Agile Manifesto • 9 min read

1. Creativity
   We will do our best to:
   • Conceptualize problems and solutions
   • Display foresight
   • Make connections
   • Make intelligent inferences
   • Synthesize ideas and data
2. Critical thinking
   We will do our best to:
   • The ability to take a step back and look at things more critically and say ‘Where might we have to have gotten this wrong?’ or ‘How might we be able to improve this?’ is critical thinking. IIf you can articulate this skill you will stand out!
   • Critical thinkers head off problems before they arise. And if they do surface, they take them head-on.
3. Communication
   We will do our best to:
   • Verbal skills. How do you address an audience in terms they can understand.
   • Listening skills. Learning and understanding without defensiveness.
   • Writing skills. You need to be able to write in such a way that non-experts will understand.
   • Technological communication skills. You should be able to discuss highly technical hard skills in a way appropriate to your audience. Communication details are not the same for all audiences.
4. Collaboration through Leadership
   We will do our best to:
   • Delegating responsibility
   • Demonstrating effective time management
   • Initiating new ideas
   • Major decision-making
   • Managing conflict
   • Managing groups
   • Multitasking
   • Teaching and mentoring
5. Collaboration through Teamwork
   We will do our best to:
   • Accepting responsibility
   • Making and implementing decisions
   • Managing time wisely
   • Meeting both short- and long-term goals
   • Organizing
   • Setting and meeting deadlines
6. Researching
   We will do our best to:
   • Analyzing information
   • Brainstorming solutions
   • Delineating needs and requirements
   • Extracting information from data
   • Gathering information
   • Forecasting possible roadblocks
   • Setting goals
   • Solving problems
7. Technical Ability
   We will do our best to:
   • Be easy to work with
   • Be quick to learn
   • Be glad to learn
   • Failing and always willing to try new things
   • Willing to open new doors in case of a drastic oversight 1:28
8. Creativity
   We will do our best to:
   • Conceptualize problems and solutions
   • Display foresight
   • Make connections
   • Make intelligent inferences
   • Synthesize ideas and data
9. Critical thinking
   We will do our best to:
   • take a step back and look at things more critically and say ‘Where might we have to have gotten this wrong?’ or ‘How might we be able to improve this?’ is critical thinking. IIf you can articulate this skill you will stand out!
   • head off problems before they arise. And if they do surface, they take them head-on.
10. Communication
    We will do our best to:
    • address an audience in terms they can understand.
    • Learn and understand without defensiveness.
    • write in such a way that non-experts will understand.
    • discuss highly technical hard skills in a way appropriate to your audience. Communication details are not the same for all audiences.
11. Collaboration through Leadership
    We will do our best to:
    • Delegate responsibility
    • Demonstrate effective time management
    • Initiate new ideas
    • make major decisions
    • Manage conflict
    • Manage groups
    • Multitask
    • Teach and mentor
12. Collaboration through Teamwork
    We will do our best to:
    • Accept responsibility
    • Make and implement decisions
    • Manage time wisely
    • Meet both short- and long-term goals
    • Stay Organized
    • Set and meet deadlines
13. Researching
    We will do our best to:
    • Analyze information
    • Brainstorm solutions
    • Delineate needs and requirements
    • Extract information from data
    • Gather information
    • Forecast possible roadblocks
    • Set goals
    • Solve problems
14. Technical Ability
    We will do our best to:
    • Be easy to work with
    • Be quick to learn
    • Be glad to learn
    • Failing and always willing to try new things
    • Willing to open new doors in case of a drastic oversight