The Flow System Playbook

A gem of a book-well researched, provocative, full of useful tools and guidance. A book that every leader should read and take action. Well done!'- EDUARDO SALAS, Rice University, co-author of Teams that Work'Anchored in the Toyota Production System, which is itself rooted in the praxis of flow, The Flow System aims to enable leaders to navigate the tumultuous seas of 21st century complexity.'- JOHN SHOOK, Chairman of the Lean Global Network (LGN) and Senior Advisor to the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI)'The glossary alone is worth the price of the book.'- DAVE WEST, CEO Scrum Org_______________________________700 pages of fully indexed content. 400 images to aid visual learning. 40 workbooks to support learning and application which are downloadable free of charge from the author’s website. Two new facilitation tools 'HEXI' and 'Essence' developed in collaboration with The Cynefin Company (HEX), and Ivar Jacobson International (Essence) respectively. Downloadable versions of 'HEXI' and an online version of 'Essence' are available free of charge to readers of the Flow System Playbook (Essence coming spring 2024). The Flow System Playbook, is designed to accompany the text, The Flow System: The Evolution of Agile and Lean Thinking in an Age of Complexity (Turner, Thurlow, Rivera., 2020). While the original book provided the research and theory that helped to derive The Flow System (TFS) and the Triple Helix of Flow, the playbook focuses on the methods, techniques, and tools introduced in TFS.This playbook is a ’How-To Guide’ for consultants, leaders, managers, and practitioners to learn and apply the methods presented in TFS.The Flow System Playbook is an educational aid for employees, managers, leaders, and practitioners. It is designed to help anyone apply the methods provided in The Flow System covers a range of methods, techniques, and tools for complex environments, which will support any formal or informal training initiatives and self-study programs. This playbook provides scaffolding for learning, consisting of three main phases:Learning the assembly of methods, techniques, and tools that make up The Flow System.Applying these assemblies of methods, that advances learning by guiding practitioners to experiment with each method.Identifying how to entangle the assembly of methods from each of the three helixes from the Triple Helix of Flow (complexity thinking, distributed leadership, and team science) to achieve a state of flow.The Flow System Playbook is a powerful tool describing many concepts and methods for managers and practitioners to facilitate a fresh approach to dealing with ambiguity, complexity, and uncertainty in today’s institutions and organizations. Accompanying materials are available to download to support all learning and training initiatives at https://www.getflowtrained.com/. This playbook was designed to be a learning and training tool that introduces many new concepts and methods for practitioners to learn. The coverage is quite extensive for each method, technique, and tool presented. Several references for each sub-section provide additional resources for anyone wishing to gain a deeper understanding of the methods, techniques, or tools. This playbook will help you begin the process of transitioning to a new way of thinking and acting when dealing with ambiguity, complexity, and uncertainty.