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Improvement Kata Step 2 — Grasp the Current Condition
Oscar Roche explains how to perform the second step of improvement kata, which involves completely understanding the current condition before moving forward.
- 0:44 — The dog and snake example
- 3:24 — Why do we have this second step?
- 5:49 — What having a “good grasp of your current condition” looks like
- 7:41 — How can we achieve a good grasp of the current condition?
- 8:59 — Do people’s feelings count as part of the current condition?
- 10:56 — What you might need to capture the current condition
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