Agile and Beyond 2018

In the DevOps Handbook, Gene Kim introduces the Third Way - The Technical Practices of Continual Learning. Enter the Dojo - an immersive environment where whole teams come together to learn and practice their skills while solving their real business problems. Joel Tosi and Dion Stewart say teams learn better in this immersive eco-system of Dojos than they do using traditional forms of training. They explain why and how Dojos help teams bond around product, foster rapid experimentation, and reframe small failures as learning - leading teams to make learning and improving a part of their daily work. In this session, we will frame the need for dojos. From there we will walk attendees through the dojo format, including things they need to think about when creating their own. We will address team learnings, product learning, and organizational learnings. We wrap up with simple calls to actions for people to take to bring learning forward. Come to this session not only to learn about what works in creating a Dojo but also how Dojos help upskill your teams and support cultural change.