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BONUS: Unleashing Agile Experimentation, Accelerating Learning Cycles With 24h Experiments, With Vasco Duarte Read the full Show Notes and search through the world's largest audio library on Scrum directly on the Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast website: http://bit.ly/SMTP_ShowNotes. Merry Christmas, everyone! In today's Christmas week BONUS episode, we're diving into the world of Agile experimentation, specifically exploring how to enable 24-hour experiments—a topic that promises to revolutionize the way we approach product development. As we explore this exciting subject, remember that each episode this week is a companion to the Coach Your Product Owner e-course, accessible at bit.ly/coachyourpo. This week's episodes are designed to equip Scrum Masters with essential tools to assist their Product Owners in mastering five key areas. Today, we unravel the secrets of conducting rapid experiments that speed up your learning and development cycles. First: Defining Experiments and Their Purpose in Product Development Let's start by revisiting the Lean Startup methodology and its famed Build-Measure-Learn cycle. Lean Startup emphasizes that the purpose of "building" is not merely to deliver software but to validate hypotheses. Before running an experiment, it's crucial to define what you're trying to achieve, as discussed in Monday's episode on how to define value. Taking Amazon's website as an example, suppose a team aims to boost the conversion rate for users who have added items to their cart. The hypothesis could be: "Removing shipping costs from the checkout overview will result in a higher conversion rate for people who've added an item to their cart." This hypothesis, or belief, becomes the trigger for experimentation. Second: Designing the Experiment Once the hypothesis is clear, it's time to design the experiment. Think of it as crafting a story, but with a focus on experimentation. Here's a template to structure your experiment: Title: Increase Conversion Rate for People Who've Added an Item to the Cart by Removing Shipping Costs from the Checkout Overview. We Do: Specify the actions to set up the experiment. We Expect: Clearly state the anticipated outcomes. Data We Collect: List the crucial data points needed for analysis. Conclusion: Outline the lessons learned and set a date for analysis. This structured template ensures clarity and sets the stage for a comprehensive understanding of the experiment. Third: Designing 24-Hour Experiments Before we start brainstorming stories and features that would need to be implemented by the development team, we should think about running experiments in 24 hours or less. We do this, because we want to avoid one of the major sources of waste in our processes: doing work that would not need to be done at all in the first place! As we explore the experiment above, we define the key question as, "Would a person not shown shipping costs be more likely to complete a purchase after adding an item to the cart?" To achieve faster learning, consider alternatives to software changes. In this episode, we explore some concrete alternatives to writing and deploying software when it comes to answer the key question defined above.  One example we explore is: conducting usability tests using paper prototypes with a small group. Through qualitative analysis and user feedback, you can gain confidence in your hypothesis without investing time in extensive software modifications. Running 24h Experiments: Summary In summary, today's episode tackled critical aspects of designing and running experiments, emphasizing the importance of learning. Key takeaways include: Lean Startup's Build-Measure-Learn cycle focuses on validating hypotheses. Experiment design involves specifying actions, expected outcomes, data collection, and drawing conclusions. The concept of 24-hour experiments emphasizes the need for rapid learning. All episodes this week complement the Coach Your PO e-course, available at bit.ly/coachyourpo. Related modules include: Version 2, Module 8: Critical Documents for the PO Role – Utilize Impact Mapping to identify assumptions and expectations for designing experiments. Version 2, Module 9: Collecting Feedback Faster – Explore methods for collecting feedback at various stages of product development, laying the groundwork for experiment-driven development. In Version 1, Module 3, we delve into Actionable Metrics—an indispensable tool for anyone looking to run successful experiments. For more details or to purchase the Coach Your PO e-course, visit bit.ly/coachyourpo. If personalized coaching is your preference, contact us at coaching@oikosofy.com. Continue your journey of learning, keep supporting your team, and join us for the final episode tomorrow! See you tomorrow! About Vasco Duarte Vasco is a leading voice in the agile community, known for his contributions to the development of agile methodologies and practices. He is the co-founder of Agile Finland and the host of Scrum Master Toolbox Podcast, the most popular Agile podcast in the world, which has more than 10 000 000 unique downloads. He is also the author of “NoEstimates: A novel look at how Agile can transform software development, making it both more sustainable, as well as incredibly profitable.” Vasco is a keynote speaker at many conferences and events, sharing his knowledge and experience with the agile community. With his passion and expertise in agile, Vasco has made a significant impact on the way software development is done today, helping organizations to become more efficient, flexible, and responsive to changing requirements.lYou You can link with Vasco Duarte on LinkedIn and connect with Vasco Duarte on Twitter.

"Successful entrepreneurs don't have better ideas, they have a better process," says Eric Reis in The Lean Start-Up. To learn how to innovate with speed, listen to this week's episode. Learning notes from this episode: “A start-up is a human institution designed to create a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty,” says Reis. Do not to apply your corporate experience to start-ups. Corporates have: Departments A known business model A known problem Start-ups have: 3 people and a dog No proven business model A problem hypothesis To test new ideas in conditions of extreme uncertainty, follow the Build-Measure-Learn cycle. (Pictured here) This process is not only for tech products. Use it to invent new products and services, and if you get traction with existing tools, then consider investing in tech. If you do not have a technical background, you will not know how to build a product so you could measure and learn. This is why The Lean Start-Up is a great theoretical guide to innovation, but does not present a clear path to product for non-technical innovators. The Non-Technical Founder's Introduction To Tech course shows how to apply Build-Measure-Learn in practice.    Join our next FREE Training on 28 September, 12 pm EDT / 5 pm BST How To Speak Tech For Leaders Previous class attendees said: “Super helpful content that can be applied to a wider range of professions, presented in a fun, personable way.” “Love presenter's extensive knowledge and experience, and use of concrete examples to convey points” “Presenter brought energy, humor & clarity.” “The inspiration I needed to hear the stories of non-tech people getting involved in tech.” Sign up here. ----- If you like learning about how tech products and profits get made, you'll like our newsletter. It's funny too. Sign up here. ----- There are 2 ways to apply this work to your goals: For individuals, APPLY FOR A CONSULTATION CALL for Tech For Non-Techies membership. For companies: If you want to increase productivity, innovation and diversity, then your non-technical teams need to learn how to collaborate with the techies.  BOOK A CALL to discuss bespoke training & consulting. We love hearing from our readers and listeners. So if you have questions about the content or working with us, just get in touch on info@techfornontechies.co   Say hi to Sophia on Twitter and follow her on LinkedIn. Following us on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok will make you smarter. 

“If we would only spend a bit more time on this feature before release, we could make it just perfect”... does this sound familiar? And yet when building digital products, we work with MVPs and small improvements. Why is this better than working on more finalized features? As startups, we are trying to figure out what's the best thing to build as quickly as possible. That's why early products are not meant to be perfect… we are in constant experimentation! In this episode we talk about Lean Startup, the scientific approach proposed by Eric Ries in his book: “The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses” We explain why Startups need a specific approach to creating products. We give an introduction to the Lean Canvas and we cover in detail the Build - Measure - Learn loop: How we reduce waste by avoiding building the wrong thing How we set up experiments that will help us validate or invalidate our hypothesis How we define success and failure metrics for our experiments How we learn based on the changes in customer behaviour that we see from our experiments _____________________ If you like what we do you can buy us coffee

Tidigare i veckan höll vi en workshop om att experimentera och vill dela med oss av vad vi pratade om. Vi börjar med de tre olika huvudgrupper av experiment: Enkäter och kvalitativa undersökningar Painted door tests eller Smoke tests A/B test Det finns några olika tillfällen då A/B-test är användbara. Dels vid ren optimering, dels för att ta reda på om ett helt paket av förändring i en release inte har en negativ eller överraskande effekt. Det tredje tillfället som A/B-tester är användbara är när vi vill validera nya idéer. A/B-tests är perfekta för det! Det är det primära skälet till att jobba med A/B-test. Vi vill uppmuntra produktorganisationer att ta reda på vad av det som ligger i backloggen eller roadmapen som borde byggas – det gör ni med hjälp av experiment! 2009 släppte Microsoft en rapport där de hade tagit reda på vad som gjorde att ett team nådde sina mål effektivt. Det var inte att de hade bättre utvecklare, eller att de hade bättre idéer. Det enda som skiljde de framgångsrika teamen med de andra teamen var att de snabbare kunde slänga idéer som inte hade någon effekt. Det visade sig att ca 1/3 av allt som samtliga produktteamen byggde gav en positiv effekt på målet, 1/3 hade ingen effekt alls, och 1/3 hade påverkade målet negativt. Så enda skillnaden var tiden till att kasta bort dåliga idéer. Organisationer och team som experimenterar i hög hastighet brukar prata om win rate, alltså hur stor andel av alla idéer gav ett önskat resultat. Microsoft, Pinterest och Slack har delat med sig att deras win rate ligger på ca 30%. Facebook som har ca 22 000 experiment igång samtidigt säger att deras win rate är 15% och Google som släpper ca 300 000 experiment per år säger att deras win rate ligger på 10%. Ju mer innovativa och galna idéer du testar desto lägre kommer win rate vara, men möjligheten till att just innovera ökar. Ronny Kohavi delade nyligen en bild från 2007 när Microsoft hade en strategikonferens där han pitchade "Accelerating Innovation with A/B Testing" för dem. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ronnyk_abtesting-microsoft-experimentguide-activity-6790503518840201216-Z22y Vissa vill gärna gå på intuition, men det kan missleda oss. Vi tror oftast väldigt mycket på våra egna idéer, just för att de är våra egna idéer. Om vi inte ska gå på intuition brukar en del säga att vi ska gå på vad datan säger oss. Med enbart data kan också vara missledande för oftast handlar det om att titta på gammal data. Därför behöver vi ett verktyg som hjälper oss att ta affärsbeslut och det verktyget är experiment! För att komma igång med A/B-tester behöver du göra dessa saker: Alla har idéer på hur man kan förbättra målet. Samla in alla idéer, gör om dem till hypoteser, definiera ett minsta möjliga test. Tänk "Vad kan vi få ut på 1/2 dag eller 1 dag?". Det här förarbetet gör att det blir lätt att analysera när testet är klart. Du vet vad du ska mäta, vilken effekt du letar efter och det blir lätt att svara sant eller falskt på hypotesen. Samla teamet så att ni kan prioritera era hypoteser. Det har vi ett avsnitt om: Process: Ta fram idéer & prioritera dem. Gör så många Build-Measure-Learn-loopar som möjligt varje vecka. Bygg så litet som möjligt. Våga prioritera bort att bygga välbyggda saker till förmån att kunna testa många saker fort. Det som visar sig funka tas vidare och byggs robust, det andra slängs. Vill du vara med och berätta om hur ditt företag jobbar med att jobba datadrivet? Hör av dig till oss på Linkedin. Vi som pratar heter Joni Lindgren och Jasmin Yaya. Producerat av Niklas Bryngelsson. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/datadrivet/message

Today is all about Lean Startup Methodology. Nick Spiller and Grant Gurtin talk through three concepts: the Build/Measure/Learn cycle, customer discovery interviews, and the lean canvas.Follow us on IG: @BetaBusinessPod

A completed lean product is made up of hundreds of small tests. Let's decode the scientific method to continually testing your hypothesis through the data-informed experiments.

Noch ein Podcast für Marketeers? Naja, wir finden Experimente halt cool – also haben wir mal eins gestartet. Genau! Diesen Podcast. Dabei ist es eigentlich egal, ob A/B Testing im Marketing oder Experimentieren irgendwo anders im Business. Bei uns geht's um Build-Measure-Learn, Optimization, Lean, Innovation und andere Buzzwords, aber eigentlich nur ums Lernen und Experimentieren (meistens) im Business-kontext. Wir sprechen über unsere Erfahrungen und diskutieren Meinungen, Tools, Frameworks etc. Experiment? Feedback! Helft uns geiler zu werden und schreibt uns :)

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RC011 Using a Build, Measure, Learn Approach to Education with Mark Weyers  Mark is the Founder of IIAD Global, an education and innovation company that works with colleges and universities to generate alternative streams of revenue through the establishment of online learning and satellite branch campuses all over the world. Mark has consulted with schools, colleges and universities in Canada, Ireland, UK, Netherlands, China, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and across the Middle East. He holds a BA. in Psychology, a B.Ed in Education an M.Ed in Educational Psychology, an M.Sc in Neuropsychology and an Ed.D in Education Leadership & Management    Mark joins us this week to discuss the innovative education framework called Lean Education. It can be used with any national curriculum and adopts a spiral competency based education approach. Thus, it focuses student effort, not only on the accumulation of subject knowledge within the curriculum, but on honing the skills and developing the character qualities needed to become successful in life.      “How can we infuse curiosity into the learning environment, so we allow students to drive their eduction?”    “It’s about reliability and validity. Is this method of assessment truly measuring what I think I taught, and what my students truly know and learned?    This week on the Roll Call Podcast:   The beginning of Lean Education Student-driven eduction Build. Measure. Learn Infusing competencies in Spiral curriculum Thinking process In the classroom practical application - mental models How educators respond to a new paradigm shift Liquidity of knowledge Building a foundation for knowledge Implementing a new system Build, measure, learn in a content heavy environment Build, measure, learn in professional development           Resources Mentioned:    BCI Institute Lean Education Framework: https://www.bci.institute/lean-education/ IIAD Global: https://iiadglobal.com  Book: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World    This episode is sponsored by REACH Boarding   This episode is sponsored by REACH Boarding, an award-winning, feature-rich boarding school management tool used by over 400 schools in five continents to manage risk, increase efficiency, and improve communication in boarding school management.   To learn more about REACH Boarding, its features and integrations, visit www.reachboarding.com   Empowering the Future of Independent Education & Boarding School Management   Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of Roll Call with Brian Murray and Josh Simons, the show helping education professionals stay at the forefront of global education trends. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts and leave your honest review.   Don’t forget to share your favorite episodes with your colleagues on social media to help us spread the word and help more education professionals stay at the forefront of independent education and boarding school management techniques to empower the future of the education environment.

This is pt. 2 of Episode 6 In this episode I dive in to what my plans were for the camera I purchased. I also talk about how I organized the files, content, and ideas that I come up with. Every Sunday evening around 5pm I started doing an internet broadcast I called 'From The Ground Up: Lazy Sunday Broadcast'. It started off as an experiment where I would play music from artists I met through blogging. After a while the show transformed into a broadcast where I would share my entrepreneurial journey and talk about Food, Tech, and Media. Sometimes I would come up with an idea, talk about it on the broadcast, collect feedback, experiment, and then talk about the results in the next weeks broadcast. I initially got the idea from The Lean Startup by Eric Ries. In the book Eric Ries talks about the Build-Measure-Learn method which is a positive feedback loop to see how effective a product, service, or idea is and changing it based on the feedback you receive. Overtime I used this feedback to change the broadcast and the experiments little by little over time. The show is now called 'Lazy Sundaze' and I have been doing the show every Sunday for 2 years now. Basically after getting my camera I started planning what I wanted to document and I also built a system that would help me try to continuously create new things or 'experiments' to document. The end goal was to learn or figure out a way to, make it fun, make it valuable and try to monetize it. In hindsight, I have still not brewed mead. But I have done some other experiments that came up during Lazy Sundaze. I have tried making kombucha, lacto-fermenting pickles, I have made carrot powder, and celery powder. I have also started a 28 sq foot garden in my back yard and a 4 sq foot garden in my closet. I think at the time of recording this I did not have my pop filter for my microphone yet, so you can hear breathing and other fast-moving air in the microphone. I still use my 'Business Folder' today, however, some of it has moved over to google drive for collaborating purposes. I also want to mention, during this recording I was trying really hard to learn different or unique ways to document and monitize my experiences. However, over time my need or desire to monetize my documented experiences/experiments faded away. I started to just enjoy sharing my experiences, learning and figuring things out. Now I do Lazy Sundaze, and do the Learning to be a Food Entrepreneur podcast without really any intention to make money from it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/learningtobeafoodentrepreneur/support

The 7 Day Startup: You Don’t Learn Until You Launch โดย Dan Norris คือ หนังสือที่ตบแนวทางการทดสอบสมมติฐานในหนังสือ The Lean Startup ของ Eric Ries ได้กระจุยเล่มหนึ่งทีเดียว หากใครเคยอ่าน The Lean Startup มาก่อน หัวใจสำคัญของเล่ม คือ วงจร Build-Measure-Learnหรือการตั้งสมมติฐานขึ้นมาเพื่อทดสอบ วัดผล และเรียนรู้จากสิ่งที่ได้ คล้ายกับกระบวนการทางวิทยาศาสตร์ ทั้งหมดนำไปสู่การลดความสูญเปล่าที่เกิดขึ้นในธุรกิจสตาร์ทอัพให้มากที่สุด แต่ในเคสของ Dan เขาไม่มีเวลามาพอที่จะมาตั้งและทดสอบสมมติฐานในการสร้างธุรกิจเกิดใหม่ (Startup) เนื่องจากเงินกำลังจะหมด และเขาเองต้องเตรียมตัวย้ายเมืองเพื่อหางานใหม่ สถาณการณ์ที่บีบบังคับเช่นนี้ทำให้ Dan ตัดสินใจปล่อย Product ออกไปก่อนแล้วค่อยมาเรียนรู้ทีหลังจากผลตอบรับที่ได้จากลูกค้าจริง โดยใช้เวลาเพียง 7 วัน เพื่อพิสูจน์ความสำเร็จของธุรกิจได้

  Alexander Reichert is the Co-Founder & CEO of AgVend, an eCommerce platform that partners with various ag retailers to adapt to the evolving needs of American farmers. Their platform allows farmers to connect with retailers and purchase their products and/or services anywhere and at any time. Alex practices the Build-Measure-Learn philosophy in his life and believes customer satisfaction isn’t an option, but a critical part of success in any industry.   Alexander joins me today to describe AgVend, what inspired him to start the company, how it works, and how it seeks to help farmers. He explains the need to have an online presence in the ag industry and why farmers today are more open to online retail stores. He discusses the various ways AgVend can help both farmers and ag retailers in as transparent a manner as possible. He also shares the values and culture he promotes in his company.     “The ones who start and get on track early are the ones who will be most successful." - Alexander Reichert       This Week on The Future of Agriculture Podcast:   What AgVend is and what it is designed to do. The story that inspired him to start AgVend. The reason behind the surge of online eCommerce platforms in the ag space. How they develop their business strategies and project ideas. How they guarantee a healthy and profitable platform. Fixing constantly fluctuating quotations on online items. Why customers would be inclined to use their platform. The company values he instills in AgVend.     Manager Minute   Retrofitting a culture to a company is nearly impossible.     Key Takeaways:   Growers appreciate if they can work with retailers within their community. Technological solutions that combine with the human element are the ones that stick. Farmers today are more comfortable in obtaining information and buying ag products online.     Connect with Alexander Reichert:   AgVend Facebook Twitter Instagram Email: contact@agvend.com Direct Email: alexander@agvend.com         2019 AgGrad 30 Under 30   Help us celebrate the top 30 future leaders of agriculture! Nominate your favorite up-and-coming, future executives, innovators, and influencers in the following agriculture categories:   Agribusiness Production Agriculture Research & Technology Entrepreneurship Education & Advocacy   Nominations for the 2019 AgGrad 30 Under 30 list are now open and are scheduled to close Thursday, January 31, 2019, at 11:59 PM. Self-nominations are accepted.   Winners will be announced March 2019.   To learn more about the eligibility requirements, announcement date and location, and to nominate for the 2019 AgGrad 30 Under 30 list, visit: 30Under30.ag     We Are a Part of a Bigger Family!    The Future of Agriculture Podcast is now part of the Farm and Rural Ag Network. Listen to more ag-related podcasts by subscribing on iTunes or on the Farm and Rural Ag Network Website today.      Share the Ag-Love!    Thanks for joining us on the Future of Agriculture Podcast – your spot for valuable information, content, and interviews with industry leaders throughout the agricultural space! If you enjoyed this week’s episode, please subscribe on iTunes and leave your honest feedback. Don’t forget to share it with your friends on your favorite social media spots!    Learn more about AgGrad by visiting:  Future of Agriculture Website AgGrad Website AgGrad on Twitter  AgGrad on Facebook  AgGrad on LinkedIn  AgGrad on Instagram 

Buchautor Tomas Herzberger spricht mit Oliver Kemmann über das Trend-Thema Growth Hacking. Kunden gewinnen, aktivieren, motivieren – wie können Unternehmen ihr Wachstum „hacken“? Warum sind schnelle und messbare Ergebnisse die besseren Ergebnisse? Und was hat das alles mit Fehlerkultur zu tun? Tomas Herzberger erklärt in der zehnten Folge von „Das Digitale Sofa“ wie Growth Hacking funktioniert – unterhaltsam und mit vielen Praxis-Beispielen. Timecodes: 00:00 Intro & Begrüßung 00:41 Das Buch „Growth Hacking“ von Tomas Herzberger 03:38 Vorstellung Tomas Herzberger 07:17 Growth Hacking 08:14 Beispiel „Airbnb“ 10:43 Festlegen von Unternehmenszielen 13:24 Entscheidungsmacht – bei wem? 15:18 Growth Team 16:52 „Build-Measure-Learn“ 18:00 Beginn eines Growth Hacking Projektes 19:16 Messbarkeit der Unternehmensziele 23:00 Skalieren eines Kanals 25:04 Relevanz von Landingpages und die Bedeutung des persönlichen Kundenkontaktes 32:14 Unternehmenspositionierung 35:50 Zuschauerfragen 42:34 Growth Hacking – Meet Up Infolinks zur Folge: Golden Circle von Simon Sinek: bit.ly/1M8LGR4 Growth Hacking Meetup: bit.ly/2IfzPkI Literatur: Content Design: Durch Gestaltung die Conversion beeinflussen bit.ly/2pyITsj Mehr zum Gast Thomas Herzberger gibt es hier: tomasherzberger.net Hier geht es zur Videoversion auf YouTube: https://youtu.be/cmtByNU6718 Bei Fragen und Anmerkungen oder Verbesserungsvorschlägen, schickt uns gerne eine E-Mail an: DasDigitaleSofa@kemweb.de

Warwick founded Lawcadia, a lawtech business, in October 2015 in Brisbane Australia. Warwick is passionate about the lean start up philosophy and we talk in depth about the process of ideation, preparing for entrepreneurship and the multi-faceted skills needed to be a CEO and founder, which differs enormously from what was requires as a corporate lawyer.  He shares his insights on building his business, the future of legal careers, mentoring and leadership, and how he applies the principles of Build Measure Learn to all their strategy and products. Unusually his co-founder is also his wife who has a blue chip marketing background and he shares his insights on what it works so well for them and why some investors like it.

How hard is it to get started?  I’m sure we’ve all had things that either need to be done, or that we’d like to do, but we put them off – shift them to the bottom of the pile or check out our Facebook feed instead. Procrastination is evil, and it afflicts us all at some point or another.  When it comes to Financial Autonomy dreams, I think procrastination is quite possibly the number 1 impediment to you moving forward.  So with this in mind, I’ve done some research on strategies to overcome procrastination woes, and today I’m going to share with you the key things I’ve learnt. When it comes to achieving something great, something worthwhile, taking the first step is often the hardest part.  Perhaps it’s not knowing where to begin.  Or a sense of overwhelm – the goal feels like this huge inflatable ball – impossible to get your arms around and difficult to know where to grab it. Procrastination does not equal lazy.  It's likely driven more by fear of uncertainty or failure, or anxiety, which is often closely associated with overwhelm. But if you’re to make progress on your Financial Autonomy goals, then making a start is essential I've seen quotes and interviews from incredibly successful authors Stephen King and Jodi Piccoult, who both have routines that require them to just sit down and write.  It can always be edited latter, but waiting for the inspiration lightning bolt to strike is not the way achieve anything - just make a start! A common strategy deployed to overcome procrastination is to break down the thing – the goal, task or whatever - into smaller tasks, and then work through these small tasks one at a time.  I find Trello really helpful for this so you might like to check that out – it’s free for individual users. Create one column titled “Things to do” and create cards in there for all the components you can think of that need to be done to reach your goal.  Then you create two other columns, one titled “Doing”, and the other “Done”.  Work on one card at a time from the “things to do column, and progressively move them across into the “Done” column.  It really helps clarify your thinking and overcome the sense of overwhelm, and also self reinforces as your see the “Done” column start to fill up – you feel like you’re making progress. Tip 1 to overcoming procrastination – break the goal down into smaller components and deal with one of them at a time. Making a start is hard, but let’s say you’ve taken action on the first tip and broken your goals into small actionable pieces.  Another thing you might want to include is a time frame.  When will you get these done?  I personally wouldn’t set time frames for each small item you’ve identified, because before you start working on them, it’s tough to judge how long it will take – inevitably some tasks will take on the fraction of the time you would have guessed, whilst others are like an old woollen jumper your grandma made you – what starts of a as a single lose thread ends up going on and on the more you pull on it. So don’t set time frames at the individual task level would be my advice, but I think there is value in setting yourself times frames to achieve broader milestones. Let’s say your goal is to start up a side line business online.  Something to generate some extra income, and potentially even develop into your primary source of income one day if it really took off. So you break that down into lots of different things that you need to do – register a business name, buy the website address, get a logo designed, etc.  It might be helpful to set yourself a deadline that by the 1st of March, I’ll have my idea to a point where I can start showing people and getting realistic feedback.  A deadline like that provides flexibility around the individual components, but helps you stay the course, and push on when the energy levels flag a bit. I should add here too that what you don’t want to do is set unrealistic deadlines.  They will just create disappointment and frustration and potentially make you give up on your goal. Tip 2 – is set realistic time frames to get things done. Who hasn’t sat at the dinner table as a kids and seem something on the plate that made you want to run and hide – brussel sprouts, parsnip, fish – we’ve all got something.  And what did our wise elder folk advise?  Eat the things you don’t like first – don’t leave it to last. The same can definitely apply here to you overcoming your procrastination.  What is the ugliest bit that needs to get done if you are to make progress on your Financial Autonomy goals?  Can you tackle that first? I’ve certainly had instances, and I’d imagine you have too, where there’s some task you’ve been dreading, and so you’ve taken every opportunity to put it off.  But the day comes where it just has to get done.  So I grudgingly get started, and after 10 minutes realise, this isn’t nearly as ugly as I thought it would be. And with that ugly bit out the way, it’s downhill from here.  You’ve got momentum now. Tip 3 – can you tackle the worst bit first? Perfection.  A good thing right?  When it comes to overcoming procrastination, no.  A statement I know is often used in software development, but has broader application, is that perfection is the enemy of progress. We all want to produce the best that we can, but sometimes striving for perfection can mean nothing gets produced.  Much better to do the best you can within a reasonable time frame, and then improve from their - it's certainly an approach I've taken with this podcast.  I'm always thinking about how I can improve the audio quality, the structure of the program, how I speak - it goes on and on.  The point is, if I didn't release a single episode until I thought I had these things perfect, there'd never be a Financial Autonomy podcast. This train of thought aligns with the Lean Start Up methodology that I’ve mentioned in the past around Minimum Viable Product and the Build Measure Learn development cycle.  Rather than procrastinate in not launching your idea because you’re worried it’s not perfect, think instead about how you can get your idea out into the world and test whether it works – then improve from there.  Perfection is perhaps something to be achieved over time, or at least perhaps aspired to over time, rather than a hurdle that needs to be strided over before you can move forward. And this can be applied quite broadly.  We’re not just thinking about launching a new business idea here.  Perhaps it’s doing your household budget, or planning for early retirement.  Do the best you can, make a start, and then adjust and improve as you go. Tip 4 – don’t let the aim of achieving perfection prevent you from making a start, rather, aim to adjust and perfect over time. Ever write yourself up a to-do list either at the start of the day or the night before?  Perhaps you’ve felt a bit frustrated that you didn’t achieve what you’d hope to achieve the day before and so you’ve given yourself a good taking to and today you’re going to kick some gaols. As you achieve those things on your list, do you cross them out?  I certainly do.  It makes you feel good.  You’re getting somewhere. This is measuring progress and is a really helpful way to overcome procrastination and make progress on your goals. Ticking off a list makes you feel good.  It provides a positive feedback loop. Tip 5 in overcoming your procrastination – measure progress. Could your environment be holding you back?  When you wre at school, studying for end of year exams, was it better to do it in a quiet place, like perhaps your bedroom, or in the family room with the TV going and people talking all around you? When you’re looking to put off doing something – procrastinating - distractions are your enemy.  Distractions are an enabler. “I really need to get my paperwork together to lodge my tax return, but, hang on, what’s that coming up next on TV?  The latest David Attenbourgh documentary of the life cycle of the African dung beetle? Sounds like something important. Perhaps I’ll just give that a watch and then I’ll do the tax stuff afterwards”. If you spend a good portion of your day in front of a computer, this can be an enormous distraction source.  Pop-ups that you’ve receive yet another spam email are not helpful – perhaps you could turn those notifications off.  Is social media your Achilles heel.  Maybe make a rule with yourself that you won’t check it between 9am and 5pm. We’re all susceptible to distractions, so if this is a factor in your procrastination, think about how you could escape them. Tip 6 – is your environment enabling your procrastination? As I mentioned at the start, in preparing for this piece, I did quite a bit of research.  One cause of procrastination that I’d never previously considered was the situation where you feel you need to ask someone else for their wisdom or help. But you feel uncomfortable asking. Perhaps you’re worried about interrupting them, and feeling like you’ll look stupid or weak in asking. So you don’t ask, and that gives you the excuse to put it off – make no progress. If this is your procrastination road block, then either you need to push past that concern and just ask, or, perhaps more helpfully, figure it out for yourself.  If you get onto Youtube and type “how do I …”, chances are you’ll find 300 videos showing you step by step instructions on whatever it is that you need to know.  If that doesn’t do it, then you could start Googling.  Or perhaps there is someone else you could ask. Tip 7 in overcoming procrastination is – figure it out for yourself. If you’ve played a game on your smart phone recently, chances are that in the course of the game you will have been given some sort of badge, or token, or coin.  These are valueless outside of the game, but game makers include them because we humans like rewards.  We like recognition that we are making progress or we have achieved something. So how about using that same approach to develop your procrastination beating strategy? Recognise progress and reward yourself.  So for instance, your motivating reward might be "if I can get 3 months in a row where I live within my budget and build up my savings account as planned, I'm going to have a weekend away down at the beach to celebrate”.  Awesome. Perhaps even you tell someone about the deal you’ve made with yourself, or maybe even invite them along – that would really up the ante.  I’m pretty confident it would help you push past your procrastination barrier. Tip 8 therefore is, recognise progress and reward yourself. Finally, if procrastination is something that impacts you, do some self-reflection on what impact procrastination is having on your life, and the circumstances that often lead to procrastination.  This insight might point to a strategy or combination of strategies that can enable you to move forward on your Financial Autonomy dream. I think I’m more susceptible to procrastination in the afternoon than in the morning.  I’m fresher in the morning, more energy, and therefore possess more of a willingness to push through. So by having an awareness of this, when I know there’s something I need to work on that I think will be difficult, and where therefore there’s a chance I might be inclined to put it to the bottom of the pile for another day, I’ll make that the first thing I do in the morning.  For me that’s a strategy that works. I used to have a housemate who had a routine that whenever she got on the phone to have a chat to a friend, she’d light up a cigarette and sit on the back step.  Like most smokers, she had a desire to quit smoking, but of course she procrastinated, in no small part no doubt due to the addictive qualities of nicotine.  But when she did finally decide to quit, she realised that she needed to change her phone catch-up with friends routine. Tip 9 – think about the circumstances that often lead to you procrastinating.  What can you do to prevent those circumstances from disrupting forward progress? Well, hopefully that gives you some good ideas to enable you to push through your procrastination barriers.  As always I’ve put together a toolkit for this episode and in that I’ve included a simple list of the 9 tips shared here.  I’ve also included the Dream Planner template, and listing of useful books that includes info on the Lean Start Up that I mentioned earlier, useful websites that includes a link to the Trello software that I also mentioned, and a piece on SMART goals.  So be sure to download that.  Our toolkits are free and hopefully really helpful in you taking impactful actions. Here’s the 9 tips to help you overcome your procrastination demons: Break the goal down into smaller components and deal with one of them at a time Set realistic time frames to get things done Can you tackle the worst bit first? Don’t let the aim of achieving perfection prevent you from making a start. Rather, aim to adjust and perfect over time. Measure progress. Is your environment enabling your procrastination? Figure it out for yourself Recognise progress and reward yourself Think about the circumstances that often lead to you procrastinating. What can you do to prevent those circumstances from disrupting forward progress?

I can't believe it but TEM has hit its 100th episode! Tens of thousands of downloads in 77 countries and all 50 states. That's hard to wrap my head around! A huge thank you to everyone who has listened, commented, shared TEM with a friend, supported me through Patreon or in some other way helped to make the podcast a success. Also, to our producers and interns at Pedal Note Media, you guys rock! And of course thank you to the incredible guests who have all donated their time to being interviewed. Turns out the most successful people in the music business are incredibly busy so it really is a sacrifice for them to carve out an hour for some tuba player to grill them about their career path. If you had told a younger me the list of people I would someday interview I would have told you you were nuts! Even though it is a crazy amount of work, I'm having a blast doing this so no plans to stop any time soon. Here's to the next 100! Topics Covered: 7:22 - TEM 1 Ranaan Meyer: Being first in a category 8:45 - TEM 2 Pat Sheridan: "For Band, Chorus and Orchestral Winds" 9:58 - TEM 3 Gavin Chuck & Michael Clayville: Make art people couldn't live without 11:39 - TEM 4 Dr. Tim Lautzenheiser: Communication and persistence are cornerstones of success 13:44 - TEM 5 Jeff Nelsen: Fearless Performance as it relates to be an entrepreneur 15:44 - TEM 6 Brian Pertl: The perfect meld of artist and businessman 17:32 - TEM 7 Jeff Conner: Networking is a longterm process 19:13 - TEM 9 David Vining: His battle with dystonia taught him to not always approach problems in a linear and traditional manner 20:50 - TEM 10 Jonathan Kuuskoski: The importance of getting into the Build->Measure->Learn feedback loop as quickly as possible 22:37 - TEM 11 Jim Stephenson: The value of humility in a sustainable career 24:10 - TEM 13 Alan Baylock: Let them tell you no 27:01 - TEM 15 Mike Nickens: You do you and don't worry about fitting into a pre-existing mold 29:08 - TEM 17 Lance LaDuke: What else do you do? 31:06 - TEM 19 Ron Davis: Being fungible means you've already lost 33:29 - TEM 21 Max and Scott McKee: Surround yourself with the right people and anything is possible 34:25 - TEM 23 Michael Davis: Funded over 10 recordings through various creative ways 35:40 - TEM 25 Jennifer Rosenfeld and Julia Torgovitskaya: Why even in the worst case scenario you will learn a lot when starting a new venture 37:23 - TEM 27 John Kellogg: Why you need to define for yourself what your own definition of "making it" is 38:37 - TEM 29 Peter Seymour: Being willing to hear the word no literally thousands of times to get things moving 39:19 - TEM 32 Sam Pilafian: How having strengths where others have weaknesses will make you useful and hirable 40:30 - TEM 36 Michael Harley: Southern Exposure New Music Series has a very small yet incredibly dedicated niche 41:56 - TEM 38 Dan Gosling: The incredible ability to go from self-pity to launching your next plan overnight 44:03 - TEM 40 David Cutler: How impact and income are linked if you do it right 45:03 - TEM 42 Nate Zeisler: The importance of knowing your risk tolerance when plotting your career 46:55 - TEM 45 Drew McManus: How his Adaptistration blog not only solved problems for people but also created a community 48:10 - TEM 47 Mike Robinson: Going from the production line making drum heads to a job as the research and development coordinator in six months 49:53 - TEM 49 Ariel Hyatt: Evaluating ROI on social media is like try to monetize a cocktail party 51:32 - TEM 54 Hugh Sung: How they redesigned the AirTurn website a dozen times and paid attention to what worked and what didn't work with each version 53:20 - TEM 57 Lauren Pierce: - She learned how to code and was willing to email Wordpress support 10x a day until she understood everything 54:48 - TEM 59 Garrett Hope: The audacity of asking (including getting a Seth Godin talk onto his podcast) 56:33 - TEM 62 Jason Heath: The best time to start a podcast is five years ago and the second best time is today 58:04 - TEM 69 Seth Hanes: The importance of pitching people the right way (where they are getting at least 51% of the value of the exchange) 1:00:38 - TEM 71 Susan de Weger: Her time in IT helped her realize the importance of having a unique value proposition 1:03:00 - TEM 73 Jessica Meyer: The importance of intentionally networking/reaching out to people you don't know in an organized fashion 1:05:11 - TEM 79 Emilio Guarino: Why if you have no entrepreneurial experience, designing and selling a sticker for a project (like a band you're in) will teach you a lot about business 1:07:44 - TEM 83 John Beder: His use of deadlines to finally ship his documentary after years of making it 1:09:45 - TEM 85 Dana Fonteneau: Figuring out your why before deciding the tools to use and actually building stuff like websites 1:10:58 - TEM 87 Pete Meechan: Finding your niche (like he has with brass music) 1:12:43 - TEM 92 Steve Dillon: How his passion has helped him become an authority on certain subjects which in turn has helped him to solve problems for people 1:14:04 - TEM 95: Tim Topham How he built a community he could serve and then monetized it 1:16:58 - TEM 97 Mark Rabideau: His least favorite thing is a great idea that doesn't get executed   Show notes for all episodes of TEM including topics discussed, links to all books and websites referenced can be found at: http://www.andrewhitz.com/shownotes 1. 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I think when you’re freelancing when you start out you have to develop a productive schizophrenia. You have to be the do-er, and the rest is getting the stuff done. You have to be the executor or have executive control and be telling yourself what to do. Then you have to make sure that you are settling yourself with these important goals.

Bitte schreibt mir eine Bewertung auf Itunes https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/hebelzeit-zeit-investieren/id1137433304 Lean Startup Beim Lean Startup geht es nicht darum etwas möglichst billig zu machen, sondern das Ziel ist immer möglichst schnell etwas zu finden, das andere wollen. Es geht darum schneller zu lernen als jeder andere in seiner Branche. Und wie stellt man das an? Schritt 1: Was will ich lernen? (Learn) Am Anfang muss man natürlich wissen, welche Annahme die wichtigste für sein Unternehmen ist. Alles startet also mit dem Ziel etwas zu lernen. Wobei es dabei immer darum geht etwas messbares zu lernen. Nur wenn man es messen kann, dann kann man auch ein Experiment entwerfen, das einen Wissenszuwachs verspricht. Schritt 2: Baue ein Experiment (Build) Jetzt ist es wichtig sich zu überlegen, was ist das kleinste Experiment das ich machen kann, damit ich lerne was ich lernen will. Man braucht kein fertiges Produkt, man braucht nur einen klaren Versuchsausbau. Schritt 3: Messen (Measure) Der letzte Schritt ist jetzt das man die Ergebnisse sammelt und auswertet. Schritt 4-N: Gehe zurück auf Los Es ist meist nicht mit einem Experiment getan. Lean Startup funktioniert durch möglichst viele Durchläufe. Build Measure Learn, Build Measure Learn... und so weiter. Ziel ist es viele Durchläufe (Iterationen) in wenig Zeit zu schaffen und dadurch schneller zu verstehen was sich deine Kunden wünschen. Wie geht es weiter? In der nächsten Woche zeige ich euch verschiedene Coole Experimente (MVP) mit denen andere Gründer, aber auch große Unternehmen ihre Ideen erfolgreich getestet haben. Besonders könnt ihr euch über das Judo MVP freuen, weil ihr damit ganz ohne ein Produkt eure Idee testen könnt. Also schnell abonnieren und nicht verpassen. Tipp der Woche: Bevor ihr etwas startet, überlegt euch zuerst was ihr lernen wollt. Bonus von mir: Lean Canvas auf deutsch Playlist mit ein paar Geschäftsmodell Videos Drei Bücher: Lean Startup Das Handbuch für Startups Running Lean Drei Blogs: Eric Ries http://www.startuplessonslearned.com Steve Blank https://steveblank.com Ash Maurya https://leanstack.com/blog/

I am always surprised when critics complain that the Lean Startup’s Build, Measure, Learn approach is nothing more than “throwing incomplete products out of the building to see if they work.” Unfortunately the Build, Measure, Learn diagram is the cause of that confusion. At first glance it seems like a fire-ready-aim process.It’s time to update Build, Measure, Learn to what we now know is the best way to build Lean startups. Here’s how.

The key to running effective experiments is to first frame the experiment thoughfully. This takes time, but the investment pays off many-fold. Zach will guide you through the key steps of framing, which, when done properly, reward your brain–and your organization–with learning.

This podcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11, 2013 in San Francisco. Visit leanstartup.co for more information. Speakers: Alistair Croll, Ben Yoskovitz A key concept in Lean Startup is the Build-Measure-Learn loop. But what if you don’t know what to measure? All companies face challenges in determining useful metrics, but non-tech companies often have fewer benchmarks than their tech counterparts. In this free webcast, analytics experts Alistair Croll and Ben Yoskovitz will discuss practical approaches to the this problem. Their conversation will be followed by live Q&A with the webcast attendees, so come with your questions in mind. This webcast is produced by The Lean Startup Conference, December 9 - 11 in San Francisco. Visit http://leanstartup.co/ for more information.