Your Org Isn’t Conflict-Averse — It’s Conflict-Entangled!

How Avoiding Tension Creates More of It in Your Product Org
Conflict in our product orgs isn’t just the shouting match in the boardroom. It’s quieter and way more awkward. It’s the sprint review where everyone pretends to agree, the roadmap that gets polite nods before getting torn apart in Slack, and the “meeting after the meeting” where, surprise, the real decisions happen.

A “conflict-averse” culture doesn’t have less conflict — it has more: backchannels, stalled decisions, eroded trust, and product visions that never materialize. And as AI makes our tools feel seamless, our tolerance for human messiness shrinks, making those hidden knots even harder to face.

In this talk, Kate will share ways to spot the tangles, name what’s really going on, and create the conditions for clearer decisions, stronger teams, and products that actually ship.

Thanks to our sponsor - Lean TECHniques

Schedule
4:30 - 5:00 Networking
5:00 - 6:00 Presentation