In this week's episode, Peter Maddison and David Sharrock discuss how Geoffrey Moore's “chasm” model of market adoption can be used to understand organizational change. They explore the differences between enthusiastic early adopters and more reluctant individuals when it comes to change. The model explains the challenges organizations face when adopting new ideas or technologies and the necessary shift in mindset and approach required to successfully navigate the chasm. They also discuss what behaviors or approaches need to be altered based on the specific context of the organization.

This week's takeaways:

• Understand the different stages of adoption, practices, and people.
• Different methods and techniques are needed for different groups of people, depending on their journey.

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On the last episode of the Definitely, Maybe Agile podcast, Peter Maddison and Dave Sharrock had a great discussion about 12 year-end suggestions for a more agile 2023. Let’s take a look at the four main categories they discussed.

This week's takeaways:
A.- Marketplace and change:
   1. Stop thinking things are different right now (change is the new black).
   2. Think holistically
   3. Broaden your information-gathering sources

B.- Pragmatic stuff to remember
   4. Shorter time horizons
   5. Rise to your goals, fall to the level of your systems
   6. Strategic: If you say yes to this, what do you say no to?

C. Don't forget
   7. Quality is probably more important than you think
   8. Don't forget your people
   9. Security

D. End of year
   10. Revisit your objectives
   11. Reflect: Notebook story
   12. Sharpen the saw

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Many businesses are under pressure to undergo digital transformation, but the process is often fraught with difficulties. In this week's episode of the podcast, Peter and Dave discuss what causes digital transformations to run into issues and fail.

This week's takeaways: 

• Focusing on too much change all at once
• Lack of alignment
• Conflicting priorities

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 How do you know you are going in the right direction? This is a question that plagues many of us. We set out with a plan and a destination in mind, but somewhere along the way, we lose sight of where we're supposed to be going. If this sounds familiar, don't worry, you're not alone. In this week's episode, Peter and Dave talk about how to measure your progress and keep track of whether or not you're headed in the right direction. We'll also discuss some of the indicators that can help you determine if you're making the desired behavioral change.

This week's takeaways:
- Keep your people on board and reward the change
-Incremental delivery. Take small and measurable steps
-Checking-in regularly
- Establish your Leading vs Lagging Indicators

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Dave Sharrock and Peter Maddison dive into the topic of bridging the gap in this week's podcast. In recent weeks they've talked a lot about transformation through the eyes of technical digital implementation. Now they will focus on bridging the gap between technology and the business side of the organization.

This week's takeaways:

• Customer-centric versus product-centric
• Close customer decision gap
• There's a greater understanding in general of technology and how it can be applied

Resource:
How Apple Is Organized for Innovation- https://hbr.org/2020/11/how-apple-is-organized-for-innovation

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In the last couple of weeks, Peter and Dave have shared their thoughts on digital transformations and what constitutes that transformation. In this episode, they will cover the underlying piece or underlying umbrella about this, which is digital change management. They'll talk about how to move forward after implementing change.

 This week's takeaways: 

• Make changes small enough that people can get through them. We want lots of small changes, not one massive one.
• Change is continuous.
• Stop optimizing before you have tested your model.

Resources:
Dave Snowden - How leaders change culture through small actions https://youtu.be/MsLmjoAp_Dg

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 Dave Sharrock and Peter Maddison explore how an agile transformation is different from a digital transformation in this week's podcast.

This week's takeaways:

• Identify what you need to change first.
• Leadership alone won't make it. They need the participation of the whole organization.
• Understand why you are making the change.

Resource:
Simon Sinek - Golden rule- https://youtu.be/qp0HIF3SfI4

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In this week's podcast, Dave and Peter explore the fourth types of digital transformation: cultural or organizational.

They explain why organizational transformation is tied to any other type of transformation and the role of leadership in those changes.

This week's takeaways:

• Leaders have to be on board with the change.
• Organizational change is always present.
• Intuitive or deliberate. There's a big difference between leaders who intuitively change the culture and those who thoughtfully change a culture.

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 We've been talking about digital transformation this season. We mentioned the four types of digital transformations: process, business model, domain, and organizational change. Today on the Definitely, Maybe Agile Podcast, Peter & Dave will focus on domain transformation.
What is domain transformation? What differs from business model transformation? Why can it be so difficult for companies to achieve it?

This week's takeaways:

• Success in the new domain often comes from the different approaches and knowledge you bring with you
• Use tools to gather data and understand the risks
• Domain transformation can be challenging to achieve.

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Previously, Dave and Peter talked about process transformation in the context of digital transformations. This week on the Definitely, Maybe Agile podcast, they discuss the second of the four types of digital transformation, business model transformation.

They will explain some examples of the different types of business model transformation that organizations can experience.

This week's takeaways:

• Bring strategic leaders to the table.
• A shift in how you interact with customers.
• Get good at change.

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