Our next **in-person** event is October 9th. Join us at the Amplify Credit Union on Esperanza Crossing, Austin, Texas.

**Our topic:**
**Futures Thinking in Action: Navigating AI, Change, and Uncertainty Together**
Agile teams excel at adapting in the moment, but the future is arriving faster than ever. Futures thinking gives us creative yet powerful tools to anticipate change, explore multiple possibilities, and design resilient strategies for what’s ahead.

In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to identify signals and drivers of change, then collaborate to imagine how they could shape our industry and community—especially as AI transforms the way we work. We’ll also share Agile Austin’s strategic foresight project and opportunities to get involved. Expect lively conversation, fresh insights, and practical foresight techniques you can apply right away to strengthen your role.

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Alexandra Hawks

Syd Markle

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Matt Philip

Liliya

Jeff Fisher

Ikay Onyeme

Shrie Spangler

Max Ekesi

Michael

Hiran

Woody (Robert Woodcock)

Moein Iz

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Ryan Huang

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Marina Zabelshansky

Nick Gonzalez

Kristin Bonds

recoderdee

IRL: Futures Thinking in Action

Amplify Credit Union - Esperanza Branch

Let's discuss Lean/Kanban topics you are interested in. We'll use Lean Coffee format to produce a dynamic agenda and then guide the discussion on the most popular suggested topics. Come get answers to your questions and learn more about Agile, Lean, and Kanban

We will meet on zoom. You must register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/TaKl_Y_rQge6G-1wsDxNVw

After you register, you will receive a confirmation email that will contain information about how you can join the meeting.

Jim Brisson

Satish Kumar

Julia

Murali Kottapalli

Mason Lantz

Kimberly Chiarello

Alan

Julian

Tori

Ned Horvath

Jessica Maxwell

Kimberly Rodriguez

Jefferson Stewart

yuliia.torbyk

Peter Zimmer

Jose Morales

J. A.

Lean/Kanban Discussion

Online event

We're reading [AI 2041: Ten Visions for our Future](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56377201-ai-2041?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=Fd9CD7Jkw2&rank=1), by Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan. We anticipate concluding our discussion October 16th, but we're agile, we'll take more (or less) time as appropriate.

(The Zoom link is visible right after you register. The link to the Miro discussion board will be posted in the Zoom chat once the meeting is underway.)

*NOTE TO REGULARS: the Zoom link is new.*

Do you have a book to recommend? Please submit [this form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfWFqUwXoxZH0CJBc3L22cIxst_dTcsnQa9V0mROqm8E6RflA/viewform), so our program committee can consider it.

if you'd like to be on the program (book selection) committee, please contact david.wight@agileaustin.org .

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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](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BxDEAm8kaxz3Y2JtX25vYkR1LWs?resourcekey=0-ZDjTg-2g4E_vYz1rn4J-Rw). 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."
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Jack

David Wight

Reneé Lasswell

kranthi manney

Agile Austin Book Club: AI 2041, session 4

When you separate the signal from the noise, it’s obvious that having the ability to separate the signal from the noise is the only thing that matters when it comes to change. We live in a noisy, quick-fix, instant gratification world and when change isn’t happening the way we think it should be happening we want the next quick fix even though deep-down we know it won’t work.

In this session we’ll explore the Six Big Ideas of Adaptive Organizations which may or may not help you help your organizations understand what’s really going on so you can make a more conscious choice about how to move change forward. Perhaps I shouldn’t say ‘may or may not’ and fill you with the same BS you can find all over LinkedIn. But I won’t do that. Meaningful change is hard and the last thing we all need is another bag of magic beans.

**Speaker: Jason Little**
Jason began his career as a web developer when Cold Fusion roamed the earth. He began helping organizations adopt agile practices in the mid-2000s and has spent the greater part of his career modernizing change management with lean, lean startup and agile thinking.
Jason is a two-time Amazon #1 best selling author for From Skeptic to Strategist: Embracing AI in Change Management (January 2024) and The Six Big Ideas of Adaptive Organizations (May 2024). He founded Lean Change Inc in 2009 and released the first edition of Lean Change Management in 2012. Since then, he’s traveled to over 11 countries in search of what separates organizations that are good at change, from those that struggle with it.
He is also the CTO for Spero Careers Canada, a company dedicated to solving the autism employment crisis. In his spare time he’s a musician, songwriter and producer under the name Jason Ross.
[http://www.agilecoach.ca/about/](http://www.agilecoach.ca/about/)

Leland Newsom

Dan Walsh

Rachel Reyes

Andre Piazza

Vicki Braun

Pablo Mazzeo

Luz Diaz

Tesse 

Creg Schumann

David Bristow

Traci

Robert Woodcock

Ben Rogers

Daisy (Olichka)

Santosh K

Sense-Making is the New Change Management

Join us for a great program at the Agile Austin Product and AI SIG! Once you sign up, you'll receive an email with a calendar event and Zoom link.

**Session Title:**
Jobs-to-Be-Done Meets AI: Building Products That Solve Real Problems

**Abstract:**
In a world racing to embed AI into every product, it's easy to lose sight of the customer. Jobs-to-Be-Done (JTBD) brings us back to the core: What job is the customer trying to accomplish and what outcomes is the user trying to improve? This session explores how JTBD gives product leaders a powerful lens to define real customer value—and why it's essential when applying AI responsibly and effectively.

**Speaker: Tom Evans, Principal, The Lucrum Group**
Tom Evans is a seasoned product leader and global go-to-market strategist with 20+ years of experience driving product success across Fortune 1000s, high-growth startups, and international markets. He has a proven ability to align product strategy with business outcomes, scale high-performing product organizations, and guide companies through transformation of product and go-to-market best practices.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/btprodstrats/

**Slack Community for the Agile Austin Product and AI SIG:**
Please contact Matt Roberts ([[matt.roberts@agileaustin.org](http://matt.roberts@agileaustin.org/)](http://matt.roberts@agileaustin.org/)) or Vishal Sheth ([[vishal.sheth@agileaustin.org](http://vishal.sheth@agileaustin.org/)](http://vishal.sheth@agileaustin.org/)) if you'd like to join our slack community!

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Tom Evans

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Jennie Halcomb

Nahom Tewolde

Austin Neal

Jean-Pierre Smith

Christine Hilbert

Annie F.

Jamie Kriegel

Thomas Moore

Ramanathan Yegyanarayanan

Steven Archer

Jerry Kurtin

Product and AI SIG: Jobs-to-Be-Done Meets AI: Products that Solve Real Problems

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