30 November 2021

35: Four sessions instead of six and making the event more fun

In this episode Dagmar Labes is sharing some of her facilitation secrets:
  • When to reduce to four sessions instead of standard six?
  • How to make the event more motivating and more fun for participants?

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Thank you Dagmar.

(Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)

29 September 2021

20 August 2021

33: How to help others and mixing in Open Space

This is the second part of my chat with Amélie Cornélis about:
  • As an attendee, how can I help others and myself to learn?
  • How about combining Coderetreat with the Open Space format?

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Amélie, thank you for another discussion. You can reach Amélie at her Twitter @AmelieCornelis.

Mentioned in this episode: (Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)

7 July 2021

32: First time facilitation and helping participants

In this episode I will answer five quick questions:
  • What kind of people will be at the Coderetreat?
  • How to prepare for first time facilitation?
  • How much should we help people during the session?
  • How to deal with a pair of juniors who do not get anywhere?
  • What's more important, participants changing partners or freedom?

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(Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)

18 June 2021

31: Helping attendees into the day and then winding down and reflect

In this episode I am discussing with Amélie Cornélis about:
  • How to help attendees get into the day - at the beginning of the event?
  • How to help attendees wind down and reflect?

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Amélie, thank you for the discussion. You can chat with Amélie at @AmelieCornelis.

(Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)

19 April 2021

30: Facilitation, typical constraints and advertising

The 30th episode with the following questions:
  • During the day itself what kind of facilitation do you do?
  • Which constraints to use on a typical Coderetreat?
  • How to advertise your Coderetreat?

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(Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)

25 February 2021

29: Setup and facilitation of a remote MobRetreat

This is the second episode with Harald Reingruber about Mob Programming:
  • What is your setup for remote mob- or ensemble programming?
  • How to facilitate several remote mobs at once?
  • Are you changing people from the mobs during the MobRetreat?

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Harald is available at his Twitter for further discussion. Thank you Harald.

Mentioned in this episode: (Music from Synth Loop 1 by allpurposedw and Gong 001 by tec_studio.)