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I’m passionate about practical Clean Language, and what happens when people use it. Maybe some of my posts go down rabbit-holes - and that’s not a bad thing. But there’s lots that I find myself saying over and over again…
A very high-level “What is Clean Language?” article:
A more detailed “What is Clean Language?” article: https://www.businessballs.com/communication-skills/clean-language-david-grove-questioning-method/
What’s different about Clean Language?
Introductory podcast https://youtu.be/izK5jpuPIFQ?si=oIaRoXludjAUTgIH
“Who uses Clean Language” playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEzehoyf73dnPQSARkm1rlPemlr6nRKRT
The core Clean Language questions:
Judy Rees and Steve McCann’s consulting services: http://conversaurus.com/
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Practical Clean Language course: https://lcl.thinkific.com/courses/practical-clean-language
Clean Language for Agile Coaches course: https://lcl.thinkific.com/courses/cleanforagile
Metaphorum (Clean Language event): https://www.tickettailor.com/events/cleanlanguageinstitute/1497549
Resources in languages other than English, including “official” translations of the Clean Language questions https://cleanlanguage.com/category/ww/
Academic citations: https://cleanlanguage.com/publications-using-david-grove-ideas/
Sharon Small’s paper on using Clean Language to elicit tacit knowledge https://naturalisticdecisionmaking.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Small1.pdf
Some case studies:
Untangling confusion in a large software project https://cleanchange.co.uk/analysts-clean-language-questions-save-project/
Building psychological safety in teams: https://youtu.be/i94Dx7l8smg?si=sxqXf4Kx4oCx0BPt
Eliciting user requirements at a deep level: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II6UaAQuXww