BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anguilla X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anguilla BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:19700101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3783271:Event:69089 DTSTAMP:20260417T033742Z SUMMARY:David Hughes - Using Metaphors for Lean Thinking DESCRIPTION:\r\nTues Feb 26, 2019 – David Hughes on Metaphorically S peaking: Powerful metaphors for Lean Systems Thinking.\r\n\r\n\r\nSPEA KER\r\nDAVID HUGHES\r\nTOPIC\r\nMetaphorically Speaking: Powerful meta phors for Lean Systems Thinking\r\n\r\nDESCRIPTION \"Flow\" is among t he most powerful Lean metaphors and, yet, many practitioners are conte nt with superficial understanding. Cognitive studies confirm that figu rative language is one of the most common expressions of creative beha vior in everyday life. The conscious use of metaphor is enshrined in t he Kanban Method, eXtreme Programming, Lean Manufacturing, and other s ystems engineering patterns.\r\n\r\nIndeed, \"fluid intelligence\" is a deliciously apt metaphor that describes this area of interest in psy chology. The learning objective of this talk is to enhance your apprec iation of the power of metaphor in the service of Lean and Systems Thi nking through fun, thought-provoking examples.\r\n\r\nDirections to Va nguard are at\r\nhttp://www.agilephilly.com/page/directions-to-meeting s#VANGUARD\r\n\r\nRSVP\r\nPlease RSVP here on this page by MONDAY NOON so the Vanguard Security get your name on the list. \r\nIf you are u ncertain, then use MAYBE by Monday Noon.  Then you can just change to DEFINITE on Tuesday to guarantee you are in the Pizza Headcount.\r\n\ n\nFor more information visit http://www.agilephilly.com/events/februa ry-2019 DTSTART;TZID=America/Anguilla:20190226T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anguilla:20190226T203000 CATEGORIES:meeting, vanguard, metaphor LOCATION:Malvern WEBSITE:http://www.agilephilly.com/page/directions-to-meetings#VANGUAR D URL:http://www.agilephilly.com/page/directions-to-meetings#VANGUARD CONTACT: ORGANIZER;CN="John Voris, Lead Coordinator":http://www.agilephilly.com /profile/JohnVoris ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg": ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Lilia We ber":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/LiliaWeber ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Alexande r Searer":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/AlexanderSearer ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Renee He mery":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/ReneeHemery ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Greg Jab lonski":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/GregJablonski ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Brian Li bby":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/BrianLibby ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Louis Ru binfield":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/LouisRubinfield ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Jeff Kir k":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/JeffKirk ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Danielle Gojkovich":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/DanielleGojkovich ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Maya Esc ott":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/MayaEscott ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Seth Wei nstein":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/SethWeinstein ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Dee Gavl ick":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/DeeGavlick ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Mark Dod ge":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/MarkDodge ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Robin Ra tliff":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/RobinRatiff ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Stephen Giles":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/StephenGiles ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Howard M eyers":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/HowardMeyers ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="maria bo dkin":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/mariabodkin87 ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Bob Mari ni":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/BobMarini ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Fakrudee n Ali Ahamed":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/FakrudeenAliAhamed ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Timothy Garvey":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/TimothyGarvey ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Jim Gluc k":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/JimGluck ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Ann Delm edico":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/AnnDelmedico ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Abdul Sh aik":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/AbdulShaik ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Michael McClatchy":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/MichaelMcClatchy ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Martin L e Brun":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/MartinLeBrun ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Nate Dal try":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/NateDaltry ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Priya Sr ivastava":http://www.agilephilly.com/profile/PriyaSrivastava ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Kurt A. 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