Bringing Out the Dead

“Now we’re going to make this mess work for us,” you say. “Everyone take a small step back. What do you see?”

“Lots of work in progress,” says Roger.

“Notice its stark contrast to the Done column, which only has a single item,” says William in the voice of an art critic.

Nancy sticks her hand up. “On second thought, I’ve just remembered I’ve got a query to clarify for that item, so it’s not really done.” Nancy struggles to find room for her sticky note in the In Progress column and ends up sticking it on top of others.

“At least it doesn’t feel so lonely anymore,” says William. Everyone laughs, including you.

“What else do you see?” you ask to keep everyone focused.

“Although there are many items in the To Do ...

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