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hs np nq nr hv ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh gn bk oi"><span class="l oj ok ol bo om on oo op oq fj">W</span>hen I first became a product manager in government I found the sheer volume of information about what everyone was doing overwhelming. The office was wallpapered with patchworks of hi-vis sticky notes and user journey maps; tens of Slack channels dedicated to week notes from various people and teams; days of back-to-back show and tells. People called it working in the open, radical transparency.</p><p id="8a94" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nm nn gu no b hs np nq nr hv ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh gn bk">While it was fascinating to see this part of the Agile governance process in action I did wonder what impact these efforts had, and for whom. Putting information out there and being understood are quite different things. When I started putting on my own show and tells, I realised how easy it can be to lose sight of the ‘why’ and focus instead on the performance. There’s value in both, but here I want to talk about the kind of working in the open that is almost the opposite of that performance.</p><p id="1b61" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nm nn gu no b hs np nq nr hv ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh gn bk">To me, working in the open is about the small and deliberate efforts you make each day — asking for help and critique, making space to verbally process what you’re learning with colleagues — that mean you’re continually radiating your intent. It’s hard, exposing — and it starts at team level. But it’s the stuff that becomes habit.</p><h1 id="df40" class="or os gu bf ot ou ov hu ow ox oy hx oz pa pb pc pd pe pf pg ph pi pj pk pl pm bk"><strong class="al">3 habits to help you work in the open</strong></h1><ol class=""><li id="ce5a" class="nm nn gu no b hs pn nq nr hv po nt nu nv pp nx ny nz pq ob oc od pr of og oh ps pt pu bk"><strong class="no gv">Get early input on your thinking — </strong>especially from quieter voices on the team. It’s a lot easier to build on (or knock down) someone else’s work than be the first to add a thought to an empty whiteboard or document. Try sharing an incomplete thought or idea, written or visual, and ask a question like:</li></ol><ul class=""><li id="f8fe" class="nm nn gu no b hs np nq nr hv ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh pv pt pu bk">What’s missing here for you?</li><li id="1f56" class="nm nn gu no b hs pw nq nr hv px nt nu nv py nx ny nz pz ob oc od qa of og oh pv pt pu bk">Why doesn’t X look right?</li><li id="b2d6" class="nm nn gu no b hs pw nq nr hv px nt nu nv py nx ny nz pz ob oc od qa of og oh pv pt pu bk">What would you add to Z?</li><li id="5a69" class="nm nn gu no b hs pw nq nr hv px nt nu nv py nx ny nz pz ob oc od qa of og oh pv pt pu bk">How do you think Y might work?</li><li id="4796" class="nm nn gu no b hs pw nq nr hv px nt nu nv py nx ny nz pz ob oc od qa of og oh pv pt pu bk">Who do you think would provide more insight on X?</li></ul><p id="e86a" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nm nn gu no b hs np nq nr hv ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh gn bk">Notice that these are all open questions. It’s a small thing but it communicates that you’re asking someone to add their own ideas to yours, rather than look over an already-finished thing; they now have some skin in the game.</p><p id="6311" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nm nn gu no b hs np nq nr hv ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh gn bk">I used to ask my team to ‘throw rocks’ at early ideas for sprint outcomes. So when it came to planning, everyone already had a sense of where my thinking was, but they had the chance to clarify, add to and disagree before planning. It immediately felt more collaborative.</p><p id="1a44" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nm nn gu no b hs np nq nr hv ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh gn bk"><strong class="no gv">2. Create space to verbally process as a team</strong>. This works best with a smallish team. It’s amazing how we are capable of taking different things from the same information — for example, a discussion with a stakeholder, or a user research participant. Carving out time for your team to share what you’ve each learnt can be a great way of joining dots, getting to know each other’s ways of thinking, and building on each other’s insights.</p><p id="1fd4" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nm nn gu no b hs np nq nr hv ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh gn bk">These sessions can be pretty unstructured, but it’s useful to have someone take some notes. I would often do this myself as it forced me to listen and digest what others were saying, rather than being the dominant voice in the room. It’s a great place to think aloud, share what you think a particular piece of information may mean for your work as a team, or ask other members of the team to expand on their thinking. Using a simple agenda like ‘3 things you’ve learnt this week’ helps avoid an open-ended talking shop.</p><p id="04e5" class="pw-post-body-paragraph nm nn gu no b hs np nq nr hv ns nt nu nv nw nx ny nz oa ob oc od oe of og oh gn bk"><strong class="no gv">3. Ask directly and publicly for help from your team</strong>. This is the scary one if you’re new to the role of PM and are still trying to have all the answers. Nothing creates a bridge quicker than showing that you’re human and vulnerable. It’s an incredibly valuable behaviour to model, and may not come easily for all sorts of reasons. 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