Agile Leadership

Every leader has one - that conversation you know you need to have but keep finding reasons to postpone. Maybe it's the direct report whose performance has slipped and you're hoping it'll fix itself. Maybe it's pushing back on your boss about a decision you disagree with. Maybe it's telling a someone they didn't get the promotion. In this session, we'll explore why these conversations are so hard, what makes us avoid them and how we can approach them with more confidence. Bring the conversation you've been putting off - or the one you finally had and learned from - and let's work through it together. Beyond the topic, there's always room to put your own challenges on the table, whatever you're navigating right now as a leader. The Leadership Gap exists to be the room where you can think out loud with people who get it, and we want to shape it around what matters most to you.

Welcome! Gist below! :-) 1. Bring a book to the meet! 2. Buy a drink (and a bite if you're hungry). 3. Say hi to the folks. 4. Read! 5. We'll do a short round of intros and a short sharing at the end too. :) Come in and find us (we're probably the only reading group)! In the event that the place is full, we'll find a back up nearby. :-) This is a limited seats, small group event, so do try to update your RSVP early if your plans change! Thanks in advance! Nearest MRT: Holland Village (EW21/CC22)

Join us for an evening of deep technical insights into the future of AI-assisted software development. This meetup brings together industry leaders to explore cutting-edge approaches to agentic engineering, from specification-driven development to preserving human flow states in AI-powered workflows. **Venue:** Suntec Tower 3, 8 Temasek Boulevard, #30-01/02, Singapore 038988 **Date:** 25 Feb **Schedule:** * 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Registration & Networking * 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM: Speaker Sessions & Q&A ## Featured Speakers **Sergey Saburov, Director of Software Engineering, Acronis** **Topic:** *Spec-Driven Development: Modern Strategies for Human-AI Collaboration* Dive into an in-depth comparison of specification-first methodologies in the era of AI-assisted engineering. This session evaluates different approaches to Spec-Driven Development (SDD), contrasting rigid, blueprint-heavy frameworks with lightweight, iterative change-tracking systems. Sergey examines practical workflows—from initial design to automated implementation—discussing how treating specifications as the "Source of Truth" helps teams eliminate technical debt, minimize AI hallucinations, and maintain architectural integrity in complex codebases. **Sanjeev Solanki, NLP Lead Engineer (AI),** **Constructor Technology** **Topic:** *AI Research Assistant: From Papers to Production with Agentic AI* This talk explores how AI can go beyond chatbots to become a structured research collaborator. We’ll look at an AI Research Assistant that reads papers, analyzes code, understands datasets, and generates executable plans using multi-agent orchestration. Learn how agentic workflows and context engineering help reduce hallucinations and bridge the gap between research ideas and production-ready solutions. **Ake, Developer Experience Director, Chainstack** **Topic:** *Building a Flow State Companion for Agentic Coding* We as humans have the capability of entering flow states—the deeply productive, creative, and rewarding sessions that almost always produce the best results. Flow requires consciousness. AI doesn't have one, and it can easily snap yours. Multi-instance agents, parallel workflows, and orchestrated swarms are TikTok for builders. In this talk, Ake shares his experience building a solution to protect flow, navigating the intricacies of cognition and metacognition along the way. ## What to Expect * Cutting-edge insights into AI-assisted development workflows * Practical strategies for human-AI collaboration * Networking opportunities with engineering leaders and practitioners * Q&A sessions with industry experts **Registration opens at 6:00 PM. We look forward to seeing you there!**

With the rise of AI, software and application development is changing fast. Today, it’s less about whether you code in Vue, React, or another framework—it’s about **how you leverage AI-driven development** and which languages and frameworks work best with LLMs. At this meetup, we’ll explore how AI is transforming software development. Even if you focus solely on frontend, you’ll discover new approaches and practices that can reshape the way you build applications. Join us to discuss **Agentic Engineering** and the new horizons AI opens for developers!

**tl;dr** Share stories of people you met in your travels. **Details:** * Where: **7:30 to 8:50 PM, Bugis NLB library,** **Program Room 1** (**basement**) or via Zoom * **Zoom link:** Email joinmeet@posteo.net for the link * After: Discussions until last train/bus at the Bras Basah building food court next doors. * Optional: Join **Telegram for reminder**: [https://t.me/+7TNAbjU60PVjOTE1](https://t.me/+7TNAbjU60PVjOTE1) (super low volume, used for reminders only) More: Besides seeing new places, one of the joys of travel is encountering people. Not just the locals at our destinations, but also the travelers we meet along the way—at airports, rest stops, perhaps trains. Do you have stories of any such encounters? Perhaps someone who borrowed your phone charger, then ended up telling you their life story. Someone you found interesting, spent talking the half the night, but were too shy to ask for their contact. Or someone who went out of their way to help you in a crisis. Join us and share stories of your encounters during your travels.

You will experience how the living energies of colours, plants and crystals contained within the Aura-Soma® Equilibrium bottles, and Pomander, Quintessence, Archangeloi, Color Essence and supporting vibrational tools can nurture and support the different levels of your being. YACEP – Yoga Alliance® Continuing Education Program for yoga teachers. Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®s) who take courses with us, this training course count towards meeting your Yoga Alliance® Continuing Education Requirements (YACEP). *You will receive a Certificate of Completion fully recognised by Yoga Alliance at the end of this course.* **Format:** Talk 20%, Practices 70%, Q&As 10% **Wear:** Loose, comfortable, layered clothes to sit on **Bring:** Lots of water, notebook and pen **Location:** The course will be held at SPACE2B, 2B Stanley Street, Singapore 068721 **Enquiries:** Whatsapp **8893 8629** or Email: **[info@space2b.sg](mailto:info@space2b.sg)**

Deep Dive into Sun Salutation Thursday, 26 Feb 7 am – 8 am @ Botanic Garden Join us for a mindful and energising morning practice with Teacher Sarah Manning, as we explore the Deep Dive into Sun Salutation — not just as a sequence of movements, but as a gateway to spinal safety, structural awareness, and energetic balance. In this session, we’ll: ✨ Break down key components of the Sun Salutation with an alignment-focused lens — helping you move with clarity and safety. ✨ Tune into the stimulus and responsiveness of the spine, using breath, expressive flow, and thoughtful sequencing. ✨ Cultivate energetic awareness across the chakras, bringing light, intention, and presence to your practice. All levels are welcome — whether you’re refining your flow, tuning into your body, or simply waking up with intention. Let’s greet the sun with strength, alignment, and awakened energy. Booking link in my bio or https://www.namastewithhwee.com/booking-calendar/botanic-garden-yoga-class ⸻ About Sarah Manning — Senior Yoga & Qigong Specialist Sarah Manning is a seasoned senior yoga instructor with over 25 years of international teaching experience in Singapore, Australia, and China. She brings a rich blend of physical precision and subtle energy awareness to her classes. Sarah’s approach is deeply alignment-based and body-wise, drawing on her extensive background in Hatha, Yin, yoga therapy, prenatal/postnatal work, and conscious movement. She has been guiding teachers in back care, Yin, and holistic yoga practices for more than a decade. In addition to her yoga mastery, Sarah has trained in Qigong for over 10 years, integrating breath, movement, and subtle energy work to support vitality, balance, and inner resilience — especially in areas like fertility and energetic wellbeing. She also co-founded a holistic fertility wellness company and has led fertility yoga workshops since the late 1990s, combining traditional yoga and Qigong principles to support women with deep and informed energy practices.

**\*\*\*This post is for announcement purpose only. To register, please visit [https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/rise-above-the-algorithms-keeping-your-edge-in-the-ai-era-tickets-1982856377803/](https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/rise-above-the-algorithms-keeping-your-edge-in-the-ai-era-tickets-1982856377803/)** Agile SG and Honour SG are co-hosting a fireside chat on “Rise Above the Algorithms: Keeping Your Edge in the AI Era” on Thursday, 26 February! Join us for an evening of conversation, connection, and communitas as we come together to celebrate the Lunar New Year. We’re honoured to be joined by our esteemed panellists: * **Brandon Lee** – Assistant Chief Executive of Transformation Support Group, Workforce Singapore * **Roman Lobus** – Vice President of Agile Product & Portfolio Management, Singapore Airlines * **Estelle Wang** – Global Head of Consulting & Engineering, Aumovio (formerly Continental) Facilitating the discussion are **Victor Loke** and **Michael Koh**. Together, we’ll explore the opportunities and challenges ahead for Singapore — and how we can stay at the forefront of technology and human capital as AI continues to evolve at an extraordinarily rapid pace. As a festive cultural highlight, **Mr Jimmy Koh, PBM,** Member of the Woodlands Citizens’ Consultative Committee and grassroots leader with the People’s Association network, will conduct a free 春联 (Chunlian) calligraphy moment — sharing auspicious Chinese New Year blessings that symbolise renewal, prosperity and hope, adding a meaningful touch to our AI-era gathering. **Event details** * Date: Thursday, 26 Feb 2026 * Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm (fireside chat starts at 7pm) * Location: Newcastle Australia Institute of Higher Education - Bugis Junction Towers, 230 Victoria Street, #04-09/10, Singapore 188024 **Dinner and Lo Hei will be provided.** A commitment fee of $6 applies. Please note that registration via Eventbrite is required to attend. We look forward to connecting, learning, and celebrating the Year of the Horse with you at the event!

FOC. so sorry cos of CNY. This meeting is held on THURSDAY 26 FEB 2026 Room #02-05 opens 6.30pm for networking. Meeting starts 7pm sharp. Free of Charge. Meeting on Zoom. Come Upgrade yr Public Speaking Skills & Leadership skills at the most premier club in Singapore. 1st IN THE WORLD to qualify for 10/10 of the distinguished club program. The club which clocks in all the Memberships ribbons conquer yr Fear of Public Speaking. Singapore's Top Public Speaking Club. FREE OF CHARGE (Usual $10/meeting)

**ANNOUNCEMENT – Registration via this [link](https://go.gov.sg/stackmeetup-26feb2026-mc) only.** * Seats are on a first-come, first-served basis. * For admission into our event space, please register beforehand via GovEntry only. * Please present the QR code within your registration confirmation email upon check-in at our event space. **About this Meetup** In this STACK Meetup, hear from the GovTech’s Data Practice and SG Gov teams on how data platforms are engineered to optimise the sharing of data sets to create smarter workflows and deliver more efficient, future-proof government services.​ ​ Learn from real-world examples of logical data harmonisation and find out how a game-changing approach to overcoming data silo challenges helped URA urban planners work collaboratively. Go on a journey with Singpass as they explore the tech side of shifting analytics workflows and optimising user experience with security, speed, and accessibility in mind. ​ ​ Stay on for a dynamic Panel Discussion featuring insights from industry partners on the future of data sharing too!​ Join us today. Seats are limited so **[sign up](https://go.gov.sg/stackmeetup-26feb2026-mc) now!** **Programme** 6:30pm: Networking (Light food available) 7:00pm: Introduction By STACK Community 7:05pm: Opening By Yap Ghim Eng​, Head of Data Practice, GovTech Singapore 7:15pm: Building URA's Planning Sectorial Data Hub (PSDH)​ By Blossom Tang​, Senior Systems Analyst, Design & Planning Lab,​ Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA)​; and Ng Lee Ning, Data Engineer, Data Practice, GovTech Singapore 7:35pm: Singpass Data Platform: Data-Driven Decisions with ML & AI​ By Ian Ho​, Senior Manager, Data Science, Singpass​, GovTech​ Singapore; and Syahri Ikram Ismail, Data Engineer, Singpass, GovTech Singapore 8:05pm: Panel Discussion Panellists * James Toh, Solution Engineer, Snowflake * Simon Tschöke, Senior Solutions Architect, Databricks Moderator * Yap Ghim Eng, Head of Data Practice, GovTech 8:30pm: End of STACK Meetup Click **[here](https://go.gov.sg/stackmeetup-26feb2026-mc)\*** to sign up! \*Registration will be accepted via GovEntry only.

️ Welcome to the Voicepreneur Meetup Group - Singapore Where Anyone Can Turn Their Expertise into a Scalable Digital Tool Voicepreneur Meetup Group is a growing community of creators, professionals, entrepreneurs, and curious minds who want to explore how voice AI can help them scale their ideas, share their knowledge, and create meaningful interactions — without needing a technical team. What to Expect at Our Meetups: * A warm, visionary welcome and a look into the "why" behind the Voicepreneur™ movement * Real-world examples of how everyday professionals are using voice to solve real problems * A hands-on look at Hearback™ — the no-code voice AI platform we use to bring voice-driven tools to life. * A creative, open conversation: “What part of your work or knowledge could become a digital voice experience?” * An invitation to co-create with us — for free — and become a Founding Voicepreneur™ Whether you're just curious or ready to launch your own voice-powered solution, you’ll find inspiration, clarity, and connection here. Based in Singapore. Open to anyone ready to learn, share, and build. Let your voice become your platform. ✨ Your knowledge deserves to scale.

**A)** You want to enjoy your career **B)** You want to enjoy your personal life **C)** You want to reach your potential **D)** You want insightful, transformative conversations that allow you to tap into the best of yourself **E)** You want to live up to your full potential and move forward in life **F)** You want to make it happen and no longer want to drift along **1)** Roger Federer, the greatest tennis player of all time, has a coach. Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, had a coach. Mark Zukerberg and Richard Branson had coaches. **2)** Roger Federer, Bill Gates, Mark Zukerberg and Richard Branson did not overcome their obstacles by attending feel good motivational talks that are over-priced 3 days rah rah concerts in disguise. **3)** They go for the real thing. They know that such rah rah talks cannot address specific challenges. **4)** Now, if these successful people have coaches, why should you be shy of coaching? Having a coach is as as natural as going to the doctor when you have a fever that doesn't go away with panadol. Having a coach is as natural as going to a mechanic when you can't figure out why your car cannot start. **5)** Empower Advisory is committed to give you a full single session of FREE life coaching. Absolutely FREE. We believe that the more successful you are, the better the world will be. You will get a professional personality assessment to understand yourself better and a one to one coaching session that is easily worth a few hundred dollars. **6)** All information shared in the coaching session is kept strictly confidential. You are not judged in any way (unlike your family, friends or colleagues) and can be totally yourself. We just strive to give you a leg up. **7)** All coaching sessions are on a one to one basis. A date and time will be arranged for you upon your life coaching request. All schedule will be arranged according to our Principal Life Coach's availability. **8)** Just whatsapp 8332 4283 to book your slot. **9)** Enjoy a personalised one to one or small group discussion in the fun setting of Members Only - Mandala Club at 31 Bukit Pasoh Rd, Singapore 089845. It's in town and it's easy to get there via Outram Park MRT station! **10)** To book a session, whatsapp Admin Dave at 83324283. If you have RSVP-ed for a private session, do whatsapp to confirm your attendance too! Sessions will only happen if they are confirmed.

Want to test your skill at the sport? Be the Willliam Tell or Robin Hood? Absolute Archery (Singapore) was inaugurated in 2020, aiming to provide training venue, competitive coaching, fun shoot events and a place for the community bring people together to advocate and support each other in pursuing the sports. Our head coach, Colin, has been active in the sports since late 90s till date. Being a competitive archer, he was with the National Team and had accumulated experiences which he could share with the archers and students. **Past Experiences** * National Team (Compound) 2000 - 2002 * National Junior Development Team Coach (Compound) 2013 - 2015 * Community Club Compound Coach 2013 - 2018 * National Team (Compound) 2018 - 2020 * Tampines Meridian Junior College Archery Coach 2018 - now ### **Address** 9 Ah Hood Rd, East Asia Institute of Management ### **Schedule** Fridays 1030AM - 12PM ### **Booking Information** * Please contact **98225900** to find out how to book this class. * The instructor will reach out to you once you've booked the class.

**Friday is our open co-working day.** ​People come to work on their own projects, take breaks together, and usually stay through the afternoon. It’s quiet, focused, and builder- and founder-led. ​You can arrive anytime from 10AM. Most people show up after lunch and settle in before 1.30pm. Bring your laptop. Grab any open seat. Stay as long as you like. ​At 1.30pm, we pause work briefly for a shared session called The Stage, then everyone goes back to working. ​This is how Fridays here work. **The Stage @ 1.30PM** *The Stage is a short, open-format session where builders and founders share something they are actively working on. A workflow, a technical breakdown, a lesson learned, or just a topic keeping him/her up at night.* *The goal is to spark ideas you can try immediately after, during the same afternoon. After the session ends, most people simply open their laptops again and continue working.* *Interested to speak? Express interest here: [form here](https://sq-collective.notion.site/2a1aae2f95ae80e38156eaecfc9eb885?pvs=105)* **Title: The Complexity Machine — A philosopher's take on the enterprise** ​[Farhad Ghayour](https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhadg/) is a creative technologist and former McKinsey consultant with a background in philosophy, math, and programming. He's spent years in startups and leading enterprise transformations, authored two technical books, and contributes to open-source. He's currently building the WebGL/WebGPU community space and his next venture in interactive content. ​This is the first of an ongoing series towards building a new mental model of strategy for the increasingly complex AI-native world. ​In this session, we will first lay the groundwork on how companies are actually an abstraction layer for complexity. First, your value to customers is your ability to first absorb, and then translate external complexities into outcomes meaningful for them. Second, your ability to manage internal complexities also determines your chances of surviving as an organization. From this point of view, management of complexity is at the core of what a enterprise does. Yet, we do not have a clear language and mental model for communicating and understanding complexity. ​Takeaway: A new mental model for viewing the role of modern enterprises, and how it will help you the increasingly complex AI-native business environment. ​​After the session, we go back to work.

Join other experienced and aspiring agile coaches and professionals to: * develop and practice your coaching skills in a peer-to-peer environment * share current successes and challenges in your work environment and get support from each other * learn from each other, build better relationships and experiment with new ideas

Join other experienced and aspiring agile coaches and professionals to: * develop and practice your coaching skills in a peer-to-peer environment * share current successes and challenges in your work environment and get support from each other * learn from each other, build better relationships and experiment with new ideas

Come chat about Atlassian tools and best practices at the Reynoldsburg Sunny Street Cafe and Breakfast is on Atlassian! Let's get the day started off with breakfast with your ACE Leaders! We're always excited to talk about Atlassian Products, share our knowledge and hand out swag! Come chat with us about new product news and anything you are working on within the Atlassian product stack. This is a great opportunity to come see what we are all about, hear new business news and share with other Atlassian users your questions and experiences. We'd love to see new and old friends come out to chat and learn about Atlassian! Agenda --- Moderators Kimberly Deal - Columbus Atlassian User Group Leader Kevin Stanley - Columbus Atlassian User Group Leader Greg Sprowls - Columbus Atlassian Community Leader Hosted By Kimberly Deal, Atlassian User Group Leader Kevin Stanley, Chief Everything Greg Sprowls, Agility Lead --- Global Partner Atlassian (http://atlassian.com) Millions of users globally rely on Atlassian products every day for improving software development, project management, collaboration, and code quality. Partner Atlassian --- For over a decade, Atlassian customers have come together to network, share ideas, solve problems, and find new ways to use Atlassian products. Today, more than 15,000 people take part in Atlassian community events in more than 30 countries. --- Complete your event RSVP here: https://ace.atlassian.com/events/details/atlassian-columbus-presents-rise-and-shine-with-atlassian-reynoldsburg-4/.

**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge. **Abstract** *Spec-Driven Development with GitHub Spec-Kit: From Intent to Implementation* Spec-driven development flips the traditional workflow on its head: instead of code being the source of truth, the specification becomes the backbone of design, collaboration, and delivery. In this session, we’ll explore how GitHub Spec-Kit enables teams to treat specifications as first-class artifacts—living documents that drive architecture, implementation, and verification. You’ll learn how Spec-Kit helps teams clearly express intent using structured, version-controlled specs that live alongside code. We’ll walk through a practical workflow that starts with defining system behavior and constraints, then progressively refines those specs into testable, automatable outcomes. Along the way, we’ll show how specs can reduce ambiguity, improve cross-functional collaboration, and make design decisions explicit before a single line of production code is written. This talk will cover: --What spec-driven development is (and what it isn’t) --How GitHub Spec-Kit fits into modern developer workflows --Using specs to align product, engineering, and AI-assisted development --Real-world examples of turning specs into implementations with confidence Whether you’re building greenfield systems, integrating AI into your stack, or trying to reduce costly rework, spec-driven development offers a scalable way to move faster without sacrificing clarity. Attendees will leave with concrete patterns and a clear mental model for adopting GitHub Spec-Kit in their own projects. **YouTube Link** TBA

This is a free, in-person meeting on the subject of betrayals, losses and how to get over them so you can build lasting relationships. Burdened by a stressful relationship? Unhealthy relationships can trigger feelings of anger, despair or self-doubt. They can create dwindling spirals of fights and seeking to make-up, or trying to “pin the blame” on someone or something. If you don’t find the RIGHT reasons, or select the correct sources of the problem, the problem can just get worse and worse. Whether in love or personal ties, with friends or at work, our life really IS affected by the quality of our relationships. Good ones can promote pleasure and survival while less optimum ones can lead to annoyance, anger, self-doubt, stress, or even affect our health and ability to survive well. Whether you are suffering from a divorce, or a painful break-up, don’t know who to trust (or who to CHOOSE) as a partner, friend, boss or employee - the anxiety of relationship troubles can really make a mess of things. Maybe you’ve suffered a betrayal, or are dealing with hostility or criticalness or invalidation. Dwindling relationships can involve destructive behavior, where we hurt those we love, or start succumbing to self-destructive thoughts, attitudes or behaviors that spiral out of control and affect much more than our immediate relationship. Past losses in love or life can affect how we act or react to new people and situations and hold us back from even starting to create new, possibly great relationships! How can one get back onto a saner course of action? Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life: human relationships! Break free from self imposed limitations Here we will discuss: • How to “erase” the trauma of past hurts and betrayals so that one isn’t always repeating past mistakes. • Why and how do the negative emotions of others affect you? • Why is my partner withdrawing and what can I do about it? • Why do we sometimes feel compelled to hurt the ones we love? • Fights & arguments - what's really behind them? • What underlies “corrosive criticism” or the need to invalidate self or others? • How one can stably change one’s outlook on life so they can affect positive change? • Where do compulsive destructive behaviors come from and what can be done about them? • How to form closer bonds & keep growing the relationships with the people you care about? • How to enhance one’s own ability to survive and create positive healthy relationships whether in love, family & friendships or in work, business or one’s career? Relationships can be hard and life itself IS challenging. Why not arm yourself with the knowledge and breakthroughs that have been made about the mind, mental reactions & interpersonal relationships, so that one has better awareness and control over themselves and life in general. Learn where painful experiences are “stored” and how they can unknowingly affect us. You will also find out how one can “erase” those past painful experiences so that one is free to move forward without being tripped up by the past. Learn too, about what can lead some people to become “toxic” personalities and how to identify those traits in others so you won’t be tripped up trusting the wrong person. Our free Meet-ups occur in a safe environment where one can learn, without fear of judgment or criticism, and without the recommendation of harmful mental techniques or therapies, just how YOU can get yourself onto a happier & more successful path: in love & in life. We look forward to having you join us! This class is sponsored by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.

Join us and work remotely together with like-minded UX folks. This is a last minute opportunity to get out at one of our favorites, [Junto](https://thejuntohotel.com/)! Plenty of seating is available in addition to a connected coffee shop and restaurant. I will be there 10-12 for sure, maybe longer. Feel free to come and go anytime during the day, and don't forget your charger and headphones!

Attend a free seminar on how to have successful and lasting relationships. At this seminar you will learn: How to spot and handle negative and toxic relationships. How to get through the "rough patches" in a relationship. How to choose the right people to work with. The three things that make or break any relationship. How to make a good relationship great. All are welcome. Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to this local event. We look forward to seeing you there. Hosted by the Dianetics and Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.