We enter into some conversations with an understanding of how it will proceed and expectations as to how our thought and action will thus be modified. Here we collect examples working from history toward newer forms, representative but not comprehensive.
# Historical
Fireside telling of legends while enjoying the proceeds of the hunt. Root of the Hero's Journey.
Lecture where prepared material is presented to an audience who may take notes and possibly ask for clarifications.
# Organizational
Weekly status meeting where team members recount their progress on assigned tasks and possibly accept action items to be completed in the coming week.
Daily standup where work in progress is acknowledged and where joint problem solving can be scheduled for blockages that might loom.
Incident retrospective where recent experience is re-lived so that situational understanding and problem-solving techniques can be shared.
In-Out Demos where rotating teams repeat explanations for each other team until all have had exposure to continually improved performances.
# Technological
Contest ham radio contacts where strangers with registered callsigns exchange signal reports which can be confirmed and count toward awards.
Pair-programming where strategy and tactics for adding or improving the function of jointly owned software can be directly observed and consequences noted.
Pull Requests where increments of software are suggested, reviewed, improved and merged.
Weekly video calls where independent views of process and progress toward shared goals can be aligned.
3x3 Reflection where recent experiences can be dissected so as to inform future process design.
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See Pet Theory Behind Wiki rooted in conversation.