What we’re about
Agile Denver is an outreach organization for agile and lean practice in the Denver area. The organization strives to facilitate quality events to our members, helping them become better agilists. Agile Denver is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit that supports a number of Special Interest Groups.
Ways to get involved and stay informed:
• Visit the Agile Denver website
• Follow Agile Denver's YouTube Channel
• Join Agile Denver's Slack community (email board@agiledenver.org to join!)
• Keep in touch with others on the Agile Denver LinkedIn
• Attend the Agile Denver Monthly Meeting (4th Monday of the month; see this meetup group for details)
We also offer the following special interest groups:
Agile Denver North
Agile Boulder
Agile Denver Kanban CoP (Lean/Kanban)
PDUs are available for our monthly meetings as well as our annual conference.
Upcoming events
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Engaged and Empowered Employees: A new AI Transformation playbook
Thrive Workplace Centennial, 9200 East Mineral Avenue, Centennial, CO, USFood and drink from 6-6:30. Come early!
Human-Centered AI presents: The real bottleneck in AI adoption isn't technology or skills—it's the challenge of human transformation. Drawing from leading BetterUp's enterprise AI transformation and 25+ years building ML systems at scale, Lee Gonzales shares why "normal training" fails and what actually works. Leave with a practical playbook for building metamorphic organizational capacity—where teams repeatedly dissolve and reconstitute their operating assumptions as AI evolves.
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Speaker bio: Lee Gonzales is Director of AI Transformation at BetterUp, Founder of Catalyst AI Services, and a fractional Chief AI Officer with over 25 years of engineering leadership. He drives generative AI strategies that elevate organizational capabilities from basic literacy to enterprise-wide adoption, and spearheaded BetterUp's "AI Flight School," rapidly upskilling teams to deploy generative AI solutions across multiple business functions LinkedIn.
Self-described as an "AI Whisperer" and "Innovation Catalyst," Lee is obsessed with GenAI, agility, strategy, design, and metacognition RocketReach. He advocates for mass AI literacy as "one of the few viable paths where, on the other side of this coming transformation, we might have a chance at a civilization we might all want to live in" RocketReach. He holds a BS from Colorado State University and publishes insights on his Substack, Catalyst AI.
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About the Human-Centered AI group**:**
Navigate AI's Impact — Without the Hype
For busy software and product leaders, staying ahead of AI means more than chasing tools. Our monthly AI Special Interest Group cuts through the noise to explore what actually matters: how AI is reshaping collaboration, product strategy, leadership, and organizational change.
This isn't a technical meetup. We skip the algorithms and implementation details to focus on the human systems that determine whether AI adoption succeeds or fails — collaborative learning, strategic thinking, ethical design, cross-functional alignment, and adaptive leadership.
What to expect: Each session features an expert speaker, small-group discussions, and practical takeaways you can use immediately.
Connect with experienced peers who share your challenges. Leave with new ways to think, not just tools to buy. Build the confidence to lead responsibly through uncertainty.
Our sponsors
Venue: Thrive Workspace, Centennial: A flexible 22,000 sq ft coworking space designed for modern professionals. Whether you’re a freelancer, entrepreneur, or small business, this event is a great opportunity to check out the space, meet fellow professionals, and explore a fresh alternative to working from home or a traditional office.
Food: Currently looking for food sponsors. Please message me directly if you're interested in reaching some of our 2500 Agile Denver members.30 attendees
Agile & Lean Leaders
Location not specified yetAgile & Lean Leaders:
We are a peer community of senior technology leaders—spanning product, operations, agile coaching, and engineering leadership—who seek to learn, grow, and exchange ideas beyond our day-to-day environments. Our members are Directors to C-level, all leading technology and software teams in complex, fast-moving organizations who value people over things.
As Agile & Lean Leaders, we embrace both meanings of the term:
- Leaders who apply Agile and Lean principles to guide teams and organizations through change with adaptability, efficiency, and continuous improvement.
- Leaders who shape the future of Agile & Lean leadership itself—mentors, thought leaders, and contributors to the evolving body of knowledge.
Our purpose is to:
- Connect with other senior technology leaders who navigate similar strategic and executive challenges.
- Learn from diverse perspectives—drawing on Agile, Lean, and other leadership models to tackle the real-world problems we face.
- Advance leadership thinking by developing, sharing, and potentially publishing new insights and strategies.
- Support each other as mindful, intentional professionals, leading with knowledge, calm, and clarity in high-stakes environments.
- Explore Lean principles alongside Agile to drive efficiency, eliminate waste, and improve flow in technology-driven organizations.
By engaging with this group, we strengthen our ability to lead transformational change, influence at the executive level, and shape the future of Agile and Lean leadership in technology.
We meet in person on a monthly basis near the Cherry Creek area, skipping December. Members are asked to commit to attending a minimum of four events per year.
We are a Special Interest Group of the Agile Denver https://www.agiledenver.org/sigs/ to learn more and join!
To Join this Meetup:
Contact Robin or Dan for details on how to join.
Contact Info:
Robinwmorrison@gmail.com
Dan.wyks@gmail.com2 attendees
Agile Denver North - TJay Gerber - In Person!
Frolic Brewing Company, 12910 Zuni St, Suite 1300, Westminster, co, USIn Person!
LOCATION!
Join Agile Denver North meetup at:
Frolic Brewing Company
12910 Zuni St, #1300
Westminster, CO 80234
Presentation Details:
Change efforts often fail because key perspectives go unacknowledged. Deep Democracy teaches us that resistance is not an obstacle but valuable information from the system itself. When organizational systems ignore oppositionary voices, they create unseen barriers that hamper transformation.
This session explores how to surface hidden voices, embrace role fluidity, and engage the full system in change efforts. Using ORSC techniques with concepts such as change theory and meta-skills, participants will learn to harvest ideas from all viewpoints, build trust, and foster alignment. Attendees will leave with actionable strategies to amplify all voices and create sustainable, people-centered change.
Join us to discover how working with the whole system leads to more resilient and adaptive organizations.
LOs:
- Barriers to Change: Identify and surface unspoken perspectives that can increase the success of change efforts.
- Sources of Insight: Techniques to engage with differing viewpoints constructively, transforming resistance into positive action.
- Practical strategies: Foster a more adaptive change culture – increasing the long-term success of organizational change.
Bio:
TJay Gerber is a team coach dedicated to helping teams thrive. As an Expert with The Agile Network, he hosts monthly sessions that connect practitioners across industries to share insights, challenges, and growth. TJay has spoken at Agile 2025, Agile 2024, Mile Hi Agile 2024, and PMI Symposium 2025, where his sessions highlight the role of psychological safety, imposter syndrome, and systems thinking in organizational performance.
As a practitioner of relationship systems coaching, TJay integrates relationship intelligence into agile practices, helping teams and leaders strengthen communication, navigate conflict, and unlock collective potential. His approach combines structure with empathy, enabling sustainable improvements in how people work together on complex systems.
When he’s not 'being scrummy at work', TJay enjoys skiing, hiking, and camping with his wife and young son. He also just wrote a children's book - "Fly, Dragon, Fly!" which can be found at TJayGerber.com/Amazon
Schedule:
6:00 - 6:30 PM Wood fire pizza, drinks and networking.
6:30 - 6:40 PM Quick Announcements/sponsor recognition
6:40 - 7:40 PM Presentation and Discussion
7:40 - 7:45 PM Final Questions and Wrap Up9 attendees
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Past events
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