“DDD is great in theory, but we don’t have time for all this modeling!”
“Your design is too complicated — can’t you just code it?”
“We can’t afford refactoring, we need new features now!”

Sound familiar? These are the everyday attacks that undermine domain-driven design and sustainable development.

In this interactive workshop, you’ll practice Verbal Aikido role-play to respond constructively to these challenges. Working in small groups, you’ll rehearse realistic conversations, explore multiple response strategies, and debrief together to transform pushback into dialogue and pressure into opportunities for collaboration.

Protect the conditions for quality and design:

- Reserve time for modeling, testing, and refactoring — even under delivery pressure
- Defend the simplicity of the domain against accusations of over-engineering
- Balance sustainable pace with business urgency

Reinforce DDD practices under fire:

- Safeguard space for model exploration and ubiquitous language
- Evolve bounded contexts without being derailed by short-term constraints
- Lead by example and inspire autonomy in your team

Take action:

- Practice the real conversations that decide whether DDD succeeds or fails in your organization
- Leave with practical strategies you can use immediately to protect yourself, your team, and your design work

Join us to not only defend DDD, but to make it thrive under pressure.