Art Attack

Next, you ask the team members to announce their work items.

People take turns going up to the board, reading out their sticky notes one at a time and then sticking them under the corresponding headings of To Do, In Progress, or Done.

“This feels more like an art lesson than work,” says Rebecca.

“We’re going to have to be creative to sort this out,” says William as everyone watches the In Progress column become more and more cluttered with sticky notes.

You notice Jason fidgeting with his left ear when it becomes obvious that he has the most sticky notes to stick up.

“It’s getting really messy fast!” says Ash as he wades through his pile of sticky notes.

“Art often gets messier before it becomes beautiful,” you say with ...

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