Collaboratively improve a system

A series of ideas and techniques to collaboratively improve a system.

Nick Korbel - Development Manager
Pampered Chef

Pure gold!

Paul Sutton - Agile Coach
@FragileAgile

Better understand the system

It helped me better understand the system I work in, and gave me a plethora of tools I can bring back to my organization to make improvements in the system.

Mike Vitale - President
Mavelous

Prepare yourself

Learn how to prepare yourself to make changes to a system effectively.

Rob Reed - ScrumMaster
American Electric Power

Taking a systems view to complex organization problems (without going to crazy).

Paul Tevis - Coach
Appfolio

Shift your organization postively

Process of learning how to engage problems in a way consistent with your values and shift your organization positively.

Jason Blosser - Assist VP of IT Services
North Dakota State University

No better way to start understanding what you see as you work with teams, groups, and organizations. An astonishing amount of insight in two days of interaction.

Michael Tardiff - Consultant

Highly interactive and engaging activities followed by thought-provking conversations.

Andrew Saeman - Senior Agile Consultant
Centare

This is an exciting, eye-opening workshop that provided creative and innovative techniques for coaching teams while assisting participants in developing their Agile network.

Kathleen Kannan

Nice way to learn about change together with other interesting people.

Adam Killander - Agile Coach
Adaptiv

Adjust after you understand

Learn a process framework for analyzing a problem, the players, and the factors that describe the context. Then you can consider how you might experiment with adjusting the system after you understand it.

Eric Proegler - Director, Test Engineering
Medidata Solutions

A wonderful experiment-driven experience in understanding social interactions and how to effectively influence their outcome.

Michael Schreiber - Senior Software Engineer

A great mix of theory and practice. Exercises use each attendee’s issues and contest, leading to real-life changes and actions which are easily begun.

Doug Kinney - Associate Director, Engineering
Best Buy

Coaching Beyond the Team was amazing! Esther and Don gave real experiences and tools that are immediately relevant and valuable.

Kristen Belcher - Release Train Engineer
Vertafore

It’s great if you’re feeling like you’re stuck. The class gives you some tools to look at a problem in different ways that lead to new insights and a confidence that there are things you can do to be useful.

Crystal Harris - Director of Agile Delivery
Penn Mutual

A very intense two days, from which you will come away with new tools & insights you can apply in the real world to coach beyond the team.

Em Campbell-Pretty - Partner
Context Matters