How to build a pigpen
a tale of Agile Organization
A group of farm animals must redesign their pigpen after a storm destroys it. Each animal represents a common organizational role or mindset — the visionary rooster, the cautious cow, the practical pig, and the reflective goat. Guided by an unexpected newcomer — a sparrow who has seen “adaptive farms” elsewhere — they learn how to build not just a pigpen, but a smarter way of working together.
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Blending the AO Method (Adaptive Organization) with the allegorical and story-driven style of John Kotter’s Our Iceberg Is Melting. I'll be using a fable about building a pigpen, not just as a literal task, but as a metaphor for organizational design, team learning, and adaptive transformation.
It is structured: as a short business fable written in story form, with a cast of animal characters on a farm. Through their journey of building a better pigpen, they discover and model the principles of the AO method — adaptive structures, systemic coordination, and reflective learning — framed within Agile play mechanics (like the “Agile Animal Farm Game”).
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I’m a Franco-German agile practitioner who’s been learning and working alongside organisations for more than a decade to help them become more adaptive and people-centered. I’ve supported around 200 organisations in roles such as team and product coach, and adviser — always exploring how agility can grow from real conversations and shared purpose.
Along the way, while learning through #play14, I developed the “AO” (Agile Organisation) model and the idea of agile sense-making — tools to help teams think together and respond to change with intention. I wrote The New Normal and co-authored Swarming X4 to share some of these patterns and reflections from practice.
I see agile like the ability to respond to the challenges of 21st‑century work. Through initiatives like #play14, I use games and experiential learning to bring people closer to that spirit of curiosity and collaboration. My approach is simple: I try to be part of the system I’m helping, learning as much as I teach, and creating space for others to grow.
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