Segment 5(17) – Minimal Viable Product (Yes and…)

[Paul Terlemezian]

Here is a definition of Minimal Viable Product - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_viable_product.

This is not new but perhaps it is new to our thinking from a learning perspective.

It is much more than a pilot - a Minimal Viable Product might never change - it might be a useful product forever.

In Georgia LEARNS 2016 we amplified the concept of Improv that Lisa Fey introduced to us in 2015. We referred to it as a "yes and..." mindset.

This mindset shift helped us adopt the Minimal Viable Product as a component of the Accountable Learning Organization model.

Each panelist will be asked to respond to how Minimal Viable Product relates to their application of the Accountable Learning Model to a current problem (one of the 10 defined on 2016 or a different one of their choice.)

Remarkable Speaker: Erick Allen https://www.linkedin.com/in/erickallen/

Moderator: Brian Dooling https://www.linkedin.com/in/dooling/

Panelists:

• Brittany Aguilar https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittanyheadphd/
• Damian Hanft https://www.linkedin.com/in/damianhanft/
• Wayne Hauenstein https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayne-hauenstein/
• Imani Mance https://www.linkedin.com/in/imanimance/
• Mahim Mishra https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahim-mishra-7b60153/
• Emily Zeller https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-zeller-8843344/

[Paul Terlemezian]

I use the following analogy to help me apply Minimal Viable Product thinking:

Stage of Product:

1. Crawl
2. Walk
3. Run
4. Drive
5. Fly

[Paul Terlemezian]

Todd Thurston suggested that we include a 6th level - "orbit." We have and this has now become part of the ALO(sm) Framework.