Agile
XP Days 2021
Online , NetherlandsI'm returning to XP Days to do an interactive session on starting up distributed teams online with gamification. Join me on November 25, 2021, online!
Workshop Facilitating Remote Retrospectives – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsLearn how you can run remote retrospectives, practice online exercises that involve everyone, and gain insight into psychological safety in distributed retrospectives in the virtual workshop Facilitating Remote Retrospectives on November 24, 2021.
Workshop Improving Organizational Agility at DevOpsCon Munich 2021 [Sold out]
Hilton Hotel Munich Park Am Tucherpark 7, Munich, GermanyAt DevOpsCon Munich I will give a full-day workshop on Improving Organizational Agility on December 2, 2021.
How to start up a distributed team online with gamification – Agile Belgium
Online , NetherlandsI'm doing an interactive online meetup about starting up distributed teams online using gamification for Agile Belgium.
Improving Your Quality and Testing Skills with Gamification at OOP 2022
Online , NetherlandsI'm doing a session at OOP 2022 to explore how gamification can be used to improve quality and testing skills. Join me online on February 2, 2022.
Increasing Psychological Safety in Agile Teams – Agile Humans meetup
Online , NetherlandsAgile Humans has invited me to their Agile Lean Coffee meetup to facilitate a session on increasing psychological safety in agile teams, and play a game with the Psychological Safety Cards.
Workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you can practice your problem-solving skills and learn how to deal with agile impediments. Join me on November 4, 2021, for the live online workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices.
Workshop Facilitating Remote Retrospectives – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsLearn how you can run remote retrospectives, practice online exercises that involve everyone, and gain insight into psychological safety in distributed retrospectives in the virtual workshop Facilitating Remote Retrospectives on March 31, 2021.
Self-assessments and Fostering an Agile Culture at DevOpsCon London 2022
Online , NetherlandsI'll be doing two sessions at DevOpsCon London 2022: Getting People Engaged into Agile with Self-Assessments, and Retrospecting your Retrospectives.
Aginext Global 2022
Online , NetherlandsAt Aginext 2022 we will explore how games can be used to establish strong distributed teams. Join me April 28 online, live, in spatial chat!
Workshop Facilitating Remote Retrospectives – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsLearn how you can run remote retrospectives, practice online exercises that involve everyone, and gain insight into psychological safety in distributed retrospectives in the virtual workshop Facilitating Remote Retrospectives on May 16, 2021.
How to start up a distributed team online with gamification – Mini XP Days 2022
Van der Valk Beveren Gentseweg 280, Beveren-Waas, BelgiumI'm doing a mini-workshop about starting up distributed teams online using gamification for the mini-XP days on May 17, 2022.
Workshop Facilitating Remote Retrospectives – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsLearn how you can run remote retrospectives, practice online exercises that involve everyone, and gain insight into psychological safety in distributed retrospectives in the virtual workshop Facilitating Remote Retrospectives on June 16, 2021.
Getting People Engaged into Agile with Self-Assessments at DevOpsCon Berlin 2022
Mercure Hotel MOA Berlin Stephanstraße 41, Berlin, GermanyI'm returning to DevOpsCon Berlin to do an interactive session about Getting People Engaged into Agile with Self-Assessments. Join me June 20-23, onsite in Berlin, or online.
Workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you can practice your problem-solving skills and learn how to deal with agile impediments. Join me on June 22, 2022, for the live online workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices.
Agile Tour Beirut 2016
I will give a talk at Agile Tour Beirut (details TBA). About the conference: Agile Tour Beirut 2016 is the Fourth Lebanese edition of the biggest international Agile event: the Agile Tour. This conference focuses on agile project management, leadership, creativity, innovation, people-centric approaches, continuous improvement, and fun. Through a selection of 24 talks, presentations, […]
Workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you can practice your problem-solving skills and learn how to deal with agile impediments. Join me on September 15, 2022, for the live online workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices.
Workshop Develop Better Products with Agile – Live Online
Online , NetherlandsLearn how to develop better products using agile practices to understand your customers, develop iteratively, deliver faster with better quality, and get valuable feedback on September 19-20, 2022!
Remote Retrospectives & Increasing Agility: Workshops at Better Ways Conference
I'm giving two half-day workshops, Better ways to Facilitate Remote Retrospectives & Exploring Better ways to Increase Agility, on September 22 at the Better Ways conference in Athens, Greece.
Workshop Fostering an Agile Culture
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you can practice culture change, learn how to increase team autonomy and morale, and explore using retrospectives to keep your agile journey going smoothly. Join me on September 27, 2022.
Workshop Facilitating Effective Retrospectives
Online , NetherlandsLearn how you can facilitate retrospectives, practice exercises that involve everyone, and gain insight into psychological safety in retrospectives in the online workshop Facilitating Effective Retrospectives on October 17, 2022.
QA&Test 2022: Improving Your Quality and Testing Skills with Gamification
Euskalduna Conference Centre and Concert Hall Abandoibarra Etorb., 4, Bilbao, Bizkaia, SpainI will give a special lecture at QA&Test 2022 about Improving Your Quality and Testing Skills with Gamification. Join me October 19-21 in Bilbao, Spain.
Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices – Full-day Tutorial at Agile Testing Days 2022
Dorint Sanssouci Berlin/Potsdam Jägerallee 20, Potsdam, GermanyThis year I'm giving a full-day tutorial on Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices at Agile Testing Days. Join me November 21 to learn how you can handle impediments effectively and faster and practice your problem-solving skills.
Workshop Fostering an Agile Culture
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you can practice culture change, learn how to increase team autonomy and morale, and explore using retrospectives to keep your agile journey going smoothly. Join me on November 29, 2022.
Workshop Facilitating Effective Retrospectives
Online , NetherlandsLearn how you can facilitate retrospectives, practice exercises that involve everyone, and gain insight into psychological safety in retrospectives in the online workshop Facilitating Effective Retrospectives on December 15, 2022.
Workshop Develop Better Products with Agile
Online , NetherlandsLearn how to develop better products using agile practices to understand your customers, develop iteratively, deliver faster with better quality, and get valuable feedback on January 10-11, 2023!
Workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you can practice your problem-solving skills and learn how to deal with agile impediments. Join me on January 12, 2023, for the live online workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices.
Workshop Fostering an Agile Culture
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you can practice culture change, learn how to increase team autonomy and morale, and explore using retrospectives to keep your agile journey going smoothly. Join me on February 8, 2022.
Workshop Facilitating Effective Retrospectives
Online , NetherlandsLearn how you can facilitate retrospectives, practice exercises that involve everyone, and gain insight into psychological safety in retrospectives in the online workshop Facilitating Effective Retrospectives on February 9, 2022.
Workshop Fostering an Agile Culture
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you can practice culture change, learn how to increase team autonomy and morale, and explore using retrospectives to keep your agile journey going smoothly. Join me on March 8, 2022.
Retrospective Facilitators Gathering 2023
Golf Resort Konopiste, Benesov Bystřice 27, Bystřice, Czech RepublicRFG 2023 is a small invitation-only gathering, which provides opportunities for very focused and high-density learning on Agile Retrospectives.
Workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you can practice your problem-solving skills and learn how to deal with agile impediments. Join me on April 11, 2023, for the live online workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices.
Workshop Facilitating Effective Retrospectives
Online , NetherlandsLearn how you can facilitate retrospectives, practice exercises that involve everyone, and gain insight into psychological safety in retrospectives in the online workshop Facilitating Effective Retrospectives on April 12, 2023.
Continuous Improvement in Remote and Distributed Teams
Online , NetherlandsI'm giving an online workshop to practice continuous improvement in remote and distributed teams on May 31 and June 1 in collaboration with Agile Actors #learning.
Workshop Facilitating Effective Retrospectives
Online , NetherlandsLearn how you can facilitate retrospectives, practice exercises that involve everyone, and gain insight into psychological safety in retrospectives in the online workshop Facilitating Effective Retrospectives on August 31, 2023.
Improving Your Testing Skills and Practices with Gamification @ Testing United 2023
Refinery Gallery Bratislava Vlčie hrdlo, Bratislava, Slovakia (Slovak Republic)At Testing United 2023 I will talk about Improving Your Testing Skills and Practices with Gamification. The conference will be held in Bratislava and Miami, and in VR, on September 4 & 5.
Workshop Fostering an Agile Culture
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you can practice culture change, learn how to increase team autonomy and morale, and explore using retrospectives to keep your agile journey going smoothly. Join me on September 11, 2023.
Workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices
Online , NetherlandsAn interactive online workshop where you can practice your problem-solving skills and learn how to deal with agile impediments. Join me on September 18, 2023, for the live online workshop Problem Solving with Agile Thinking and Practices.
Workshop Improving Organizational Agility
Agile Actors #learning 62A Ethnikis Antistasis, Chalandri, GreeceI’m giving my popular workshop Improving Organizational Agility as an in-person course on September 20, 2023, in collaboration with Agile Actors #learning.
Why people hate working in agile teams, and what you can do about it @ QA: Challenge Accepted
John Atanasoff Forum, Sofia Tech Parc Boulevard "Tsarigradsko shose" 111Г, Sofia, BulgariaI will be speaking at QA: Challenge Accepted about why people hate working in agile teams, and what you can do about it. Join me on Sunday, October 1 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Full-day Workshop Improving Organizational Agility @ DevOpsCon Singapore 2023
Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Center 1 Raffles Blvd, Singapore, SingaporeI'm giving a full-day workshop where people learn to apply agile throughout their organization to develop the right products, deliver faster with better quality, and improve organizational agility. Join my workshop Improving Organizational Agility at DevOpsCon Singapore 2023!
Mini-workshop on Psychological Safety at FlowCon France 2024
Centre culturel le Beffroi 2 Place Emile Cresp, Paris, FranceI will be returning to FlowCon France, this time to do a mini-workshop on Psychological Safety on March 6-7 in Paris, France.
QCon London 2024
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, England, United KingdomI’m attending QCon London 2024 as an InfoQ editor. It’s a conference with curated learning set by senior software leaders, with real-world technical talks from software leaders at early adopter companies.
ACE! 2024 conference – Talk and workshop on Psychological Safety
Multikino Kraków Dobrego Pasterza 128, Krakow, PolandI'm returning to ACE! in 2024 to do a talk and a mini workshop on Psychological Safety: Learn why psychological safety matters and what can be done to explore it and increase safety in your team.
Improving Agile Development and Operations with Gamification at DevOpsCon Berlin 2024
Maritim proArte Hotel Berlin Friedrichstraße 151, Berlin, GermanyI will be returning to DevOpsCon Berlin to give a talk about Improving Agile Development and Operations with Gamification. Join me in Berlin on June 17 at the DevOps Transformation Day.
QCon San Francisco 2024
Hyatt Regency SF 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, United StatesI'm attending QCon San Francisco as a dedicated reporter for InfoQ, doing virtual panels with the speakers and covering topics of the sessions.
Workshop on Problem-solving and keynote on Gamification at DevOpsCon Singapore 2024
Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Center 1 Raffles Blvd, Singapore, SingaporeI'm returning to DevOpsCon Singapore to give the workshop Fostering an Agile Culture for Effective Problem Solving and a talk on Improving Agile Development and Operations With Gamification. Join me on November 25-28.
Increasing Team Autonomy for Collaborative Problem-solving – Full day Tutorial at OOP 2025
International Congress Center Munich Am Messesee 6, Munich, GermanyI will give the full-day tutorial Increasing Team Autonomy for Collaborative Problem-solving at OOP 2025 on Feb 3 in Munich, Germany.
QCon London 2025
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre Broad Sanctuary, Westminster, London, England, United KingdomAgain I'm attending QCon London as a dedicated reporter for InfoQ. Attend QCon to uncover how senior software developers at early adopter companies are adopting emerging trends.
DevOps Transformation Day with Psychological Safety Workshop
Maritim proArte Hotel Berlin Friedrichstraße 151, Berlin, GermanyOn June 16 I will be hosting the DevOps Transformation Day and giving the workshop Fostering a Sustainable Collaborative Culture with Psychological Safety. Join me at DevOpsCon Berlin.
Upcoming workshops
Workshop Fostering a Sustainable Collaborative Culture with Psychological Safety
I'm giving the workshop Fostering a Sustainable Collaborative Culture with Psychological Safety at DevOpsCon Munich Transformation Day, December 1.
December 1, 2025 at Holiday Inn Munich – City Centre
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Ben Linders
Ben Linders Consulting
Tilburg, The Netherlands