This isn’t a talk about Spotify - it’s a workshop about why copying what looks successful so often fails.
In tech, we regularly adopt visible practices from high-performing organisations — new team structures, frameworks, roles, rituals, “AI-first” strategies - hoping results will follow. But without understanding the context that made them work, we risk building modern cargo cults.
Led by Ash Anderson of Simplyhealth, this session will combine a short framing overview with facilitated discussion and interactive exercises. Together, we’ll explore real examples of imitation traps, unpack where context gets lost, and examine how to distinguish principles from practices.
Expect small-group reflection, shared experiences, and practical takeaways you can apply in your own organisation to avoid the next bandwagon.
Agenda outline
Introductions – approx. 5 mins
Overview and workshop activity
Networking with pizza and refreshments
Wrap-up – approx. 5 mins
Venue: Simplyhealth, Anton House, Chantry Street, Andover, SP10 1DE
This isn’t a talk about Spotify - it’s a workshop about why copying what looks successful so often fails. In tech, we regularly adopt visible practices from high-performing organisations — new team structures, frameworks, roles, rituals, “AI-first” strategies - hoping results will follow. But without understanding the context that made them work, we risk building modern cargo cults. Led by Ash Anderson of Simplyhealth, this session will combine a short framing overview with facilitated discussion and interactive exercises. Together, we’ll explore real examples of imitation traps, unpack where context gets lost, and examine how to distinguish principles from practices. Expect small-group reflection, shared experiences, and practical takeaways you can apply in your own organisation to avoid the next bandwagon. Agenda outline Introductions – approx. 5 mins Overview and workshop activity Networking with pizza and refreshments Wrap-up – approx. 5 mins Venue: Simplyhealth, Anton House, Chantry Street, Andover, SP10 1DE
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