AgileGamesPodcast

Paul and Laura interview John Eisenschmidt about lateral thinking games he uses help teams take new approaches. John and Laura also discuss their Agile 2017 presentations. Agile 2017 talks John - An Appreciative Agile Mindset - Thursday, August 10th @ 3:45 pm Laura - Power of Play - Wednesday, August 9th @ 10:45 am It's Not Just About Culture - Thursday, August 10th @ 10:45 am

We're back! Paul & Laura return after an extended absence with a new episode. In this episode they discuss how to propose a games session and how to handle the skeptics. Enjoy! @LauraPowers @workagile

With Laura busy running around the world we've got a mini-episode with just Paul who walks through the Marketplace exercise. This is a great way to kick off a new team or an event. For more information on the LEGO Serious Play Facilitator Certification, check out http://www.workagileconsulting.com/events/

Laura and Paul got the opportunity to attend the Agile Open San Diego on Feb 22nd and 23rd and share their experience at the conference and some of the games they played with attendees. http://agileopencalifornia.com/san_diego.html LEGO Serious Play Training May 23rd in San Jose, Ca. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/certification-training-with-lego-serious-play-for-teams-groups-tickets-32177275096 LEGO Serious Play Training June 6th in Carlsbad, Ca. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/certification-training-with-lego-serious-play-for-teams-groups-tickets-32645695153

Laura and Paul speak this time with Wayde Stallmann, an Agile Coach out of St. Louis about his passion for using Improv in a work environment and how it helped him with being an introvert. Enjoy! Twitter: @WaydeSt http://www.teamfirstdevelopment.com/ @LauraPowers @workagile

In Episode 10 we get a chance to sit down with Mike Bowler discussing all the great things he is doing with LEGO and technical practices. Mike also reveals details about Play4Agile North America 2017! http://www.gargoylesoftware.com/ http://play4agile.com/ @mike_bowler @LauraPowers @WorkAgile

In Episode 9 of the Agile Games Podcast with chat with David Blum about his Teamwork Treasure Hunts as Dr. Clue, a business he's been running for 20 years. His session was a hit at Agile Games West 2016! http://drclue.com/ https://www.facebook.com/teamworkhackers/ @drclue @LauraPowers @WorkAgile

In Episode 8 of the Agile Games Podcast with sit down with Emilia Breton Lake and discuss the game she presented at Agile Games West 2016, The Change Game w/ Fluxx. Emilia also tells us about her new website, the Agile Toybox, which will be a collection of Agile games for the community. @emibreton @AgileToybox @LauraPowers @WorkAgile

In this episode we talk with Bernie Maloney, an Agile Coach and Trainer in the Bay Area. Bernie tells us about his days at HP and how he goes about modifying and deepening the experience of Agile Games. He also pulls throws caution to the wind at the end of the interview and possibly his marriage. http://www.slideshare.net/berniemaloney @berniemaloney @laurapowers @workagile

In this episode Laura takes us to Munich and we discuss her talk on the neurology of games. We explore the dangers of death by Power Point and how to avoid the killer food coma. We also talk about the stages of training as participants come together and the importance of movement. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2nd-annual-lego-serious-play-trained-certified-facilitators-annual-meeting-for-the-americas-and-tickets-25732753358 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/certification-training-with-lego-serious-play-methods-and-materials-tickets-26448941496 Come follow us @WorkAgile @LauraPowers http://agilegamespodcast.com/

We sit down with Llewellyn Falco at Agile Open California following his amazing talk at Agile Games West. Llewellyn tells us about growing up a gamer and what he looks for in a game when coaching and teaching. Be sure to check him out at a conference near you! http://llewellynfalco.blogspot.com/ @LlewellynFalco Your hosts Paul and Laura http://agilegameswest.com/ http://agilegamespodcast.com/ @WorkAgile http://www.workagileconsulting.com/ @LauraPowers http://poweredbyteams.com/

In this episode we interview Sue Johnston, an Agile Coach Trainer. She tells us about how she got her start with Coaching, Games, and Agile (in that order). She also tells us about her recent experiences at Play 4 Agile. https://itsunderstood.com/ @itsunderstood http://agilegamespodcast.com/ @workagile @laurapowers NOTE: Apologies for the audio quality, we're still learning! New gear is on the way and we should be getting it fixed soon!

On this episode Paul Wynia (@workagile) and Laura Powers (@LauraPowers) discuss a bit more about their training in Whistler and take 60 seconds each to play a game. See you at http://agilegameswest.com/

Episode 2 of the Agile Games Podcast featuring an interview with Jacqueline Lloyd Smith (@strategicplay) of Strategic Play. Recorded live in Whistler, BC with Paul Wynia (@workagile) and Laura Powers (@LauraPowers)

Welcome to Episode 1 of the Agile Games Podcast with Paul Wynia and Laura Powers.