Adopting agile can cause quite a lot of turmoil depending on how organisations are setup. It’s something some experts in cultural transformation call Liminality, the quality of ambiguity or disorientation that happens in the middle stage of a ritual. This process, as we know, causes fear, panic, depression and even some some neuroses.
As Coaches or anyone in a position to coach, we want to help everyone transition this phase without much of those issues, so we need to understand what causes liminality and how to work in the liminal space.
6. Definition
The quality of ambiguity or
disorientation that occurs in the
middle stage of rituals, when
participants no longer hold their pre-
ritual status but have not yet begun
the transition to the status they will
hold when the ritual is complete.
(wikipedia)
19. Homework #2
Think of Donald Trump.
Think about your beliefs regarding him.
Now think of someone who has different
beliefs about him.
Try your best to listen and put yourself on
their shoes.
27. Homework #3
Choose one of your beliefs
What personal experiences created it?
What did you actually notice in those
experiences?
What theories and judgements were made
to support this belief?
Can you list different experiences that could
have led to a different belief?
37. Homework #4
Think of a doom loop on your life
Draw a diagram of the doom loop pattern.
Try to convert it to a delight loop.
What could you do differently?
42. They are there, we
just haven’t found
them yet
US went to Iraq for a
reason:
WMDs
No WMDs
found
Still
Haven’t
found
them
There must be a
reason or we
wouldn’t have
gone in
WMD: Weapons of Mass Destruction
Self-sealing logic
seal
48. Homework #6
Think about your relationships with family,
friends, coworkers…
What beliefs you share?
How do you defend your beliefs when
questioned?
Try to sketch a diagram of the self-sealing
logic.
53. Homework #7
What do you think your governing beliefs
are?
Which of them create the foundations for
your choices in life?
Talk to someone you trust, explain what a
governing belief is and ask her what she
thinks your governing belief is.
55. #1 Assume you are not objective
#2 Empty your cup.
#3 Create safe space
#4 Triangulate and Validate
#5 Ask questions, make connections
#6 Disrupt routines
#7 Act as if in the here and now
#8 Make sense with stories
#9 Evolve yourself
56. A) be an agent of
change
Everyone can learn - but it’s not easy.
57. B) bring an coach
An external coach isn’t biased by the
existing belief bubbles