Reflecting Agile 2025 - Approaches for 2026

## **Reflecting Agile 2025** ### **Radical Approaches for Agile in 2026** **In collaboration with Agile Coaching Europe** Agile turned **25 years old** — and the world around us is changing faster than ever. From hyper-growth product cycles to AI-driven development, today’s teams face challenges the original Agile mindset never anticipated. Across many organizations, Agile has slowly shifted from a **radical movement** to a **managed process**, creating a growing gap: 👉 **Fast-moving world** vs. **slow-moving Agile practice** 👉 **Complex, adaptive work** vs. **ceremonial routine** 👉 **Need for courage & clarity** vs. **organizational bureaucracy** This session looks forward: ### 🤔 **Is Agile still radical enough for 2026?** What must evolve in how we work, collaborate, and lead? *** # 🔍 **What We’ll Explore (20-minute Talk)** * How Agile reached its “quarter-century moment” * Why teams remain busy but not improving * How Agile became part of administration * What patterns signal the need for bolder change * What a more **radical, adaptive, 2026-ready** Agile mindset could look like This talk blends reflection, patterns from the field, and future-facing ideas for practitioners who want more than the status quo. *** # 🧠 **Think Tank Session** Together with the community — and supported by **Agile Coaching Europe** — we will co-create a **method bag** of fresh approaches: * lightweight practices to cut through overhead * techniques for faster learning & adaptability * ideas for modern, bold, product-centered agility * experiments teams can try immediately in 2026 A collaborative exploration designed for real practitioners, not theory. *** # 🗓️ **Event Details** 🕖 **19:00 Tel Aviv Time** 📅 **16th of December** 💻 **Online Call (Zoom)** 🔗 **Zoom Registration (required):** [https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/deG74Hf5RPCHyJ4Q_rSjbA](https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/deG74Hf5RPCHyJ4Q_rSjbA) *** # 👤 **Speaker** **John Behrens – Agile & Product Development Coach (Europe)** 🔗 [https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-behrens-sft/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-behrens-sft/) Supporting teams across Europe and internationally — open for discussions or helping with Agile, team development, and product work. *** # 🎯 **Who Should Join** Agile coaches, Scrum Masters, developers, product owners, tech leads, delivery experts, and anyone shaping the future of Agile in Israel.