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Facilitation is a Team Sport

How teams at sipgate facilitate their own discussions for better flow

Corinna Baldauf

All the techniques in this book have been in use at sipgate for many years. So if you’re ever in doubt whether the techniques would work “in the real world” – Yes, they would! Because they do :)

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The techniques in this little book will improve your co-located discussions – regardless of whether you have a dedicated facilitator or not. We’ll look at 

  • Finger Queue to improve turn taking and flow
  • Hand Signals to visually add information and cut down on repetitions and 
  • Lean Coffee to prioritise topics

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About the Author

Corinna Baldauf

Corinna Baldauf is an Agile and Lean practioner since 2010 (mostly Scrum and Kanban). Her perspective is that of a long-term employee at a truly agile organization (sipgate in Germany). She is a facilitator, writer and solution-focussed coach.

She is happiest when she is sharing valuable content – on Retromat.org, Wall-Skills.com and in her books.

Got a question or suggestion? Email hallo@corinnabaldauf.de or tweet to @CorinnaBaldauf. 

Contents

Table of Contents

Intro

  1. Who is this book for?
  2. What can you realistically expect to take away from this book?
  3. How did these techniques get established at sipgate?

Pre-Condition – Being interested in what your teammates have to say

1) Take Turns with the Finger Queue

2) Add Information with Hand Signals

  1. Alternative: Visual cues with cups or ELMO
  2. What else is in place at sipgate?

3) Prioritize topics with Lean Coffee

  1. Dot Voting
  2. Gladiator Vote
  3. Invest in a TimeTimer

Do you still need a facilitator?

Bye!

  1. About the Author

Appendix

  1. How did the techniques spread at sipgate?

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