Being brave is about doing what is necessary, even when you are afraid. The single most important thing in agile is to inspect and dare to change things which aren’t working. You can start with small experiments to find solutions, and if it turns they…
Being brave is about doing what is necessary, even when you are afraid. The single most important thing in agile is to inspect and dare to change things which aren’t working, said Gitte Klitgaard. You can start with small experiments to find better methods, and if it turns out it is not working, then you stop it.
Gitte Klitgaard , an Agile Coach, gave the opening keynote titled « Are You Brave Enough to Be Vulnerable? » on the second day of the European Testing Conference 2017. InfoQ is covering the conference with Q&As, summaries and articles.
On dictionary.com courage is defined as « the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery. » Reacting on this definition, Klitgaard said, « if we have no fear, usually that’s stupid ». Fear is there to help us see that something is dangerous. There can be fear in courage; courage isn’t a matter of not being frightened. Courage means doing what you have to do.
Klitgaard stated that:
Being brave is not about removing fear or not being afraid – it is about doing what is necessary even when you are afraid.
