Agile Austin Book Club: Empowered session 1
Details
We're reading Empowered: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products, by Marty Cagan and Chris Jones. Note that there are several books by the same author with very similar titles, so purchase with care. We'll discuss parts I II and III May 4th, and continue the discussion May 18th and June 1st. We'll add a fourth session June 15th if needed.
The subsequent book will be Stephen Bungay's The Art of Action 10th Anniversary Edition. This version is hard to search for on Amazon for some reason, so try that link. This will be a reprise, we read the 2011 original back in 2013, but it definitely warrants a re-read, and if it's new to you, run don't walk...
*** We're still on Zoom, but looking to go hybrid, hopefully in May! ***
Also, we're looking for participation in a grand experiment to take Book Club hybrid. None of these roles is intended as a single person, i.e. we'll share out the responsibilities:
- If you would like to be one of the in-room facilitators, please contact [jim.brisson@agileaustin.org](mailto:jim.brisson@agileaustin.org).
- if you'd like to be on the program (book selection) committee, please contact [david.white@agileaustin.org](mailto:david.white@agileaustin.org)
- if you're interested in being a scribe to capture what we discover, please contact [PatrickBInman@gmail.com](mailto:PatrickBInman@gmail.com).
- If you have a lead on a venue in the Austin area for our hybrid meetings, please contact [ned.horvath@agileaustin.org](mailto:ned.horvath@agileaustin.org)
- If you're interested in being a "link" between online and in-room participants—no experience necessary, we're trying to figure this out!—please contact Ned, or Jim, or Patrick
We'll continue to be pure-virtual until we find a venue, so if you know of a place, please speak up!
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Remote Process
Our process is in flux -- we're experimenting with new moderation and recording techniques, so please be on time and please be patient. And expect a call for participation -- we want this to be your book club.
Discussion Notes
for this and all our books may be found here (this recently changed). Notes are open to comment by anyone (please do!) and you'll also find how to get REIMBURSEMENT for books and the READING LIST for possible future books. (Discussion notes may or may not be taken in future -- we're experimenting to see what's valuable.)
About Book Club
We meet most months the 1st and 3rd Thursdays, so you can put that in your calendar. When and if we resume physical meetings we'll feed you, and if you participate in most of the sessions, we'll even reimburse you for the book, so save that receipt.
We have not recorded Book Club sessions in the past, but that could change:
Recording Disclosure
"AgileAustin has the right to record any hosted event which includes, but is not limited to, Special Interest Groups (SIGs), Monthly Meetings, Conferences, and special events. By registering for, or attending an Agile Austin hosted event, you are giving AgileAustin consent to record and post recorded content containing your image, voice and name at a minimum, online. For remote events, you have the option to turn off your camera, mute your microphone and hide your name."