The Agile Coffee Podcast

Recorded in April 2018, Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by his good friend and fellow #SGCAL co-chair Kim Brainard (@agilebrain1) to catch up since last year’s global Scrum gathering. Upcoming events: * Training from the BACK of the Room! – August 4 & 5, 2018 – San Diego, CA – more info * Agile2018 – August 6 – 10, 2018 (Vic is presenting on Thurs • 10:45 – 12:00) – San Diego, CA – more info * Agile Fluency Game Game Runner workshop – August 10 – 11, 2018 – San Diego, CA – more info * Agile Open SoCal – September 13 & 14, 2018 – Irvine, CA – more info * Training from the BACK of the Room! – September 15 & 16, 2018 – Irvine, CA – more info Now part of the Agile Podcast Network!

Ahh, the joys of Agile Opens. Meeting and mingling with fellow practitioners while learning new ideas and sharing experiences. For this episode, Vic (@AgileCoffee) traveled to Seattle for the Agile Open Northwest before bopping down to San Diego to visit Agile Open San Diego. Both multi-day events were held in February. In Seattle, Vic was joined by David Snook, Joel Bancroft-Connors (@JBC_GC), Dain Charbonneau (@Dainpc) and Harold Shinsato (@hajush). In San Diego, Vic sat with Rich Clingman, Jason Kerney (@JasonKerney) and Sarah Wiezel. Topics from this episode include: * Agile Ethics * Happy does not equal Healthy * What does Agile look like when we have AI team members? * The Value of NOT being defensive about Agile Training from the Back of the Room Vic is a TBR Certified Trainer of Sharon Bowman's Training from the Back of the Room (TBR) curriculum, and he's offering two upcoming TBR classes in California: * August 4 & 5, 2018 (prior to Agile2018) in San Diego * September 15 & 16, 2018 (after AOSC) in Irvine Visit TBRCal.com for more information and to sign up for emails (and discount codes). Links to items mentioned in episode 58 * Agile Fluency Project * Axiology and The Structure of Value: Foundations of Scientific Axiology by Robert S. Hartman (book) * Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, Eustress and the Yerkes-Dodson Model The Agile Coffee Podcast is a proud member of the Agile Podcast Network!

Ahh, the joys of Agile Opens. Meeting and mingling with fellow practitioners while learning new ideas and sharing experiences. For this episode, Vic (@AgileCoffee) traveled to Seattle for the Agile Open Northwest before bopping down to San Diego to visit Agile Open San Diego. Both multi-day events were held in February. In Seattle, Vic was joined by David Snook, Joel Bancroft-Connors (@JBC_GC), Dain Charbonneau (@Dainpc) and Harold Shinsato (@hajush). In San Diego, Vic sat with Rich Clingman, Jason Kerney (@JasonKerney) and Sarah Wiezel. Topics from this episode include: * Agile Ethics * Happy does not equal Healthy * What does Agile look like when we have AI team members? * The Value of NOT being defensive about Agile Training from the Back of the Room Vic is a TBR Certified Trainer of Sharon Bowman’s Training from the Back of the Room (TBR) curriculum, and he’s offering two upcoming TBR classes in California: * August 4 & 5, 2018 (prior to Agile2018) in San Diego * September 15 & 16, 2018 (after AOSC) in Irvine Visit TBRCal.com for more information and to sign up for emails (and discount codes). Links to items mentioned in episode 58 * Agile Fluency Project * Axiology and The Structure of Value: Foundations of Scientific Axiology by Robert S. Hartman (book) * Dr. Barbara Fredrickson, Eustress and the Yerkes-Dodson Model The Agile Coffee Podcast is a proud member of the Agile Podcast Network!

Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) and Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz) at the home of Colleen Kirtland (@PurposeCreator) for a kitchen session recorded on January 6, 2018. Topics from today's episode include: * Whole (Food) Systems Health: regenerating our teams and ourselves * Design Thinking and Agile * Acrimony within the Agile Community * Mob Programming for Vendor Management * Read any good books? Training from the Back of the Room Vic is a TBR Certified Trainer of Sharon Bowman's Training from the Back of the Room (TBR) curriculum, and he's offering two upcoming TBR classes in California: * August 4 & 5, 2018 (prior to Agile2018) in San Diego * September 15 & 16, 2018 (after AOSC) in Irvine Visit TBRCal.com for more information and to sign up for emails (and discount codes).     Links to items mentioned in episode 57 * The Homestead Education Center in Starkville, Mississippi * The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois (book) * Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (book) * How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by Prof. Lisa Feldman Barrett Ph.D (book) * Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin (book) * Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World by General Stanley McChrystal and Tantum Collins (book) * Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (book) The Agile Coffee Podcast is a proud member of the Agile Podcast Network!

Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead) and Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz) at the home of Colleen Kirtland (@PurposeCreator) for a kitchen session recorded on January 6, 2018. Topics from today’s episode include: * Whole (Food) Systems Health: regenerating our teams and ourselves * Design Thinking and Agile * Acrimony within the Agile Community * Mob Programming for Vendor Management * Read any good books? Training from the Back of the Room Vic is a TBR Certified Trainer of Sharon Bowman’s Training from the Back of the Room (TBR) curriculum, and he’s offering two upcoming TBR classes in California: * August 4 & 5, 2018 (prior to Agile2018) in San Diego * September 15 & 16, 2018 (after AOSC) in Irvine Visit TBRCal.com for more information and to sign up for emails (and discount codes).     Links to items mentioned in episode 57 * The Homestead Education Center in Starkville, Mississippi * The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois (book) * Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky (book) * How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain by Prof. Lisa Feldman Barrett Ph.D (book) * Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin (book) * Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World by General Stanley McChrystal and Tantum Collins (book) * Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb (book) The Agile Coffee Podcast is a proud member of the Agile Podcast Network!

Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead), Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz), and Curtis Gilbert for an outdoor session recorded on December 8, 2017, at the Main Branch of the Newport Beach Public Library in the San Joaquin Hills of Newport Beach, California. The Agile Coffee Podcast is a proud member of the Agile Podcast Network! Topics from today’s episode include: * The relationship between Coaching and Agile * A Day in the Life of an Agile Coach * The Third Agile Value and the Contract Game Vic will be at the Agile Open Northwest in Seattle (Feb 5-7) and the Agile Open San Diego (Feb 15 – 16). Hit him up on twitter @AgileCoffee if you’d like to chat or potentially join a podcast recording. Links to items mentioned in this episode: * It’s Not About the Nail (video) * John Cleese’s Management Training videos – you may have to search for “The Customer is Always Dwight” * The Contract Game from Craig Larman’s LeSS training (refer to slide 15 of 88 for start of topic) * Strategies-Needs Iceberg drawing (from Lorrainne Aguilar – see below) * Agile Coaching: Wisdom from Practitioners edited by Michael de la Maza and Dhaval Panchal (book)

Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead), Ben Rodilitz (@BenRodilitz), and Curtis Gilbert for an outdoor session recorded on December 8, 2017, at the Main Branch of the Newport Beach Public Library in the San Joaquin Hills of Newport Beach, California. recording episode 56 of the ACP with Ben, Curtis and Larry around the table at Newport Beach Library's Main Branch in Newport Beach, CA The Agile Coffee Podcast is a proud member of the Agile Podcast Network! Topics from today's episode include: * The relationship between Coaching and Agile * A Day in the Life of an Agile Coach * The Third Agile Value and the Contract Game Vic will be at the Agile Open Northwest in Seattle (Feb 5-7) and the Agile Open San Diego (Feb 15 - 16). Hit him up on twitter @AgileCoffee if you'd like to chat or potentially join a podcast recording. Links to items mentioned in this episode: * It's Not About the Nail (video) * John Cleese's Management Training videos - you may have to search for "The Customer is Always Dwight" * The Contract Game from Craig Larman's LeSS training (refer to slide 15 of 88 for start of topic) * Strategies-Needs Iceberg drawing (from Lorrainne Aguilar - see below) * Agile Coaching: Wisdom from Practitioners edited by Michael de la Maza and Dhaval Panchal (book) Strategies-Needs Iceberg by Lorraine Aguilar (Working Harmony)

The Podcast Panel of #SGCAL. On day #2 of Global Scrum Gathering – San Diego, Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Cory Bryan (@isCoryBryan – host of Deliver It Cast), Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley – host of Agile For Humans), Josh Anderson (@nosrednAhsoJ) & Bob Galen (@bobgalen) [co-hosts of the Meta-Cast], Bob Payne (@agiletoolkit – host of the Agile Toolkit Podcast), and Paul Wynia (@workagile – host of the Agile Games Podcast) for a live Q&A session in packed room. Visit all the shows from our participants on the Agile Podcast Network! The panel took topics from the audience and asked questions to each other. Topics included: * How do you find people to interview? * How much preparation do you do? * What does the pipeline look like? * How do you start? * What’s in it for you, the podcaster? * Why it’s important to build a brand. ALL NEW PODCAST – Vic is starting his newest audio adventure: PATH, a journey into servant leadership. Look for the first episode coming soon in May 2017. Subscribe now on iTunes. Vic was interviewed on episode 34 of AgileNext, a podcast by Daniel Gullo and Stephen Forte. Check it out at agilenext.tv. Announcing the return of the Agile Coffee Conversation Starters: three volumes of cards to kickstart great talks. Now you can get the original decks once again from

The Podcast Panel of #SGCAL. On day #2 of Global Scrum Gathering - San Diego, Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Cory Bryan (@isCoryBryan - host of Deliver It Cast), Ryan Ripley (@ryanripley - host of Agile For Humans), Josh Anderson (@nosrednAhsoJ) & Bob Galen (@bobgalen) [co-hosts of the Meta-Cast], Bob Payne (@agiletoolkit - host of the Agile Toolkit Podcast), and Paul Wynia (@workagile - host of the Agile Games Podcast) for a live Q&A session in packed room. Visit all the shows from our participants on the Agile Podcast Network! The panel took topics from the audience and asked questions to each other. Topics included: * How do you find people to interview? * How much preparation do you do? * What does the pipeline look like? * How do you start? * What's in it for you, the podcaster? * Why it's important to build a brand. ALL NEW PODCAST - Vic is starting his newest audio adventure: PATH, a journey into servant leadership. Look for the first episode coming soon in May 2017. Subscribe now on iTunes. Vic was interviewed on episode 34 of AgileNext, a podcast by Daniel Gullo and Stephen Forte. Check it out at agilenext.tv. Announcing the return of the Agile Coffee Conversation Starters: three volumes of cards to kickstart great talks. Now you can get the original decks once again from

On the eve of #SGCAL, Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Brett Palmer (@brett_palmer), Dale Ellis (@thedigitaldale), Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead), Colleen Kirtland (@AgileBohemian) and first-time guest John Eisenschmidt (@jeisensc) for an outdoor session in sunny Southern California. Now part of the Agile Podcast Network! Final rundown of events at Scrum Gathering in San Diego: * Festivities kick off Sunday with the CST/CEC retreat, the first-ever CSP retreat, registration and an evening mixer. * After an beach-boogie opening on Monday, Jeff Sutherland will take the stage with a keynote address; and the first day closes with Monday Mingle – a short walk down the boardwalk at Wave House, featuring a wave machine and Woodie and the Longboards * Tuesday starts with mashups: Chris Li, Ronica Roth, Brian “Ponch” Rivera, Nigel Baker and Sharon Bowman * Open space will be facilitated by Allison Pollard and Jake Calabrese * Joel “Thor” Neeb of Afterburner will close Wednesday with something fun and exciting Vic was interviewed on episode 34 of AgileNext, a podcast by Daniel Gullo and Stephen Forte. Check it out at agilenext.tv. Announcing the return of the Agile Coffee Conversation Starters: three volumes of cards to kickstart great talks. Now you can get the original decks once again from agilecoachingcards.com, with a free gift of the all new Agile Coach’s Toolkit deck.

On the eve of #SGCAL, Vic (@AgileCoffee) is joined by Brett Palmer (@brett_palmer), Dale Ellis (@thedigitaldale), Larry Lawhead (@LarryLawhead), Colleen Kirtland (@AgileBohemian) and first-time guest John Eisenschmidt (@jeisensc) for an outdoor session in sunny Southern California. * Too many branded flavors of Agile? * The need for Leadership beyond "Servant Leadership" * Can you be Agile with virtual teams? * Ukulele interlude: I'll Fly Away * Has your team broken Agile? * Ukulele interlude: Blowin' In The Wind * Is it Agile or is it People Development? Now part of the Agile Podcast Network! Final rundown of events at Scrum Gathering in San Diego: * Festivities kick off Sunday with the CST/CEC retreat, the first-ever CSP retreat, registration and an evening mixer. * After an beach-boogie opening on Monday, Jeff Sutherland will take the stage with a keynote address; and the first day closes with Monday Mingle - a short walk down the boardwalk at Wave House, featuring a wave machine and Woodie and the Longboards * Tuesday starts with mashups: Chris Li, Ronica Roth, Brian "Ponch" Rivera, Nigel Baker and Sharon Bowman * Open space will be facilitated by Allison Pollard and Jake Calabrese * Joel "Thor" Neeb of Afterburner will close Wednesday with something fun and exciting Vic was interviewed on episode 34 of AgileNext, a podcast by Daniel Gullo and Stephen Forte. Check it out at agilenext.tv. Announcing the return of the Agile Coffee Conversation Starters: three volumes of cards to kickstart great talks. Now you can get the original decks once again from agilecoachingcards.com, with a free gift of the all new Agile Coach's Toolkit deck.

Now part of the Agile Podcast Network! Recorded after attending ACI’s Agile Coach Bootcamp, Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by Emilia Breton-Lake (@emibreton) and Barry Kardon (@BalancingAgile) to discuss the key take-aways from the five-day immersive learning experience. Updates from the Co-Chair (Vic) of the Global Scrum Gathering in San Diego (April 10 – 12, 2017): * Jeff Sutherland is the opening keynote and Joel “Thor” Neeb of Afterburner will close Wednesday with a lively presentation * Monday Mingle will be a short walk down the boardwalk at Wave House, featuring a wave machine and Woodie and the Longboards * Tuesday starts with mashups: Chris Li, Ronica Roth, Brian “Ponch” Rivera, Nigel Baker and Sharon Bowman * Open space will be facilitated by Allison Pollard and Jake Calabrese * New features this year include a beach house for folks to find each other and a media room for independent podcasters and media artists * The first-ever CSP retreat (sold out) is on Sunday and Brett Palmer will hold space Not registered yet? Get your tickets now at scrumalliance.org/sgcal

Now part of the Agile Podcast Network! Recorded after attending ACI's Agile Coach Bootcamp, Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by Emilia Breton-Lake (@emibreton) and Barry Kardon (@BalancingAgile) to discuss the key take-aways from the five-day immersive learning experience. Updates from the Co-Chair (Vic) of the Global Scrum Gathering in San Diego (April 10 - 12, 2017): * Jeff Sutherland is the opening keynote and Joel "Thor" Neeb of Afterburner will close Wednesday with a lively presentation * Monday Mingle will be a short walk down the boardwalk at Wave House, featuring a wave machine and Woodie and the Longboards * Tuesday starts with mashups: Chris Li, Ronica Roth, Brian "Ponch" Rivera, Nigel Baker and Sharon Bowman * Open space will be facilitated by Allison Pollard and Jake Calabrese * New features this year include a beach house for folks to find each other and a media room for independent podcasters and media artists * The first-ever CSP retreat (sold out) is on Sunday and Brett Palmer will hold space Not registered yet? Get your tickets now at scrumalliance.org/sgcal

Now part of the Agile Podcast Network! Recorded at the Scrum Alliance’s Scrum Gathering in Munich, Germany. Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by Stuart Fish (@fishstua), Anderson Hummel (@anderson_hummel) and fellow #SGCAL co-chair Kim Brainard (@agilebrain1) to discuss some highlights of the gathering. Links, resources and photos coming soon, we hope. HOSH!!

Now part of the Agile Podcast Network! Recorded at the Scrum Alliance's Scrum Gathering in Munich, Germany. Vic (@AgileCoffee) was joined by Stuart Fish (@fishstua), Anderson Hummel (@anderson_hummel) and fellow #SGCAL co-chair Kim Brainard (@agilebrain1) to discuss some highlights of the gathering. Links, resources and photos coming soon, we hope. HOSH!!