A Brief Guide To #LeanCoffee

* Instructions for finding coffee and a table not included

Step 1: Create your board

Step 2: Ask your

group to populate the

“Ready” column

with ideas

Step 3: Identify yourself

In turn, ask each person to introduce themselves in 1-2 sentences.

Step 4: Review

the topics – Have each

person give a 1-2 sentence intro to

their topic

Step 5: Vote on

the ideas. Each

person gets two

votes (tick

marks)

Step 6: Prioritize your backlog

Step 7: Set a timer

for 8 minutes

Tip: for iPhone, Untime is a great

#LeanCoffee timer

Step 8: Move the first topic into “Doing” and start talking!

Step 8: When 8 minutes is up, do a quick “Roman

Vote”Up = Keep talkingMiddle = Unsure

Down = Next topic

Mostly up =

Another four

minutes

Half up / Half

down =

Another two

minutes

Step 9: Thumbs down = Next Topic

Step 10: <Repeat>

Step 10: <Repeat>

Step 11: 5 min before ending: Takeways

In turn, ask each person to say 1-2 sentences on their takeaways from the session.

Summary

1. 3 columns: Ready; Doing; Done2. Put ideas in “Ready”3. Introduce yourselves4. Topic reviews: 1-2 sentences5. Vote (2 votes each)6. Prioritize the “Ready” column7. Set an 8 minute timer8. Move the first item into “Doing” and start talking9. “Roman Vote”.

Up = keep going (4 minutes) , Middle = ambivalent (2 minutes) Down = next topic

10.Repeat11.5 minutes left? 1-2 sentence takeaways

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For more information: www.leancoffee.org

Thanks to Adam Yuret for all the #LeanCoffee teachings and tips.