Adelaide Agile Community

Did you miss the LAST Adelaide Conference in May this year?
Was it sold out when you tried to secure a ticket?
Perhaps, you found out about it too late (like now, today!) or had some other commitments?
Maybe, like me and others who attended, you missed certain sessions because with the four streams running in parallel of leadership, change, teamwork and innovation, you had difficult choices to make about what to attend and miss.

Well, for all of you and more, many of the session leaders have offered to provide an encore and with the following four sessions to be run, sequentially, so you won't miss a thing, they will be abridged versions that run for 15-20 minutes, but still so packed with value and if you ever had a doubt about the world class event that LAST Adelaide is each year and whether to join in 2025 or get over to Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra for their editions, this will quash that and make you think about session leading, volunteering, participating and/or supporting.

We will gather from 5.30pm, back at one of our Adelaide homes with supporter escient hosting us at 60 King William St. Refreshments and nourishment provided as always by our partner Encode Talent, from 6pm we will have the four sessions outlined below in succession, within a 20 minute timebox, then at around 7.20pm'ish - a brief Q&A with all the session leaders and close the meetup with an opportunity for some networking, wrapping up between 7.30pm - 8pm at the latest (sometimes there is an 'after party', created in the spirit of self organising teams)

(order and line-up is subject to change, be adaptive is our mantra)

Susie Jones - Neurospicy change, it’s delicious!

The organisations we work in are neurospicy. Your approach to introducing changes in tech, process and culture should be too. Jump into Susie’s Neurodiverse Inclusive Plunge Pool to educate and elevate yourself to better understand, and support, the different types of brains you’re working with. Come on in, the water is lovely!!

Mike Schwarzer - The Wisdom of Self-Leadership: How to Stay Sane and Impactful in an AI World

In the fast-paced world of Agile, where change is constant and complexity is the norm, we often find ourselves relying on familiar patterns of thought. However, these patterns can prevent us from seeing beyond our limitations and blind us to new possibilities and deeper understanding.

In this session, we’ll explore the need for wisdom and heightened consciousness to not just navigate, but truly thrive in our environments.

We’ll examine how our thinking shapes our reality and how elevating our awareness can unlock deeper insights and innovative thinking. By stepping back and gaining a clearer view of our mental landscape, we open the door to a deeper wisdom that transcends conventional thinking.

We’ll delve into the dynamic interplay between the ego-driven mind and a more profound, intuitive sense of purpose. It’s this deeper mind that offers the creativity, integrity, and compassion necessary to lead with clarity and intention. By cultivating this higher quality of mind, we not only elevate our own consciousness but also create ripples that influence and inspire those around us.

Erin Faehrmann - Permission to play

Erin’s been scouring the world crowd-sourcing professional play approaches. Folks from far and wide, including at ADL LAST 24, have celebrated what’s worked, fail-a-brated what hasn’t and pondered what it would take to get more folks playing in our workplaces. In this short-fast-fun presentation Erin will recap the workshop from ADL LAST 24, share her crowd-sourced findings so far and give you an opportunity to throw your lessons in the mix too.

Lumai Tingey and Marina Fokina - 5 pro-tips to level up your workshop

Join Marina & Lumai (two workshop enthusiasts) in a dynamic and whistle stop tour of workshop design. Walk away with a framework to level-up your workshop game with practical insights and active participation.

It's an opportunity to celebrate our supporters from the community and LAST - Encode Talent, Torrens University, Flinders University, RAA, Tabar, Everest Engineering, ScrumCraft, aplo, Randstad Digital and escient, who are hosting us once more, for which we are extremely grateful.

Along with our session leads and you, who make up this community.

See you then and reach out anytime to the crew with any queries, comments, feedback.

Scaling Agile Across Companies
With increasing complexity, current market disruptions and multidimensional topics such as ESG, diversity and the circular economy, previous approaches to procurement are reaching their limits.

For example, a new sustainability department does not make us any more sustainable.

There has to be a better way - gain insights into the future of procurement that goes far beyond tools, automation and even departmental thinking.

Be inspired by 8 international success stories and their ways of working at different stages of development.

These organisations are already achieving a much greater impact for themselves, their partners, the environment and society.