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Answering Questions with Stories – with Alistair Cockburn

Together with Psychology of Agile Scrum & Agile in Covent Garden meetups we are proud to host Dr Alistair Cockburn with his fascinating practical story based Q&A session. Sign-up for free on our meetup page here. Answering Questions with Stories Stories answer questions in a wonderful, sometimes roundabout way that permits the inclusion of contextual …

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It’s Not About the Game… It’s About Learning

Learn about our next Meetup with #play14 coming 15th May! Playing games and using dynamic exercises has become common with Agile, much to our benefit as they empower learning through experience. When we follow with a debrief, we help our participants explore their experiences to generate greater depth and insight. Unfortunately, debriefing is a skill …

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How The Way We Coach Impacts The Success Of Our Clients / Projects

Being a coach can be challenging. There is no set formula. Sometimes the coach needs to guide the system. Sometimes the coach needs to consciously shape and hold the space of events so the system finds its own way. Coaches need to develop a broad range and an ability to discern, in the moment, how …

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Lessons from a Personal Journey in Becoming an Agile Coach with Shane Hastie

At the start of March, we welcomed Shane Hastie; Director of Agile Learning Programs at ICAgile and InfoQ Culture Podcast host, to the AWA Meetup. He shared his wisdom and experience in a journey to becoming an industry-recognised expert in Agile Coaching through a competency-based assessment (ICE-AC). This was an especially popular event with our community. …

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3 Ways Professional Coaching Brings out the Best in Agile Teams

Interest in professional coaching within the agile community has been growing and it is now widely agreed that it is a core competency of an Agile Coach. It is a skill that you must be adept at in order to qualify as a certified professional in Agile Coaching with ICAgile. There are many reasons for …

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What AWA are Doing for World Retrospective Day 2019

World Retrospective Day is nearly upon us! In fact, less than 12 hours away. What is World Retrospective Day I might hear you asking? This worldwide day, held on 27th February, is a volunteer-based, globally-coordinated effort to celebrate and share in the power of retrospectives. What is a retrospective? Well these are cornerstone ceremonies in …

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