The Mob Mentality Show

Learning Organizations and The Fifth Discipline

If learning quickly is a competitive advantage, what does it mean to have a learning organization? How do you cultivate this kind of environment where you work?Has "working harder" ever made problems worse? If so, what is going on at the system level? How can we better surface, test, and improve our internal pictures of how the world works?
Join Chris and Austin as they discuss "Learning Organizations and The Fifth Discipline" where they walkthrough:- Systems Thinking- Learning and Experimentation- Vision and Mastery- Dialog and Shared Vision- Learning Organizations and Mob Programming 
Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/U_KkTQabKXE 

Learning through the Ensemble with Clare Sudbery

How do you introduce good software engineering practices to people who are new to it all?Whether it is on the job or in an academy, what do you teach first in software development? What do you teach second? How do you teach it?
Join Chris and Austin as they discuss "Learning through the Ensemble" with Clare Sudbery. We not only talk about pairs and ensembles at Made Tech Academy but we also share experiences about troubleshooting issues in new ensembles. 
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/L5hbonDKITo 

Cheating on Agile with Anders Haugeto

Ever feel like you are drifting away from "Agile"?Do the principles of lean startup and innovation conflict with agility?Has your "experiment => inspect => adapt" cycle ever led to a good place but is not what many consider Agile?
Join Chris and Austin as they discuss "Cheating on Agile" with Anders Haugeto. They discuss Lean Startup, Innovation, and Stereotypical Agile vs. Agile Manifesto. They also dive into some concrete examples of cheating on agile in regards to time and context switching.  
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/tgRXZbJMQdI 

Leadership and Lean Internet of Things with Mary and Tom Poppendieck

For a team, is solo leadership the most effective? Or is collective leadership a feasible alternative?Should product responsibility be primarily a solo activity? Or fundamentally the activity of a group?With sometimes drastic differences in timing and supply chain, how can one stay lean in the complicated world of IoT products that not only have software but also have hardware and firmware?
Join Chris and Austin for another fantastic time with Mary and Tom Poppendieck. They pick up the discussion where they left off last time and revisit "Leadership and Responsible Engineers." However, this time they focus on collective vs. solo leadership and collective vs. solo responsibility. Then they dive into the "Lean Internet of Things" and techniques for healthy system integrations.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/9SyYPaAD1K4 

Mobbing at Tesla with Joe Justice

How do teams collaborate at Tesla?
What does it look like to optimize for the pace of innovation? 
Join Chris and Austin as they discuss "Mobbing at Tesla" with Joe Justice. Joe not only shares what mobbing on hardware looks like at Tesla but also shares why optimizing for the pace of innovation is key in this flavor of agility. Lastly, we discuss the top two questions Joe gets asked on ensemble programming.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/hCLNswMtk5k 

Retrospectives from the Back of the Room with Allan Kelly and Nicolas Umiastowski

What would a healthy retrospective look like if it had no facilitator?What if self-organization was applied not only to how the team works but also how they retro?
Join Chris and Austin as they discuss "Retrospectives from the Back of the Room" with Allan Kelly and Nicolas Umiastowski. Allan and Nicolas not only share about how to gamify retrospectives with dialogue sheets and cards, but also share about how to redistribute power in retros.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/9UwfCyp4Jyc 

Cross Company Continuous Improvement with Jonathan Turner and Mike Clement

What is the "day in the life" like for a mob programmer at a different company?While many learn from experiments and experiences in their own company, what kind of things foster first hand learning from people in other companies?
Join Chris and Austin as they discuss "Cross Company Continuous Improvement" with Jonathan Turner and Mike Clement where all share about their Developer Visitor Programs and their recent Mobber Exchange Experiment. Lastly, they chat about what's exciting in tech right now.
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/WKo6ToFMpVQ 

The Mundane Mob & The Exquisite Ensemble: A Tale of Two Teams with Scott Bellware

Ever been in a mob that is not engaged and is just ritualistically going through the motions?Or, ever been in a team that is not really collaborating but just putting on good "Agile Theatre"?
Join Chris and Austin as they discuss with Scott Bellware the tale of two teams: The Mundane Mob & The Exquisite Ensemble. Scott not only shares stories of good vs. bad mob programming and good vs. bad XP, but he also shares about the heart of pursuing perfection in lean and its implications for high performing teams. 
FYI: Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/WlcjhU-o4HQ 

Responsible Engineers and Outcomes with Mary and Tom Poppendieck

When it comes to software delivery, what terms do you use to describe results? Products, features, points, enhancements, specs, or requirements? Something else?Who is responsible for software delivery? Who should be? Has Agile missed the boat when it comes to responsibility and leadership?
Join Chris and Austin as they discuss "Responsible Engineers and Outcomes" with Mary and Tom Poppendieck. They walkthrough concrete examples of what it looks like for lean teams to maximize outcomes and minimize outputs. While exploring these examples, they touch on customer interaction, feedback, the responsible engineer, and the single threaded leader.You don't want to miss this episode of the Mob Mentality show with two of the biggest thought leaders in lean software development! 
Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/0PsX6bAfhSI 

Digital by Design Mob Programming with Swati Swoboda and Sheldon Nunes

How can you work/mob in a way where the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of people is paramount?Instead of cookie cutter solutions, how can you create an environment where space and opportunity is made for people to make the choices that are best for their unique circumstances?
Join Chris and Austin as they hear from Sheldon Nunes and Swati Swoboda from Shopify as they share about how they used mob programming to discover new ways of digitally connecting, collaborating, and building relationships. They also shared about prototyping, open team collaboration channels, and much more.
Video and and show: https://youtu.be/AyS5W28VGrs