Kevin Meadows
Agile Guide
San Diego, California, United States
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Kevin Meadows is an Agile Guide who has worked in the software field for over 30 years in environments ranging from scientific research to small startups to large enterprise outfits. Kevin specializes in Software Teaming (Mob Programming) and numerical analysis. He is a prolific author and co-wrote the book "Software Teaming - A Whole Team, Mob Programming Approach"
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Thinking About Thinking - Dogma, What are we to do?
(This is a hands-on lab with limited capacity)
The term metacognition literally means 'above cognition', and is used to indicate cognition about cognition, or more informally, thinking about thinking.
In this session, the thinking about thinking we'd like to do is about dogma, which can be defined as a fixed belief or set of beliefs that people are expected to accept without any doubts.
We see this in almost every organization we deal with. This can be stated as the "status quo", or the existing state of affairs, and we've often heard it is as "we do it this way because this is the way we do it."
This is an exploratory and interactive session where you can participate by contributing your ideas or asking questions for us to explore as a group. We will facilitate the session using a few exercises where we gather our ideas and thoughts and discuss and analyze them both in small groups and with the whole group.
We'll explore situations where each of us has experienced dogma, and hopefully find some useful suggestions or experiments to try dealing with Dogma.
Becoming a Great Team
This is a hands on lab with limited capacity.
What makes a team truly great? It’s more than just skills and roles—it's about how we work together.
All the work we do today requires collaboration in some form. Let's figure out how to get great at that.
In this interactive session, we’ll dive into the heart of teamwork, posing thought-provoking questions and sharing our experiences.
Through think/pair/share exercises, we'll explore the dynamics that make teams successful, the challenges that hold us back, and strategies for fostering stronger connections.
Share your insights, learn from others, and walk away with practical ideas to implement in your own teams. If you're a seasoned team member or passionate about collaboration, this session is designed for you. Let’s experiment, learn, and grow together!
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