Category: Meetup Recaps

This month, TERRI ERICKSON and RICK BERNETT facilitated THE RED BEAD EXPERIMENT – a simulation created by Edwards Deming.  Terri and Rick created a virtual version of the experiment using Excel, which they were able to share with us. The… Read more

CHRIS DILLER brought a card game (gone virtual!) that he first saw at the Global Scrum Gathering in Austin, TX in 2019 – SCRUMCHKIN, created by Mario Melo. Scrumchkin is “a card game created to improve Scrum training and coaching… Read more

NIELS GOTT was back with us for COZY JUICE REAL that its creators call “a team building experience that kindles fun, authentic and truly connecting interactions”. You can visit their official website here: cozyjuicyreal.com Niels opened the session with a tutorial for… Read more

This month, MARISSA FOGAL facilitated AGILE PESTS – a game inspired by another AGTC meetup a few months back. Thanks to Marissa for sharing this creation with us! Agile teams frequently experience anti-patterns that creep in; whether they are in… Read more

A big THANKS to BILL FARMER for facilitating THE BEER GAME and to the IGNITE AGILITY meetup for co-sponsoring the event and providing the venue. It was AWESOME to gather together to game in-person after all these months apart. THE… Read more

We took a break from playing games this month and, instead, had Niels join us to talk about Positive Psychology and Resilience – both of which factor heavily into games and game design. Niels’s content comes from a course he… Read more

This month Chris shared The Thingamajig Challenge – an adaptation of the Marshmallow Challenge that was shared at a recent Agile Alliance Game On session, hosted by April Jefferson. In The Thingamajig Challenge, teams compete to build the tallest tower… Read more

We had the pleasure of Michael “Miggs” Migliacio hosting our gathering this month.  Miggs had an opportunity to present (virtually) at Scrum Fest Osaka last year and he shared parts of the presentation as well as a glance at a… Read more

Dana was our host this month and brought a game of her own creation – Fear in the Workplace. In this interactive game, the participants draw a “ClassifyMe” card that has a quote that hints at an underlying fear the… Read more

This month, David took the group through a Retro on the past year of Agile and games. Using a Conceptboard, the group shared the items they believe to be working and areas to look to improve in 2022. Some experiments… Read more