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  • thanks for your answer. I think in at least one case we are gravitating towards your last suggestion when we can. We have to think about how the off-to-the-side project by a single person doesn't derail a lot of the community ownership we have developed, but that seems to be worth it. Commented Jun 1, 2011 at 21:28
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    If you are going to do that with a few people then just pay attention to how it affects the morale of others who are actually doing project work. They may feel you are giving special advantage or preferential treatment to people who complain. Commented Jun 2, 2011 at 11:03
  • Also, take great care to keep everyone engaged and communicating with each other, even if a few members are working on trailblazing. Examples: everyone attend the daily and planning meetings; the trailblazers should give an overview of their work and demo their results regularly (maybe less frequent than the Agile team, but still bi-weekly or monthly), keep the team leads informed of the impediments seen by the trailblazers (so the latter don't keep pursuing a dead-end). Disclaimer: I am exactly this kind of person and I think it can work out really well. Commented Jun 7, 2014 at 19:16
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    On the other hand, if a company's development workforce is primarily composed of trailblazers, and it is their consensus that they won't adapt to an Agile development style, then maybe this workforce will have much difficulty adopting Agile development practice. Other approaches need to be sought. As trailblazers love experimentation, new hires need to be brought in to take care of the productization needs so that the company can monetize its R&D. Commented Jun 7, 2014 at 19:19