{"id":12148,"date":"2015-11-17T09:59:21","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T07:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mozaicworks.com\/?p=6466"},"modified":"2022-02-01T17:37:45","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T15:37:45","slug":"effectively-improve-your-meetings-using-the-perfection-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mozaicworks.com\/blog\/effectively-improve-your-meetings-using-the-perfection-game","title":{"rendered":"Effectively improve your meetings using the Perfection Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Improvement ideas for future actions come from lessons learnt.\u00a0<b>Perfection game<\/b>\u00a0is one of the techniques used to express our opinions. It is a non-violent and action-focused technique, that can be used to get feedback. It can also be used as a\u00a0retrospective technique or to help teams to self organize.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how it goes:<\/p>\n<p>Each interested person has to answer three questions<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>On a scale from 1 to 10, how much value did you get from the meeting\/session\/event?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>What went good during the\u00a0<em>meeting\/session\/event<\/em>?<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>To make it a 10, what should be done differently next time?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We are going to use an internal open space as example. Using the perfection game to give feedback is like this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I gave 8.5 to the sessions. I liked:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The organization<\/li>\n<li>The venue<\/li>\n<li>The topics and the way they were presented<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To make it a 10, I would:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improve facilitation to minimise conflicts during the sessions<\/li>\n<li>Favor presentations with content more fit for the local context<\/li>\n<li>Propose more practical, hands-on sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>If we compare perfection game with the typical way to get feedback \u2013 answering the question \u201cwhat did you think about \u2026?\u201d \u2013 the\u00a0<strong>benefits<\/strong>\u00a0are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It\u2019s measurable on a scale from 1 to 10<\/li>\n<li>It provides a clear list of improvements<\/li>\n<li>It eliminates the negative effects of feedback (e.g throwing blame)<\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s effective, short and simple<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This technique is very versatile. You can use it whenever you need feedback, for example at the end of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scrum\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mozaicworks.com\/blog\/adopting-kanban-the-beginning\/\">Kanban<\/a>\u00a0retrospectives<\/li>\n<li>Scrum or Kanban planning sessions<\/li>\n<li>Meetings (e.g internal meetings, group learning sessions, pair working sessions)<\/li>\n<li>An event (we use it for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itakeunconf.com\">I T.A.K.E. Unconference<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Day to day work between colleagues, to facilitate personal improvement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What other techniques do you use for your team improvement? Also, let us know in the comments if you want to find out other techniques.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Let us know,\u00a0by taking this\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1nDLoHDaGZqebHzJBOpwPasaQjylomOKUMH77HAIVJrE\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1nDLoHDaGZqebHzJBOpwPasaQjylomOKUMH77HAIVJrE\/viewform\" rel=\"noopener\">short survey<\/a><\/strong>, what other information you consider useful. At the\u00a0end of the survey, you will receive\u00a0the checklist \u2018<strong>5 Duties of a Leader<\/strong>\u2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Improvement ideas for future actions come from lessons learnt.\u00a0Perfection game\u00a0is one of the techniques used to express our opinions. It is a non-violent and action-focused technique, that can be used to get feedback. It can also be used as a\u00a0retrospective technique or to help teams to self organize. 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