Kai Mosebach's Agility Narrative on vertical development

The Agility Narratives

Kai Mosebach of Integral Works' personal journey starts with shadow work. He introduces:

• 03:44 the modules of Integral life practice: Shadow (unconscious), Mind (cognitive & trust), Body (emotions, life happens in your body), Spirit (mediation, observing your own system, states)
• 06:42 Integral theory - Ken Wilber initial story - All quadrants All lines (AQAL) of development

08:48 The Journey from shadow work to integral theory helped develop practices that changed his world view. He gained empathy to understand different types of people. 11:00 The Enneagram helped with a vertical shift in understanding. 12:32 Showing up. A good willed but probably a somewhat painful missionary. 14:17 understanding vertical versus horizontal development.

15:38 Kai started to lead - own shadow groups and experiments in leadership. 19:11 reflecting on his first experience of scrum/agile in terms of integral colors and structures. 23:35 vertical or mindset shifts can't be taught, you have to experience it. 26:46 What is the right methodology for the team? Get dragged v hold spacing.

31:06 Bring people into understanding - working with the heart, body and spirit. 35:21 Breakthrough moments - trust & opening and the team wanting it. 37:55 Who is the protagonist? Person who sees the pain and realizes the opportunity of development and is prepared to take that step - "It hurts more but it bothers you less" (Wilber)

39:51 The world is not the best world we can have. 41:49 You realize your theme over time - purpose - integral assessments and making development visible. 45:49 Measuring vertical development is an important step in building more effective happy teams. 46:58 Villains identified include i) Integral scene is cognitive and theoretical - it is meant to be lived ii) limited focus on shadow practice iii) perceptive on what is better...

49:17 Change and immunity - Robert Keagan - shadow work for business

50:46 Teal - bringing wholeness - structure and unconscious. 51:42 Is the framework holding space for itself or for the people? Gives ideas and structure Yet people are outside. 53:07 - Deliberately development organization DBO focuses on i) creating space, ii) shadow work and iii) it is centered on people

54:48 What is at stake here for your clients and for the industry to not take action? 56:21 Cultures and mindsets get built and our role in that. 59:13 What would be your call to action to a leadership team that feels stuck? 1:02:23 Integration of the five elements and Kai’s hope for the future, an unfolding universal v fights of conscious levels. Kai hopes that we realize the next steps. 1:04:23 The reality is each person, team, organizations and the world has to go through all development stages. All stages are good. 1:05:42 Three things to consider about vertical development. 1) explore it and out of this take action ii) Shadow - taking care of these is important (understand projection); iii) express emotion - such as understanding anger as a need for better system

1:08:22 Reflection on vertical development, what it means for agile implementation and this podcast. 1:11:22 - Substance & form - to see what has not been seen - placing people at the centre of development

1:12:08 Authenticity, a key message. 1:12:55 Structure has limited space for people. 1:15:00 Agility master (coach) & scrum master roles. 1:16:10 Wrap up & thanks
Kai - https://www.integralworks.ch/en/About-us.html
https://www.integralworks.ch/en/The-Modulator.html (view of methods across integral colours)
Theory of Everything Integral Business Spirituality - Ken Wilber
Immunity for change - Robert Kegan
Want to learn more about the co-hosts - Martin's LinkedIn Profile and Janet's LinkedIn profile

Chapters

1. Welcome to The Agility Narratives Podcast (00:00:00)

2. Kai personal journey and introduction to shadow work (00:01:05)

3. The modules of Integral life practice: Shadow, Mind (cognitive & trust), Body (emotions, life happens in your body), spirituality (mediation, observing your own system, states) (00:03:44)

4. Integral theory - Ken Wilber initial story - All quadrants All lines (AQAL) of development (00:06:42)

5. Personal journey through shadow work to integral theory and development of practices that changed my world view (00:08:48)

6. Empathy and understanding of different types of people - Integral and the Enneagram (00:09:29)

7. The Enneagram helps with a vertical shift in understanding (00:11:00)

8. The next part of the story - Showing up - A good willed missionary giving back to the world (00:12:32)

9. Vertical versus horizontal development introduction (00:14:17)

10. Starting to lead - own shadow groups and experiments in leadership (00:15:38)

11. Understanding first experience of scrum/agile in terms of integral colours and structures (00:19:11)

12. What's involved in creating a vertical shift - can build understanding but mindset shift can't be taught you have to experience it (00:23:35)

13. What is the right methodology for the team? Get dragged v Hold spacing (00:26:46)

14. Bring people into understanding - working with the heart, body and spirit (00:31:06)

15. breakthrough moments - trust & opening and the team wanting it (00:35:21)

16. Who is the protagonist? Person who sees the pain and realizes the opportunity of development and is prepared to take that step - "It hurts more but it bothers you less" (Wilber) (00:37:55)

17. The world is not the best world we can have (00:39:51)

18. You realise the theme over time - purpose - integral assessments and making development visible (00:41:49)

19. Measuring vertical development is an important step in building more effective happy teams (00:45:49)

20. Villains -i) Integral scene is cognitive and theoretical - it is meant to be lived. ii) Not much focus on practicing on shadow. iii) perceptive of what is better... (00:46:58)

21. Change and immunity - Robert Keagan - shadow work for business (00:49:17)

22. Teal - bringing wholeness - structure and unconscious (00:50:46)

23. Is the framework holding space for itself or for the people? Gives ideas and structure and people are outside (00:51:42)

24. Deliberately development organization - i) creating space, ii) shadow work and iii) it is centered on people (00:53:07)

25. What is at stake here for your clients and for the industry to not take action? (00:54:48)

26. Cultures and mindsets get built and our role in that (00:56:21)

27. What would be your call to action to a leadership team that feel stuck? (00:59:13)

28. Integration of the five elements - hope for the future - unfolding universal v fights of conscious levels... hope that we realise next step (01:02:23)

29. Each person, team, organizations and the world has to go through all development stages (01:04:23)

30. Three things to consider about vertical development. 1) explore it and out of this take action ii) Shadow - taking care of these is important (understand projection); iii) express emotion - such as understanding anger as a need for better system (01:05:42)

31. Reflection on vertical development, and what it means for agile implementation and this podcast (01:08:22)

32. Substance and form - Opportunity to see what has not been seen - placing people at the centre of development (01:11:22)

33. Authenticity - key message (01:12:08)

34. Structure has limited space for people (01:12:55)

35. Agility master (coach) and scrum master roles (01:15:00)

36. Wrap up and thanks (01:16:10)