Posts Tagged: Seminars

Agile Retrospectives Anti-Patterns

During our XP2011 tutorial, Pat and me facilitated a fishbowl, followed by a brainwriting exercise. Because we needed a subject we could all relate to, we decided to discuss retrospective anti-patterns during the fishbowl. I recorded each anti-pattern that was

Agile Retrospectives Anti-Patterns

During our XP2011 tutorial, Pat and me facilitated a fishbowl, followed by a brainwriting exercise. Because we needed a subject we could all relate to, we decided to discuss retrospective anti-patterns during the fishbowl. I recorded each anti-pattern that was

ACE conference revisited

Last week I attended the Agile Central Europe conference in Krakow, Poland. This is a new conference, being organized for the second time. I was happy to get my session proposal accepted and be part of the program and it

ACE conference revisited

Last week I attended the Agile Central Europe conference in Krakow, Poland. This is a new conference, being organized for the second time. I was happy to get my session proposal accepted and be part of the program and it

Conference season madness

It is conference season again, lot’s of exciting places to visit, sessions to attend and people to meet! So many options, so little time & budget.  Madness, I tell you! Let me share my list of favourites with you: Agile

Conference season madness

It is conference season again, lot’s of exciting places to visit, sessions to attend and people to meet! So many options, so little time & budget.  Madness, I tell you! Let me share my list of favourites with you: Agile

Body Language when Coaching

This is a summary of the open space session I initiated at the beginning of the 2nd day of Agile Coach Camp Norway.  The title was ‘Body Language when Coaching’.  I wanted to learn more about the impact of body movements, positions

Body Language when Coaching

This is a summary of the open space session I initiated at the beginning of the 2nd day of Agile Coach Camp Norway.  The title was ‘Body Language when Coaching’.  I wanted to learn more about the impact of body movements, positions

XP Days Benelux 2010 revisited

Last week I went to XP Days Benelux in Eindhoven (the Netherlands). I had high expectations which were totally justified. It turned out to be a great conference. The program was very diverse, with a lot of duo presenters. The

XP Days Benelux 2010 revisited

Last week I went to XP Days Benelux in Eindhoven (the Netherlands). I had high expectations which were totally justified. It turned out to be a great conference. The program was very diverse, with a lot of duo presenters. The

Agile Tour Nancy revisited

Last Friday, I attended Agile Tour Nancy, one of the so many agile tour events this year.  Since I really support this non-profit initiative, I was happy to do a session together with Laurens Bonnema. Agile Tour is basically a number of free

Agile Tour Nancy revisited

Last Friday, I attended Agile Tour Nancy, one of the so many agile tour events this year.  Since I really support this non-profit initiative, I was happy to do a session together with Laurens Bonnema. Agile Tour is basically a number of free

The benefit of challenging yourself

It becomes more clear to me year after year that I make most progress when I challenge myself to do stuff that scares me. Take public speaking for instance. People who know me from my younger years know that I

The benefit of challenging yourself

It becomes more clear to me year after year that I make most progress when I challenge myself to do stuff that scares me. Take public speaking for instance. People who know me from my younger years know that I

Healthy flow with classes of service

Last week I attended Lean & Kanban Europe 2010.  It was the first conference I attended with such a specific focus on lean software development. My expectations were largely fulfilled thanks to some great sessions and thought provoking ideas. Being

Healthy flow with classes of service

Last week I attended Lean & Kanban Europe 2010.  It was the first conference I attended with such a specific focus on lean software development. My expectations were largely fulfilled thanks to some great sessions and thought provoking ideas. Being

Seth Godin in Antwerp

This evening I attended a session by Seth Godin in the beautiful Elisabethzaal in Antwerp. This was a unique opportunity, it’s not like Seth visits Belgium every week. I’ve been following Seth for quite some time, his blog, books and

Seth Godin in Antwerp

This evening I attended a session by Seth Godin in the beautiful Elisabethzaal in Antwerp. This was a unique opportunity, it’s not like Seth visits Belgium every week. I’ve been following Seth for quite some time, his blog, books and

SDC2010 revisited

The previous 2 days I attended the Scandinavian Developer Conference 2010 in Göteborg, Sweden. When I looked at the program in advance, it looked very promising. Which it was! Being specifically interested in agile and lean, I was happy to see

SDC2010 revisited

The previous 2 days I attended the Scandinavian Developer Conference 2010 in Göteborg, Sweden. When I looked at the program in advance, it looked very promising. Which it was! Being specifically interested in agile and lean, I was happy to see