1. Use improv the illustrate process descriptions. You’ll be able to see and understand the process in a different way and can help identify errors and bottlenecks before going too deep into design.

2. Hire an artist to capture requirements and planning meetings. Artists interpret and capture meaning, unlike photographs.

3. Put a big HDTV in the team space for planning, tracking, and visualizing burndown, etc.

4. Extreme interviewing: bring in multiple candidates and make them work together. See if they have good kindergarten skills and if they will have the right team motivation and instincts to work with your current team.