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.

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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:

• Open Space

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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.

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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:

• Cloud Desktop Setup Instructions, see similar approaches by Clare Macrae, Jay Bazuzi and Llewellyn Falco.
• Remote Access Tools: AnyDesk or TeamViewer. VNC is too slow.
• Mob-Programming on Open Source Software Meetup, Vienna

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27: What is a MobRetreat

Happy new year! In this episode Harald Reingruber explains the new format of MobRetreat:

• What is a MobRetreat?
• What is the difference to a regular Coderetreat?

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Thank you Harald. You can reach Harald at his Twitter for further discussion.

Mentioned in this episode:

• MobRetreat home (Check out the MobRetreat presentation on the Resources page.)
• Mob-Programming on Open Source Software Meetup, Vienna

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24: Teaching elements in a Coderetreat, learning goals and how to adapt to the group

This is the second episode with Technical Agile Coach Emily Bache on how to take the Coderetreat to the next level:

• Which teaching elements could we add to a Coderetreat?
• What about learning goals?
• How to adapt the (learning) material to the group?

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Thank you Emily for sharing your knowledge about teaching. You can reach Emily on her Twitter for further discussion.

Mentioned in this episode:

• Ensemble/Mob Programming
• Bloom's Taxonomy

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22: The Coding Dojo, using Coding Dojo exercises and are constraints overrated

In this episode I talking with Technical Agile Coach Emily Bache about her Coding Dojo Handbook and bits of the Coding Dojo can we use in a Coderetreat:

• What is a Coding Dojo?
• What is Emily's Handbook about?
• How can we use smaller exercises in a Coderetreat?
• Are constraints overrated?

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Thank you Emily for sharing your knowledge about Coding Dojos. You can reach Emily on her Twitter for further discussion.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Coding Dojo Handbook by Emily Bache

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20: Dealing with distractions and support of coding setup

In this episode I talk with my co-facilitator Oliver Spann about:

• How to deal with distractions and negative surprises?
• How to support people with their coding setup?

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Thank you Oliver for sharing your knowledge. Read more from Oliver at his blog.

Coding setup mentioned in this episode:

• kata-bootstraps
• Cyber Dojo

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18: Corey Haines' Cleveland Coderetreat Introduction Part 2

In this episode Corey Haines will introduce you to

• Coderetreat Day Structure.
• Using different programming languages.
• Conway's Game of Life.

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Check out the full video here:

Material in this episode and related episodes:

• Corey Haines' Cleveland Code Retreat Introduction from Corey Haines on Vimeo
• Episode 16: Part 1
• Episode 05: Coderetreat Day Structure
• Episode 01: Learning a new language
• Episode 02: Explain the Game of Life
• Conway's Game of Life

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16: Corey Haines' Cleveland Coderetreat Introduction Part 1

In this episode Corey Haines will introduce you to:

• The goal of the Coderetreat
• The 4 Rules of Simple Design

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Check out the full video here:

Material in this episode:

• Corey Haines' Cleveland Code Retreat Introduction from Corey Haines on Vimeo
• On the goals of Coderetreat
• Kent Beck's four rules of simple design

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14: Alex Bolboaca's Message for Coderetreat Attendees

In this episode Alex Bolboaca will answer the following questions:

• What makes Coderetreats magical?
• How to get the most out of a Coderetreat?

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Check out the video here:

Material in this episode:

• Alex Bolboaca on Coderetreat from AgileWorks on Vimeo
• How to get the most out of a Code Retreat
• Episode 07: Deleting the code
• Episode 01: Seeing different languages

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12: What to look for and ask about other than the code

In this episode my co-facilitator Oliver Spann shares some tips for non-coding facilitators:

• What to look for during sessions (while people work) other than the code?
• What to ask in retrospectives if you did not understand the code?

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Thank you Oliver for sharing your knowledge. You can learn more from Oliver at his blog. Related to this episode is Oliver's latest article Can you facilitate a Coderetreat as a Scrum Master?

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09: Constraint for first session and alternative exercises for Game of Life

In this (longer) episode I asked Sandra Parsick about

• the best constraint for the first session and
• alternative exercises for Game of Life.

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Thank you Sandra.

Mentioned in this episode:

• The Coderetreat Problem Is Not The Problem
• Mars Rover kata
• Snake/Nibbles/Tron

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06: Facilitating ensemble/mob programming and choosing your pair facilitator

This is the second part of my discussion with Lisi Hocke. (The first part is here.) This time we talked about:

• How to facilitate an ensemble/mob programming session?
• What to look for in your pair facilitator?

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Thank you Lisi for visiting the Coderetreat Facilitation podcast. You can reach Lisi at @lisihocke.

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03: Most important about workshops and benefits of pair facilitation

In this episode I am asking MIATPP Lisi Hocke the following questions:

• What is the most important thing when running workshops?
• Are there any book recommendations for running hands-on workshops?
• What are the benefits of pair facilitation?

Download it here: MP3 (9 minutes - 6.3 Mb)

Lisi, thank you for sharing your experience. You can reach Lisi for further discussions at @lisihocke. Earlier this year, Lisi has been awarded the MIATPP, short for the Most Influential Agile Testing Professional Person 2019. Congratulations!

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