Are you curious about alternatives to traditional, small static agile teams? Join us for an engaging discussion that challenges conventional thinking about how we organize and collaborate at work. Rather than prescribing specific methodologies, our experts will share the underlying principles and real-world experiences behind more dynamic, adaptive approaches to teamwork. Discover what happens when we let go of rigid team boundaries and embrace fluidity in how we work together.

Our panelists will share insights and stories from diverse approaches that all challenge the status quo:

• Reteaming: How intentionally reshaping teams can unlock innovation and growth
• FAST Agile and FluidAgile: Moving beyond fixed squads to create more robust and responsive organizations
• Ensemble Programming: Real stories of whole-team collaboration at the keyboard
• Open Space and Liberating Structures: Techniques that unleash collective intelligence and self-organization

Meet the Panel:

• Ellen Grove, Business Agility Coach
• Chris Smith, VP Operations at Gearset
• Mike Bowler, Agile & DevOps Coach and Trainer
• Olivier Gourment, Organizational & FluidAgile Coach

This isn’t a sales pitch for any single methodology. Instead, we’ll explore the shared principles that make these approaches work, share honest experiences (successes and challenges), and inspire you to experiment with techniques that might transform how your teams collaborate.

When: October 16, 2025, 11:30 am EDT – 1pm EDT, 4:30pm BST – 6pm BST, 5:30pm CEST – 7pm CEST

Where: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QdbT-kosSt27vaMxHPZvbg

What: Expert discussion with Q&A

Who Should Attend: Leaders, developers, agile practitioners, and anyone curious about more adaptive ways of working together.

Register now:

Meet the Experts

Ellen Grove https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellengrove/

Ellen Grove is a business agility coach, trainer, and organizational change agent with Agile Partnership. based in Ottawa, Canada, Whether working with C-suite leaders or managers or delivery teams, Ellen favours playful approaches for getting people to talk with each other about the things that really matter so that they can do great work together. Ellen has trained and coached teams and leaders in startups, multinational enterprises, and public sector organizations, and presents frequently at Agile events in Canada and abroad. In addition to holding a bunch of Agile certifications, Ellen is an Open Space facilitator, a StrategicPlay® certified facilitator in using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® methods, an ORSC-trained organizational coach, and a Training from the Back of the Room trainer.

Chris Smith https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissmithagile/

Chris is VP Operations at Gearset, a company that provides DevOps tooling for Salesforce folks. Previously, Chris was Director of Engineering at Redgate, building engineering teams with clarity of purpose, freedom to act and a drive to learn. For seven years Chris lead Redgate’s reteaming process which gave people a strong influence over which team they are part of, encouraging them to move towards the work they find most engaging. With over 25 years of experience in software development, Chris has a deep expertise in software product development, organizational leadership, and agile/lean delivery.

Mike Bowler https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbowler/

Mike is an experienced coach and trainer who helps teams and leaders improve how they deliver value. His approach combines insights from human behavior, psychology, and applied neuroscience to foster psychological safety and strengthen collaboration. He designs and implements workflows that enhance the flow of work, using metrics, data-informed decisions, and probabilistic forecasting to more accurately answer “when will we be done?” He also brings deep technical expertise in development, architecture, and DevOps, ensuring that value is implemented and sustained effectively. With over 25 years of experience in Agile methods, including Kanban, Scrum, and XP, Mike supports organizations worldwide from his base in Kelowna, BC.

Olivier Gourment https://www.linkedin.com/in/ogourment/

Building on decades of experience in diverse roles, including director of software development at a major marketing technology company, Olivier has been an Agile coach for over 15 years and a regular speaker at international Agile conferences. He founded and co-organizes Agile Open Montréal, a successful event that sells out every year. He first “learned by doing” Agile in 2001 with the bell.ca project, which went on to win “best e-commerce site.”  Since then Olivier has consistently relied on collective intelligence to achieve sustainable results and now focuses on helping organizations become robust, strengthening their adaptability muscles through FluidAgile approaches.