At the end of October I attended the International PHP Conference aka Webtech Conf in Munich. Even though PHP is not my strong suit there were plenty of interesting talks to choose from. Here are some sessions captured as sketchnotes:
Author: corinna
The Long Way to Lean
Last week I spoke at the International PHP Conference aka Webtech Conf 2015 in Munich. My talk “The Long Way to Lean” was the story of sipgate’s ongoing journey from traditional silo-ed company to agile and lean via Scrum. Find the slides & speaker notes here. There was a camera, so I hope I can… Continue reading The Long Way to Lean
You’re qualified to talk! – Public Speaking #2
Okay, say you’re positive that your topic is interesting. Still, you can’t possibly give a talk because you think “I’m not an expert! I’m not qualified to speak about it.” I don’t know you, so maybe. But that “maybe” has slim odds. In my experience it’s true for about 5% of topic ideas per person.… Continue reading You’re qualified to talk! – Public Speaking #2
Your topic is interesting! – Public Speaking #1
Recently I’ve hosted an Open Space session on finding topics and writing abstracts for conferences. One of the participants remarked: “I’m not sure that anything I know would be interesting to other people. None of it is really new.” I know that feeling. I’ve shared it. Sometimes still do. Not often anymore, though. On most… Continue reading Your topic is interesting! – Public Speaking #1
“What was your favourite session?”
In 2013 I wrote this piece on “Ready-made Conversation Starters – for Conferences“. It’s a suggested solution for my reluctance to initiate first contact at a conference lunch table. I mean, I’m there to get to know people and yet I don’t manage to casually start a conversation. In August I’ve been to the US… Continue reading “What was your favourite session?”
Role Play for One
[This post is one of many inspired by Agile 2015.] At Agile 2015 I was fortunate enough to attend many great sessions. Of all these my favorite one was Ellen Grove‘s “Games for Learning about Conflict Resolution“. In it, she introduced “Role Play for One”. Instead of Role Playing how to AIRR (Agree on a… Continue reading Role Play for One
Eat together!
A friend of mine works in an engineering company with 2 offices. The big original one where the founder roams and a smaller, newer one, where my friend works. The 2 offices aren’t far apart geographically, but far enough to develop separate culture. Her office has a Theory Y mindset, the big one a Theory… Continue reading Eat together!
What have you learned from what you tried?
[This post is one of many sparked by Agile 2015.] When somebody asks you for advice, you do ask for what they have already tried, right? Before blurting out all of your brilliant ideas, right? What if I told you, we can do even better? “What have you learned from what you tried?” Can you… Continue reading What have you learned from what you tried?
Bikablo symbols – Shadow vs. Highlight Color
There’s a super easy way to draw symbols for flipcharts and sketchnotes called “Bikablo”. These icons look sleek because of the inner shadow. Instead of a shadow marker you can also use a highlight color to emphasize an element. Check out the different effects: Happy sketchnoting!
Coach Demand, not Supply
[This post is one of many inspired by Agile 2015.] Another nugget of wisdom from Esther Derby and Mike Lowery‘s “Coaching Flow” (the other one being “Reframing“) was “Don’t coach Supply, coach Demand“. So, what does that mean? Let’s say, there’s someone frying bacon and you want them to fry eggs instead. If there’s someone… Continue reading Coach Demand, not Supply