Today's "agile" would look like a post-apocalyptic dystopia to early agile rebels!

What would Morpheus do if he was a developer? One critical aspect of agile that has been forgotten is how to make developers feel safe and proud at work. How do we keep work rich and interesting? How do we avoid turning into cogs in the matrix?

Let's see how, like Morpheus, we can become "formidable developers"! Being a "formidable developer" boils down to 3 elements: remaining employable, improving communication, and mastering baby steps in programming! You will learn:

- How to build your own intrinsic psychological safety.
- That all this is inside your control.
- Practical steps to get started: like learning hour, and deliberate communication practice.
- How to increase your leadership, influence others, and change things around you.
- These techniques are future-proof in the age of AI and global challenges.
- Some facilitation tricks that you can use in your next presentation, meeting, or workshop.

Looking forward to taking the first baby step with you during this very interactive talk!

This is a 30 to 45 minutes keynote, with a lot of interaction and storytelling.
It was first delivered at Working Software 2024 (https://www.agilemovement.it/workingsoftware/brescia.html)