care about people

Vipassana = facilitate insight

Mahasi = distill ^

- breathing

- walking

- noticing

eg. kanban board, visualisation

3 Buddhist truths - applied to our industry

"empathy can be blocked"

"empathy can lead to burnout"

"compassion motivates"

"empathy increases negative emotions"

"compassion increases affiliation and reward"

sometimes it's fun, silliness, joy

fun keeps things going

Q&A

how do you differentiate between stubbornness and resilience

look at the expectation and assumption with that emotions

"expect people to agree no matter what" is stubborn