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Learning log 2020

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January

Slides from https://twitter.com/hansdeleenheer and https://twitter.com/piether:

February

A Facilitation Game lab is an evening activity in which facilitation games/formats can be tried out.

We start the year with a special session on distributed formats. We will work in three locations: Ghent, Leuven and Hasselt. Bring along a laptop! First hour each location invents one or more icebreakers and a retro/meeting format. The two following hours we will try them out.

March

Practiced remote mob programming for the first time. Practiced Zoom hosting with breakout sessions for the first time.

Used remote conferencing tools

Tools:

Learned about Python dataclasses and making code more testable.

April

April 15: Create High-Performance DevOps Teams with Mob Programming

Mobbed with https://twitter.com/llewellynfalco and others on https://github.com/approvals/ApprovalTests.cpp/commits/master

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/create-high-performance-devops-teams-with-mob-programming-tickets-101937816754

4 hour mobbing practice

May

May 8: SoCraTes UK 2020 Digital Spring

SoCraTes UK Digital Spring is a digital international Software Craft and Testing retreat for open-minded craftspeople who want to improve their craft and the software industry as a whole.

  • Participated in a couple of sessions

May 13 Crowdcast: The Legacy of SoCraTes - 2nd Edition

Attended these virtual sessions:

Full 2nd edition recordings https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6fFtAv7wTb_8AvwiYHagUIX1Nz8UeVFp

May-June

Supporting Yourself and Others in the Time of Covid-19

Attended several of these sessions including breakout practice exercises.

Judy Rees, Annemiek van Helsdingen, Angela Dunbar, Gina Campbell, Greta Irving, Sharon Small, and Penny Tompkins along with James Lawley created this FREE seven-part series to share Clean tools, models, and principles that you can use with yourself and others during this stressful time.

https://cleanlanguagetraining.com/supporting-yourself-and-others-in-the-time-of-covid-19/

June

June 5: fsharpConf 2020

A free virtual event organized by @fsharponline featuring world-class F# experts across the globe.

Full recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybkYHYKYeNw

Attended these sessions virtually:

June 17: Presentation techniques

1 day workshop with practical exercises.

Trainer: Robin Vissenaekens

September

September 28: Refresher training: Emergency response officer (first aid)

Half day, yearly refresher course.

October

26 October: Online Coach Retreat with Oana Juncu & Yves Hanoulle

The Coach Retreat is a one day workshop to experience coaching techniques. However, as this is online, we have made it a half day to fit our different needs when in an online setting.

Practiced following coaching techniques:

  • Click Rewind
  • Solution Focus

November

November 20 : SoCraTes UK 2020 Digital Autumn

SoCraTes UK Digital Autumn is a digital international Software Craft and Testing retreat for open-minded craftspeople who want to improve their craft and the software industry as a whole.

December

December 4: Metaphorum

Metaphorum is Online Event For Clean Language Enthusiasts. This is an unconference with 150 worldwide participants.

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