Ever heard of breakout fatigue? Are there situations where too many small-group interactions in a workshop becomes just too much? In researching best practices for facilitating for and with neurodivergent individuals, I came across this topic, and was recently inspired...
- 16 Dec 25
- 3 Min Read
There are so many games for energizers to choose from. But which ones are really worth the effort? Of course, being the Happy Scrum Master, I have quite a few favourites which I’m more than happy to share with you…...
- 09 Dec 25
- 6 Min Read
More Than a Canvas Today I want to consider the unfairly forgotten tool Learning Canvas. It is one of those canvases which are not just templates to write down the information, but a facilitation guide. Originally designed to get workers...
- 02 Dec 25
- 4 Min Read
In 2020, I was invited by the board of DARQA to host a webinar for them. Over the years, I’ve been on stage millions of times both as a speaker as well as a musician and I’ve facilitated loads and...
- 16 Sep 25
- 4 Min Read
Facilitation is sometimes seen as simply “leading a meeting” or “hosting a discussion,” but during a recent facilitation skills course, my participants reinforced just how much real skill is involved, and how those can be learned and honed with practice....
- 09 Sep 25
- 2 Min Read
Long-lived Scrum teams very often meet with the situation when they resolve all problems that they can. In this case, the team could be frustrated about the usefulness of Sprint Retrospectives because these don’t help and just waste time. When...
- 02 Sep 25
- 6 Min Read
My expectation to be perfect was ruining my video, but authenticity saved it 🎥 In the speaker group for Women in Agile Europe, we were all asked to send in a short promo video for our talks. One of the...
- 26 Aug 25
- 2 Min Read
Designing for momentum When I volunteered for the Online Scrum Master Summit 2025 as part of the marketing and creative team, I didn’t just join a campaign, I approached it like I would any product. Each initiative, each visual, message,...
- 19 Aug 25
- 4 Min Read
“Warning: You Are at 120 BPM!” That’s the notification I received from my smartwatch during one of my most recent conferences.I’ve had the chance to attend a couple of Agile and Lean conferences — and I was a speaker twice....
- 11 Aug 25
- 2 Min Read
There are so many associative thinking games to choose from. But which ones are really worth the effort? Of course, being the Happy Scrum Master, I have quite a few favourites which I’m more than happy to share with you....
- 15 Jul 25
- 6 Min Read
