by Esther Derby | Jan 27, 2016 | Collaboration & Teams, Systems and Complexity
Many problems are easier to solve when you have data. However, there is a difference between having data and using data. Several years ago, I worked wit an organization that was experiencing system outages. After months of outages and no effective action, they... by Esther Derby | Aug 22, 2011 | Organizational Change, Systems and Complexity
Recently, I attended two retrospectives. Different teams, different states, different facilitators. I’m usually on the other side, leading retrospectives. Both retrospectives followed the “make lists” pattern. One made two lists “What worked... by Esther Derby | Jul 13, 2011 | Collaboration & Teams, Organizational Change
Slides from a talk I gave on Double Loop Learning in Retrospectives: Double Loop Learning in Retrospectives View more presentations from Esther Derby And take a look at PROMOTING DOUBLE LOOP LEARNING IN RETROSPECTIVES. 
by Esther Derby | Jun 30, 2011 | Collaboration & Teams, Organizational Change
“The thinking that got us here isn’t the thinking that’s going to get us where we need to be.” attributed to Albert Einstein I have this niggling concern about retrospectives. I have no doubt that retrospectives that are too short,... by Esther Derby | Feb 1, 2011 | Collaboration & Teams
From time to time, I hear from people who aren’t realizing value from their retrospectives. When I probe to understand the situation, I understand why they aren’t getting results–the process they are using isn’t designed to actually help the...
