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Welcome to RogueCon 2006!
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Presented by Dan Ward, Gabe Mounce, and Chris Quaid
Rogue Personality Inventory
When someone starts a meeting by saying “These are the assumptions we may not question and the constraints we must comply with…” do you:
a) Take Notesb) Tune Outc) Objectd) Object in writinge) Object in rhyme (written or oral)f) Question the assumptions and reject the
constraints anyway
Would you rather:a) Be punished for doing the right thingb) Be rewarded for doing the wrong thing
a) Deserve honors and not have themb) Have honors and not deserve them
a) Do good things badlyb) Do meaningless things well
Failure is:a) A great learning experienceb) Usually something to avoidc) Always something to avoidd) Shamefule) Punishablef) Inevitableg) Excitingh) Fun
A
Manage Control
Predictable Repeatable
Ordinary One-size
Distinct Black & White
Absolute By the book
100% solution Checklist
Compel Template
Best practice Best-in-class
Imitate Stuff In
Enforce Science
Proscribe Tell
Mediocre Success Good
B
Lead Influence Reliable Innovative Heroic One-of-a-kind Fuzzy Black & White & Grey Relative (and absolute) By the seat of your pants 80% solution Guidelines Induce Tailored Practice A-Class-Of-It's-Own Illuminate Draw out Encourage Art Describe Show Excellent Failure Awesome
Which listof wordsappealsmost toyou?
The phrase “Innovation Without Permission” make you feel:
a) Excitedb) Boredc) Nervousd) Angrye) Frustratedf) Confusedg) Energizedh) Nauseated
We must emphasize:a) HR
b) Process
a) Missionb) Milestones
a) The law, policies and proceduresb) The right, moral, ethical stuff
Pick One:Trust
Trust, but verify
Verify, then trust
Verify
Dictate, Verify and Control
Scoring
If you answered x) all of the above or y) none of the above to any of the above,
Congratulations, you’re a Rogue.
If you thought this was funny, you’re probably a Rogue.
If you learned something, you’re probably a Rogue.
If you wrote down all your answers and were expecting to get a real score, you’re probably not a Rogue (yet).
If you are now slightly annoyed, you are probably not a Rogue
If you left in a huff 5 minutes ago, you’re almost certainly not a Rogue.
Rogue AttributesIntegrityBias for ActionInnovation CreativityCourage
IrreverencePure EnergyTrustinessOptimismMission / Vision
Willingness To Get The Shaft
The 8.5 Rogue Axioms
Axiom #1: Have the mission
imperative
Axiom #2: Integrity always
(always, always, always, always, always, always)
Axiom #3: Do not expect the rules to help you
Axiom #4: Networking is
working
Knock,Knock,Knockingon Newton’sDoor
Axiom #5: Significant risk is not
optional
The risk/reward calculation for program managers today looks too much like this:
Risk: Public humiliation, cancellation of your program and the end of a promising career.
Reward: A certificate of appreciation in a handsome plastic frame and an even more impossible assignment next time
We choose to go to the moon.
We choose to go to the moon in this decade & do the other things, not only because they are easy, but because they are hard….
We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade & do the other things not only because they are easy but, well, because they aren’t too hard…
Axiom #6: Reach Out
Axiom #7: Trust People
(‘nuff said)
Axiom #8: Inform the boss
Axiom #8.5: Avoid the no’ers
Never Accept the answer “No” from someone who
could not give you a “Yes” in the First place…
Oprah
Now, wait a minute…!
If you look at the history of innovation, you’ll see one proven recipe for breakthroughs:
Take a small, intensely focused team and impose an unreasonable timeframe on it.
- Alan Naumann, CEO & President Calico Commerce, Inc
F.I.S.T.
Tiny
Simple
InexpensiveFast
FIST Comic, Defense AT&L Mar/Apr 06http://www.dau.mil/pubs/dam/03_04_2006/fist_ma06.pdf
FAST: It’s About Time, Jan/Feb 06http://www.dau.mil/pubs/dam/01_02_2006/war_jf06.pdf
INEXPENSIVE: Doing Less With More, Nov/Dec 04http://www.dau.mil/pubs/dam/11_12_2004/ward-nd04.pdf
SIMPLE: The Simplicity Cycle, Nov/Dec 05http://www.dau.mil/pubs/dam/11_12_2005/war_nd05.pdf
TINY: FIST Part 5, May/Jun 06http://www.dau.mil/pubs/dam/05_06_2006/war_mj06.pdf