Meetup 10 was my first with the Silicon Halton group and I was pleased to help out with facilitating the open space. Chris Herbert’s topic of what Silicon Halton would look like in 2020 (link to Chris’ post) inspired me to host a chat about the Rockefeller Habits.
Rockefeller Habits
The Rockefeller Habits is a framework for distilling big, hairy, audacious goals (BHAG) into small chunks so you can make small, incremental and measurable gains towards your goal. During this session I gave a brief overview of what the Rockefeller Habits are along with a couple of stories from a previous company that I helped implement them in. Mostly we brainstormed about the Rockefeller Habits and how it could apply to helping us figure out a long-term goal for what Silicon Halton looks like in 2010 or perhaps what the Halton region will look like in 2020. One example was using the Open Space in November as a possible action to help define what our BHAG is and how we can make incremental gains to get there. The most challenging part of the discussion was how to use this method in a non-corporate environment.
While the Rockefeller Habits are geared towards helping companies increase the value of their high-growth organization, the framework is rooted in common sense that can apply to all levels and types of goal setting. Our only action item was to chew on the output of the brainstorm and talk again at the next meeting to figure out what the next steps can be. For more information about the Rockefeller Habits, check out this site. Read more about my experiences implementing the Rockefeller Habits here.
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Jason Little is an independent Agile Coach and Consultant specializing in helping organizations improve their business processes and build success with Agile practices. You can view Jason’s Linked In profile here ( http://ca.linkedin.com/in/jasonlittle ) or check out his Agile Coach blog.
Silicon Halton note: Jason conducted an Open Space session at Meetup 10 on the topic of Effective Execution. This blog post was generated from that event. Thanks Jason!