If silos are problematic for technical knowledge, are they also problematic for product knowledge?

Join Chris and Austin as they share about "Collective Product Ownership." After they discuss the distinction between a siloed feature factory and a shared feature discovery shop, Austin shares a collective product ownership mob case study on an IoT cloud innovation. Come see how group customer interaction, group visioning, group diagramming, and group product experimentation is not only possible but also can be fun and effective.

Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/lD-4CpPGg5Q 

"Production Deployments" …does this phrase strike fear into your soul? Or Joy? Stress or Peace? 

Join Chris and Austin as they discuss "The Joy of Continuous Delivery" with Dave Farley. Dave not only shares about the Zen of Continuous Delivery (CD) but also shares about barriers to CD, TDD/BDD & CD, small steps, and CD coaching. They also discuss Modern Software Engineering (in a hyper-agile context) and the ROI of learning organizations.

Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/mjoBw1utFAY 

Is Theory of Constraints and Throughput Accounting in opposition to Lean and Agile thinking? How about with Mob Programming? Or, are the relationships more synergistic?

Join Chris and Austin as worlds collide in this discussion with Daniel Doiron on "Throughput Accounting for Knowledge Work." It starts off with summaries of Theory of Constraints, Throughput Accounting, The Goal, Brown Money, and Green Money. Then they dive into Special vs. Common Causes and compare/contrast it all with Lean, Agile, Kanban, and Ensemble Programming. 

Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/WAtNnyGEBSg 

What things make a career in tech unattainable for some?

Join Austin and Chris as they discuss with Mike Roberts making tech careers accessible and equitable at Creating Coding Careers. Mike not only shares about the mission and results of https://cccareers.org/ but he also shares many aspects of his "playbook" for enhancing and enriching the early career of developers: e.g., Mob Programming, Apprenticeship, Mentors, Job Placement, etc. 

Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/RPOXewO7ZeQ  

You may have heard about Mob Programming from a professional developer's perspective. But have you heard about it first hand from a college student's perspective?

Join Chris and Austin as they ask college students Jack Wei, Joel Plotnik, and Alec Arce about their ensemble experiences with other students and with professional engineers. Jack, Joel, and Alec share about what they liked and what they did not like in their weekly mobbing sessions. Lastly, as they reach the end of their college journey, they offer advice to college students who are just starting out. 

Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/tg84bP-s3Mg 

How did you learn to communicate well?

Come join Chris and Austin as they share how they write emails and learn/teach communication skills in an ensemble. Flow efficiency patterns and anti-patterns are covered. Email "refactoring" stories are shared. Come hear how collective ownership not only applies to code but also to communication, slides, and yes... GIFs!

Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/ayhbFAJm6Zs 

"To refactor, or not to refactor," that is the question when starting new work and before writing the first test.

Join Chris and Austin as they discuss the applicability of "Refactor, THEN... Red Green Refactor." Inspired by the Kent Beck quote "For each desired change, make the change easy (warning: this may be hard), then make the easy change," they walk though some examples of when they found it valuable to do so in TDD ensembles. On the other hand, they also discuss cases when the mob they were in decided to jump straight into "Red Green Refactor" without the refactor first. Lastly, they share their stances on refactoring when creating prototypes.

Video and show notes: https://youtu.be/ANuh_z9rUno 

Is there something that could put learning into hyperdrive in your context? 

Join Chris, Austin, and Willem Larsen as they not only share stories of "Ludicrous Speed Learning" but also discuss #EnsembleFirst as an alternative mindset and way to experiment with flow efficiency. In addition, they talk through organizational change in relation to ensemble programming, skills, and vocabulary (e.g., when to use the word "mob" vs. the word "ensemble").

Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/Hx9GFeXHCug   

What is management? 

Join Chris, Austin, and Esther Derby as they not only discuss ways to rethink management but also discuss ways to nurture positive change in management, organizations, and teams. 

Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/rr6vlDgMUws 

Mob Programming turns 21?

Join Chris and Austin as they discuss with Moses Hohman and Andy Slocum their 2001 Mob Odyssey. Moses and Andy not only share about Mob Programming at Thoughtworks back in the early 2000s but also recent mobbing at Flare Health and Thoughtworks. Lastly, they discuss the side effects of mobbing, mob programming for learning vs. for work, and the differences between mobbing and pairing.

Video and Show Notes: https://youtu.be/df_FsO7ibes