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  • The discussion will explore transforming as a verb rather than thinking of transformation as a noun. What would it mean for us to be transforming, not just others? What would it mean for someone to be steadfast and unchanging, witness to others’ transforming? How are agile transformations treated like one-time metamorphoses from caterpillar to butterfly?
  • Agile experts have “already transformed” and are to assist others going through the same/similar transformation process. While there’s credibility established in being someone who has “been there, done that,” it can make it difficult for the expert to meet the person where they are empathetically and cause the expert to impose an agenda on them to transform in a particular way.
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Description: What does it mean for an organization of people to be transforming? Advanced agilists are often sought as experts to guide transformations. Agile experts have “already transformed” and are to assist others going through a similar transformation process. Agilists may find themselves using “proven methods,” “best practices,” or following a process to support agile transformations. How are agile transformations treated like one-time metamorphoses from caterpillar to butterfly? What would it mean to transform the way we assist organizational transformations?

How are we affected through our relationships with these transforming organizations? What would it mean for us to be transforming, not just others? What might happen if we more actively transform? What would it mean for someone to be steadfast and unchanging, witness to others’ transforming?

This session will explore transforming as a verb rather than thinking of transformation as a noun.

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Advanced agilists are sought as experts to guide transformations. Experts who have “already transformed” and will assist others going through similar transformation processes. Normally we think of transformation as a noun. This session will explore transforming as a verb.

Agile transformations are treated like one-time metamorphoses from caterpillar to butterfly. While there’s credibility established in being someone who has “been there, done that,” it can make it difficult for experienced agilists to meet the organization where they are empathetically. How are we affected through our relationships with these transforming organizations? What would it mean for us to be transforming alongside others in the organization? What happens if we are steadfast and unchanging as witness to others’ transforming?

Agilists may use “proven methods,” “best practices,” or follow a process to support agile transformations. As the experts, we may impose an agenda on people to transform in a particular way. What would it mean to transform the way we assist organizational transformations? What might happen within the organization if we more actively transform ourselves?

Join us as we zoom in on who and what is transforming in agile transformations.

What does transformation mean for an organization of people?

Organizations treat an agile transformation as a singular event. It is a budgetary line item, a noun, a one-time metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly. Expert agilists who have “been there, done that” are sought to guide the transformation.

While one gains credibility by having “been there, done that,” what impact does that have on our vision? How does this distort our ability to be empathetic? To meet the organization where they are?

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Experts who have “already transformed” and will assist others going through similar transformation processes.
While one gains credibility by having “been there, done that,” how does that impact our abilities to meet the organization where they are and be empathetic to the journey that lies ahead?
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As agilists, how are we affected by our relationships with these transforming organizations? What would it mean for us to be transforming alongside others in the organization? What happens if we are steadfast and unchanging as a witness to others’ transforming?

As the experts, we lean on "proven methods" and "best practices". How do those color our view and demand that people transform in a particular way? What might happen within the organization if we more actively transform ourselves? What would it mean to transform the way we assist organizational transformations?

We'd like to explore transforming as a verb. Join us as we zoom in on who and what is transforming through agile transformations.