Christine P. Dela Rosa Atlassian Team

If I were severed, my innie would 100% be using Confluence to figure out how to reintegrate. I'd recruit teammates to have their own spaces with their own investigations on their outies. And then, I would create a shared space for when we contribute to similar research projects, collab on theories, and plan melon and egg…

Honestly, everyone learning how to improve facilitation skills at the same time, probably made the engagement of those sessions better for facilitators. It's not often that a large portion of teams invest in learning about Plays together. Love this strategy so much!!! Also, great to hear that things got smoother (and you…

@Seng Pang! You and your team have had such good attitudes. In your words: Just do it. First step is to land the very first baby step. From there, keep the ball rolling and have fun along the way. For example, going from the step that included "mini-rehearsals without a live audience" and then watching a recording of you…

I like that you observed opportunities to do things differently the next go around, even though you've run Retros before. That's a good note for all of us, that watching how other people facilitate or reflecting on your own experience is helpful for first-timers and veterans alike!

Thanks for being so vulnerable and sharing this note, @Mohamed Riza _ServiceRocket_ I think relying on software is a GREAT idea to keep time. Because the tool takes the accountability role. If it helps reduce anxiety, maybe keeping time for all the parts of a Retro (not just the sections where folks are generating ideas)…

So glad to see you jump in and facilitate your first retro, @Sayed Bares [ServiceRocket]! It takes a lot to get there, but every time you facilitate a Play in the future, it'll take less and less until you feel like it's a regular activity. Is there anything from your experience that surprised you?

Great reflections on your experience in trying out the "facilitator" role for debriefing Plays from the Atlassian Team Playbook, @Mohamed Riza _ServiceRocket_! What do you think the hardest part was in learning about how to facilitate and then actually doing it? And, assuming you got through that part, how did you address…

Hi @alison.eyring - great question. There are number of learning-related experiences in the planning or development stages. They may be even more valuable than this experience, and since this training's assets can still be accessed, we're trying to make room for "the new." And if it helps, folks who started training were…

@Sayed Bares [ServiceRocket] it depends on how long it takes between tasks. I think the first couple steps can happy in a day, assuming the quiz answers are mostly correct. Step 3 can be done in one sitting as well, but step 4 will require the most time so that a real Play facilitation can be scheduled. And of course, step…

Welcome @Figlia Dicristi and glad to see your review lol. If you have any questions or want to share anything, definitely start a post! We’re all hear to learn from and support each other.

Fair @Jimmy SeddonWas thinking about thus discussion specifically to generate comments about favs here, but you’re totally right!!! I also liked that episode because it legit made me reconsider work attire as something where I could influence others about perceptions (vs influencing others about how they saw me). And I…

I'm a fan of the episode on whether managers have a responsibility for their team's emotional well-being, too, @Summer Hogan! It's often something that individuals expect from managers but not all managers are either equipped to do so nor are some even aware of how their team members are doing. So I think a big factor on…

<3, @Jimmy Seddon. Honestly, I love the shout-outs. Even though S2 is from last year, the topics are evergreen and still relevant to today. Not only are we interested in whether you're into the debates on the show, we want to know which episodes spoke most to you. So, holler if you have favorite topics that made you…

Welcome to all the existing resources and looking forward to engaging with you in this space, @Sanjog Sigdel !

Still @Sanjog Sigdel - yes still relevant this year!

Yeah, the debate is specifically framed for those remote or in hybrid work situations. Which I think is what provides tension in the question: if you don't have the option of in-person hang time, do you designate time for it as a team or let it happen organically? I'm sure we're all clouded by our own teams and whether…

@Çiğdem Büyükaşik number 4 is open to anyone for the next month. 

@cigo - good question! It is intended for new members but for now (next month-ish) I’ll say it’s open to anyone since we’ve got the capacity.

Amazing, @Amanda Barber! You breezed right through this course. And even though I feel like you've facilitated before, you still took in our observations and we're so impressed by your own style of facilitation. 👏 👏 👏

@Ditte Simard I would listen to that debate! 

Hi and welcome, @ADEEL AHMED (as well as you, @Ditte Simard since you just joined)! If you have any areas you'd like to learn more about that you can't find upon using search, feel free to list those topics here. Perhaps others will be inspired and share what they know about the subject. Or, if you have stories to hear,…

Hello, @Reinaldo Borges Júnior Welcome! If you want to get the intro to the group, check out this article - https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Teamwork-Lab-articles/Welcome-to-the-Teamwork-Lab/ba-p/1741147. Excited to hear more from you in the near future :)

Below are some topics we have debated on the show: Is it time to ditch the daily standup for remote teams? Should you message your teammates after hours? Should you turn your camera on in video calls? Should your team move to a four-day workweek? Should you really wear pajamas to a Zoom meeting? And here are topics we’ve…

Those seem like natural nervous thoughts for anyone new. And I agree that those thoughts can hold someone back. On my end, I think about what it was like when I was new on a team or to a company and how important and (at least eventually) how fine those experiences were. And if history shows a pattern, I'll be fine here,…

LOL okay noted. If you have any suggestions for challenges that you think would benefit the group, please share that, too!

I think general premise concepts are okay for this thread. But if you want to truly spoil something, will you spoiler tag with something like... SPOILERS AHEAD LAST CHANCE DO NOT READ BELOW IF YOU DON'T WANT SPOILERS **************************************

Glad to have you here, @Mia Paulin If you have any teamwork practice areas you have experience in like to share more about in the future OR if you have topics you’d like to learn more about in the future, let us know! 

I have a meh attitude going in and an appreciate attitude going out I'm a great example of someone who often dreads big group gatherings, whether in-person or virtual. My introversion really shows when I lose energy very early in these kinds of activities. But sometimes, social hangs with coworkers are made with people…

Hi @Priscila Vieira - welcome! My current team doesn't really use agile methodologies, but we use Jira to track and document iterations of work. It's especially helpful as we're remote, because instead of having to ask someone where they are in terms of progress, we can check a ticket and see the status of the project…

@Tommy Augustine we used to use rubber chickens for Plays at Atlassian, too! Share a photo of your Hollywood chicken in action ;)