How good does it feel to hear this? When teams or organisations begin to embrace experimentation, I know I'm on the right track with coaching agility.
This recently happened with one of the teams I work with. We were discussing new ways of working to try and someone said 'Let's just try it for a few weeks!'. I wanted to give them the biggest of virtual high fives.
My actionable takeways for promoting a culture of experimentation;
- ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ - Let people know that new approaches aren't set in stone, they can and will be changed and should be discussed at retrospectives
- ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ช๐ง๐ - Let people know that with experimentation comes mistakes. De-stigmatise failure and rebrand it as 'Learning'
- ๐ฟ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ค๐ซ๐๐ง ๐ค๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐จ - When testing against your hypothesis, focus on what the customers / data is telling you as opposed to gut instinct.
What ways do you use to promote a culture of experimentation?