I’m speaking at the upcoming Global Scrum Gathering in Bengaluru (27-29 Jun, 2016). In this article I will give some background about my 90 min workshop. The ‘ontological constraints’ is the topic close to my heart and I’m excited to share these concepts with all of you. These concepts are easy to understand but difficult to explain. I think these concepts have evolved along with the evolution of human beings. I find them very relevant in the context of Agile Software development which emphasis “interaction” among people.
Whenever there is an “interaction” among people these ontological constraints play a vital role in the overall outcome and experience of that transaction.
Let’s look at, what is Ontology? Ontology is a branch of philosophy focusing on study and nature of ‘being’, now this term is also widely used in social science, computer science and in many other fields.
The term is derived from Greek words, “Onto” for existence and “logia” for study, science.
In general ontology focuses on the nature being for everything for example take an apple. The existence of apple can be seen, felt and can be tasted. In the context of managing Agile teams, I will be focusing on “way of being for people.”
To understand ‘the way of being’, pause for a moment.
Observe your mental state (attitude and state of mind), emotional state (feelings and emotions), bodily state (body sensation), thoughts and thought process (logic and memory). So your way of being is “what is going on with you internally in a given moment or in a given situation”
Once you experience the way of being, you can now look at the ontological constraints.
To look at the ontological constraints you need do a small exercise.
Write down or make mental note of the following question.
What kinds of people or kinds of situations you find uncomfortable to deal with?
Consider that there are some invisible ontological constraints are at play here.
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