Is Agile Still Radical Enough for the Future of Work?

## Is Agile Still Radical Enough for the Future of Work?

In collaboration with Agile Coaching Europe
Agile was created in 2001 as a radical alternative to slow, hierarchical organizations.
But in 2025, Agile turns 25 years old — and many HR and people leaders are asking:
👉 Has Agile become too administrative to support modern organizational change?
👉 Is it still radical enough for the challenges of culture, talent, and collaboration in 2026?
In many companies, Agile has shifted from a mindset to a management system.
Rituals replace conversations.
Roles replace empowerment.
Velocity replaces growth.
This meetup explores what that means for HR, leadership, and people systems.

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## 🔍 What We’ll Explore (20-minute Talk)

• How Agile mindset has evolved over 25 years
• Why organizations feel “busy but not improving”
• How Agile becomes administration instead of transformation
• What modern HR needs: adaptability, clarity, psychological safety, autonomy
• What a more radical, people-centered Agile could look like for 2026

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## 🧠 Think Tank Session

Together with participants from Agile Coaching Europe, we will co-create a practical method bag for HR:

• approaches for cultural change
• techniques to reduce organizational waste
• ways to strengthen empowerment and decision-making
• ideas for designing human-centered, sustainable HR practices

Perfect for HR professionals, Agile coaches, leaders, people partners, and anyone shaping the future of work.

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## 👤 Speaker

John Behrens – European Agile & Product Development Coach
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-behrens-sft/
Open for conversations and supporting organizations in people & product transformation.