Agile—A Courageous Choice
“Olaf took the audience on a journey and the slides were about the least of it. He started by breaking their expectations, moved them through an activity that was engaging, opening, and enlightening. He gave them permission to get deeper into their own being than they usually do and he encouraged them to go deeper still. He showed the they could do it and gave them time to breathe. He reminded them they had a friend. He told them they were worthwhile.” — Jeffrey Davidson
Yesterday I had the pleasure to open the Toronto Agile and Software Conference with a keynote.
InfoQ published the video of the talk.
These are the slides:
Do YOU consider yourself normal? @OlafLewitz #TAS14 Keynote @torontoagile pic.twitter.com/xpHf1tGsCG
— Dana Pylayeva (@DanaPylayeva) November 11, 2014
@OlafLewitz just blew my mind. Excellent keynote. #TAS14
— Nick Norbeck (@NickNorbeck) November 10, 2014
Transforming your organization? Start with the people! #Peoplepeoplepeople #tas14 @torontoagile @OlafLewitz pic.twitter.com/JPQn8nR5xb
— Deloitte LEAN (@deloittelean) November 10, 2014
"Options have values, options expire, never commit early unless you know why" @OlafLewitz #tas14
— Arturo Pie (@arturo_pie) November 10, 2014
Compassionate listening requires presence, focus, and empathy. @OlafLewitz #TAS14
— Scott W. Ambler (@scottwambler) November 10, 2014
Keynote speaker @OlafLewitz offers a thought-provoking perspective on Agile at @torontoagile conference pic.twitter.com/BE73lemH4J
— Paul Sobocinski (@sobes) November 10, 2014
Vulnerability->authentic connection->trust->safety->vulnerability VAST loop. @OlafLewitz #TAS14
— Shawn Button (@shawnbut) November 10, 2014
With so much emphasis on scaling frameworks, processes and tools, @OlafLewitz keynote is the MSG the agile community needs to hear #TAS14
— jasonlittle (@jasonlittle) November 10, 2014
If i had to have only 1 takeaway from @OlafLewitz speech, it would be "listening": 1) don't talk; 2) don't think about talking
— Milad (@MiladG) November 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/jcalabrese/status/532241513028526081.
