Every year, a group of us who are passionate about retrospective facilitation gather to share observations, grow our skills and work out things that are puzzling us. It’s a small, invitation-only gathering, which provides opportunities for very focused and high-density learning, not to mention a bit of fun and interaction with our peers.

The Retrospective Facilitators Gathering is a yearly Open Space conference by and for experienced practitioners in agile retrospectives. People from all over the world come to this gathering to share experiences and ideas and to learn from other facilitators.

Over the years I’ve learned a lot at the RFGs that I attended. It’s great to be among peers who share their experiences. The open space format enables relevant topics to pop up, both for group and one-to-one sessions.

This year the Retrospective Facilitators Gathering (RFG) will be near Prague, Czech Republic. I’m attending it to share my upcoming book Valuable Agile Retrospectives, learn new exercises and techniques, and sharpen my facilitator and (retrospective) teaching skills.