Organizations that can’t manage change effectively waste resources and can damage their business. And while every organization deals with change, it remains, unfortunately, typical that most change efforts, big or small, routinely fail to deliver desired outcomes. The sessions in this track will provide attendees with the concepts and practices to deal with their immediate change needs and grow their organization’s future-forward change management capability.
If you’re using an Agile approach, you’re likely using user stories to drive your work. This talk is about how collaboration using story mapping makes the hard parts of working with stories easier. You’ll learn how story mapping helps you break down big ideas into small, buildable parts, how to plan smaller, successful releases, and how to choose the stories to build next that help your team build faster and more predictably. Read more >
In a world of accelerating complexity, the organizations that thrive are the ones that can sense, adapt, and respond quickly to change. Whether scaling teams, evolving company culture, or driving innovation, success hinges on an often-overlooked system: empathy. Empathy isn’t just an interpersonal skill—it’s an adaptive infrastructure that enables high-fidelity communication, knowledge transfer, and alignment across teams. Read more >
Bureaucracy exists for a reason—governance provides accountability and risk management—but excessive controls create frustration, disengagement, and slow decision-making. In organizations struggling with agility, layers of approvals, rigid processes, and outdated policies leave employees feeling powerless and disconnected from meaningful work. Explore the human impact of bureaucracy, why well-intended governance often backfires, and how leaders can simplify systems to enable autonomy, innovation, and trust. Read more >
IMAGINE THIS: a room buzzing with people eager to explore how AI reshapes Management, Technology, People, and Leadership in the coming decade. You are invited to join—Heidi Musser, former CIO of a Fortune 50 company—and Jim Highsmith, Agile Manifesto signatory—for a journey that looks ahead to the future while grounding in what already works. AI is reshaping the way we plan, collaborate, and lead, creating what some call a “Superwave” of change. Learn more >
Organizations are constantly generating patterns—some enabling progress, others producing results antithetical to the desired outcomes. Explore how to recognize, analyze, and experiment with shifting these patterns in a way that aligns with the unique dynamics of your environment. Much like MacGyver solving problems with whatever was at hand, this session will help you learn to recognize the materials—the patterns—already in play and use them to drive meaningful change. Read more >
What emerges when you combine valiant leaders with dynamic workplaces and resilient teams? Benefits accrue to both the enterprise and the people engaged in the work. During Diana’s decades of building expertise that leads to these outcomes, she has accumulated an extensive body of work, resources, and access to networks. Her greatest passion and joy arise from opportunities to share what she’s learned and the wisdom she’s gained from her journey. Explore the advantages of valiant, dynamic, and resilient practice. Read more >
Change isn’t just about systems and processes—it’s deeply shaped by culture. In the Caribbean, where tradition, hierarchy, and informal networks influence organizational dynamics, cultural debt accumulates: outdated norms, inherited behaviors, and deep-rooted mindsets that slow down transformation. Much like technical debt in software, cultural debt builds up over time, making organizations less adaptable to change. While these cultural traits offer strengths—community, resilience, and identity—they can also become barriers when not consciously managed. Read more >
People resist when change happens TO them, but are happy to change WITH others. This is especially true when change allows individuals to pursue their goals more effectively or efficiently. Using a community strategy that defines shared purpose and value compels engagement by giving each stakeholder more value than they are asked to invest. In this session, Rachel Happe will share what she has learned from studying, designing, and operating communities combined with her background in product and experience design. Read more >
We all recognize we’re part of any system we’re trying to change, but the implications run much deeper. Beyond acknowledging our lack of objectivity lies a more profound concept: We and our systems, the social collectivities, are mutually constituted. These systems are key to how we become individuals, and what we think makes us unique is often a product of those systems. At the same time, the systems themselves are made up of unique individuals and are not a uniform entity that will behave predictably. Read more >
Take a deep dive into Agile Guilds as a model for structuring high-speed AI product development teams. We’ll showcase our transformation journey, including the specific challenges faced and the strategic shifts made to sustain innovation at scale. It will be a combination of storytelling, practical frameworks, and interactive discussions, ensuring attendees leave with actionable takeaways to apply in their organizations. Read more >
Change efforts often fail because key perspectives go unacknowledged. Deep Democracy teaches us that resistance is not an obstacle but valuable information from the system itself. When organizational systems ignore oppositional voices, they create unseen barriers that hamper transformation. This session explores how to surface hidden voices, embrace role fluidity, and engage the full system in change efforts. Discover how working with the whole system leads to more resilient and adaptive organizations. Read more >
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