Most common mistakes in scrum ceremonies 7/7: general scrum pitfalls
With great power comes great responsibility You can’t expect a team that is used to working in a command and control environment to suddenly make the switch to becoming a [...] by Erik Talboom from...
View ArticleThe Product Owner Iteration – limit your WIP
As the teams are having 2 week iterations to build solutions to problems, the Product Owner has 2 week iterations as well to produce just enough new detailed input for […] by Jurgen De Smet from...
View ArticleTooling: How to manage your to-do’s over multiple projects?
In previous article “The Product Owner Iteration – Limit Your WIP” I described one way for a person to manage his/her work on a 2-weekly basis and avoid generating waste […] by Jurgen De Smet from...
View ArticleBudget Games Kortrijk Ready, Set, Go…
In April we were happy to announce that we were supporting the City of Kortrijk to organize their own version of the Innovation Games ® – Budget Games and in […] by Jurgen De Smet from Co-Learning.be...
View ArticleBenefits of playing games at work.
Why play games at work? We get this question a lot of times when we guide entrepreneurs, small and large enterprise organizations. Or a plain remark: “Pfff, playing games?! That’s […] by Jurgen De Smet...
View ArticleSoftware craftsmanship vNext
Last week, on 30 and 31 May, I attended the I T.A.K.E. unconference in Bucharest, Romania. I was asked to facilitate a workshop there and chose to combine two of […] by Erik Talboom from Co-Learning.be...
View ArticlePrioritize with your stakeholders – Innovation Games® Buy a Feature
Back in the old days, I took up the role of a Agile Product Owner within a Healthcare environment and soon discovered that “responsible for setting priorities”, as it is […] by Jurgen De Smet from...
View Article20 Juni: “Budget Games Kortrijk – Aalbeke”. Waar gaat het over?
We hebben al enkele Engels talige artikels neergepend rond de Budget Games te Kortrijk – Aalbeke en op aanvraag van enkele mensen geven we jullie ook graag verdere informatie in […] by Jurgen De Smet...
View ArticleBudget Games 2013 Aalbeke (Kortrijk): Reflecties
Het hoeft niet gezegd: een goed voorbereid man is er twee waard. Tijdig doorgespeelde documenten. Een laatste hangout ter verduidelijking. Op tijd aanwezig om te acclimatiseren, medewerkers op scherp....
View ArticleBudget Games 2013 Aalbeke (Kortrijk): Reflections
Being well prepared is half the effort. Preparations done and documents distributed. One last Hangout for clarification. Collaborators on time to get into the mood. Collaborators set. The game arena...
View ArticleSoftware craftsmanship round table v1
Just in time before the second round table, I will share with you a brief overview of how the evening went. We first started off visualizing all the different topics […] by Erik Talboom from...
View ArticleBudget Games Aalbeke (Kortrijk) 2013 – algemene indrukken van de facilitatoren
Op 19 juni 2013 vond een Europese primeur plaats in Aalbeke, deelgemeente van de stad Kortrijk: Budget Games. Dit concept, origineel ontwikkeld door Luke Hohmann, auteur van “Innovation Games”, laat...
View ArticleGet your Innovation Games® Summit discount
Back from my honeymoon and one of the first things I noticed was a confirmation that I’ll be speaking at the upcoming Innovation Games® Summit in Amsterdam, Netherlands, on September 19th. […] by...
View ArticleBudget Games Aalbeke – Resultaten deel 1
Tot onze spijt moeten wij meedelen dat we de volledige resultaten van de Budget Games Aalbeke, 20 Juni 2013, nog niet kunnen meedelen. De Kortrijkse verlofperiode speelt ons parten en […] by Jurgen De...
View ArticleProofing the benefits of Gamification
A while ago, I was contacted by Andrew Hunt, who shared his work detailing the benefits of Gamification proofing through 3 organizations that used such methods to boost their brand […] by Jurgen De...
View ArticleA sharing economy business idea for you
Too many ideas, not enough time! A sentence many of us know, many of us feel, and many of us are sometimes frustrated about. One of those fine ideas I […] by Jurgen De Smet from Co-Learning.be...
View ArticleI language versus responsible behavior
We have done so many things, we have explained so many things and yet we still need to learn so many things! Even small learnings can contribute to a better […] by Jurgen De Smet from Co-Learning.be...
View Article10 amazing ways to use a product box at work!
Last week was my first Certified Innovation Games for Customer Understanding training out of many to come and what struck me the most from the 2 very interactive and fun […] by Jurgen De Smet from...
View ArticleWhat Are Effective Job Interview Techniques?
In this article I want to go a bit deeper into the subject of taking job interviews in order to find the right person for the job. How it is […] by Jurgen De Smet from Co-Learning.be...
View ArticleWisP: the best of our Re:Think – Work = Play? conference
When our conference was over, we received loads of feedback from the attendees. What struck us most, was how some people were dissapointed that they had missed certain sessions. Based […] by endimi...
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