It's hard to make progress with collaborative modeling when underlying cultural resistance makes feedback feel like an attack. @Heimeshoff shares how he learned that successful facilitation needs a true mandate and understanding the system's actual readiness for change, not just applying methods.

Read, watch, or listen: https://virtualddd.com/facilitating-archdes/cultural-resistance-collaborative-modeling/
#DDD #Facilitation #Culture

It's hard when architectural discussions become arguments about solutions without first defining the problem. @noctovis shared practices like separating problem definition from solution comparison, asking about assumptions, and using evidence to transform conflict into collaboration.
#SoftwareArchitecture #TeamCollaboration #Facilitation

Read, watch, or listen: https://virtualddd.com/facilitating-archdes/turning-architecture-conflict-into-collaboration/

It's hard when architects think they agree on a system's design, but their mental models differ. @apaipi shares how asking everyone to draw the same monolith unveiled hidden misunderstandings, fostering crucial shared understanding and better architectural decisions.
#SoftwareArchitecture #Facilitation #DDD

Read, watch, or listen: https://virtualddd.com/facilitating-archdes/drawing-same-system-different-architectures/

Damit ich mehr Vorfreude empfinden kann: Wer ist am Montag bei

10 Jahre Agile Nacht Stuttgart
https://www.mitblick.de/agile-nacht-stuttgart/

Die Bühne haben mal wieder ausschließlich Männer gepachtet. Daher gilt dieser Aufruf insbesondere an die Fedinautinnen unter Euch. Freue mich indes aufs Vernetzen mit allen agilen Kreaturen (einschließlich derer, die es werden wollen) dieser Welt. Wo seid Ihr? ;-)

#AgileNachtStuttgart #agile #SCRUM #KANBAN #LegoSeriousPlay #LiberatingStructures #ArtOfHosting #Facilitation

What you get: a guaranteed early bird spot, real co-design from day one, and a learning experience that goes both ways.
Apply by April 22 👉 https://forms.gle/PASLS1dqfsirAKKy8
#OpenSpace #Facilitation #Unconference

We're quietly curating these connections. Curious to see what patterns emerge across the full collection.

Each story is at https://virtualddd.com/stories-on-facilitating-software-architecture-design and all the heuristics are on https://dddheuristics.com.

#CollaborativeModelling #SoftwareArchitecture #DomainDrivenDesign #Facilitation #VirtualDDD

From Friction to Flow. ⚡〰️
play4agile UnConference 2026. September 10–13, Rückersbach, Germany.
Open Space. Three days. Real impact. New this year: prepaid tickets with fixed pricing upfront.
If your employer covers it: now's the time to start that conversation.
#p4a26 #OpenSpace #Unconference #Agile #Facilitation

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Round logo of this year’s play4agile theme „From Friction to Flow“.

It's hard to get architecture changes adopted when our instinct is to explain more. @diana shared how she realized designing experiences, not just explanations, creates breakthroughs for teams to discover insights.
#SoftwareArchitecture #Facilitation #SystemsThinking

Read, watch, or listen: https://virtualddd.com/facilitating-archdes/when-explaining-more-isnt-the-answer/

It's hard to facilitate architectural decisions when the loudest voice dictates the path, ignoring real consequences. @selketjah shares her story of a toxic environment where technical choices masked deeper dysfunction. She reflects on how to uncover fears/values to make better, collaborative decisions.

Read, watch, or listen: https://virtualddd.com/facilitating-archdes/loudest-voice-architectural-decisions/
#DDD #SoftwareArchitecture #Facilitation

That Eric Evans quote from last week got people thinking - and disagreeing.

Which was good. Because the interesting question wasn't really about AI at all. It was in the replies: what even is the model? Is it the code? The diagrams? The types in a directory?

#DomainDrivenDesign #SoftwareArchitecture #CollaborativeModelling #Facilitation
https://mastodon.social/@kenny_baas/116050940801810011

The Long Tail boosted

Kenny (Baas) Schwegler » 🌐 2026-02-11
@kenny_baas@mastodon.social

A friendly reminder that developers using agentic AI just add an abstraction onto this. At least a developer writing their own code still roughly understands the model they're writing. With Agentic AI, they don't and critically engaging with the model dilutes even more, and the model drifts even more.....

It's hard to facilitate when hierarchy actively suffocates collaboration. Evelyn van Kelle shares a powerful story where a CTO's 'slow clap' revealed deep-seated issues. She learned that physical reactions are data & working too hard signals structural blocks. Understanding these dynamics helps you act effectively.

Read, watch, or listen: https://virtualddd.com/facilitating-archdes/slow-clap-hierarchy-kills-workshop/
#Facilitation #TeamDynamics #Workshops

It's frustrating when workshop agreements look solid but lead to no action or real commitment. @xinyao shares how the facilitator's role and unspoken group dynamics can create "success theatre" and how she learned to invite dissent, fostering true engagement through Connection, Contribution, and Conversation.

Read, watch, or listen: https://virtualddd.com/facilitating-archdes/workshop-agreement-without-action/
#Facilitation #SoftwareArchitecture #DDD

Remote Facilitation für Techies

Ich hab da was neues im Angebot!

Kein "Bla bla" oder sinnlose "Icebreaker".
Sondern: aus der Praxis für die Praxis. In einer kleinen Gruppe. Full-remote.

In Zusammenarbeit mit @socreatory 🤩

Schaut hier für Details: https://www.socreatory.com/de/trainings/remote-facilitation

Fragen, Rückmeldungen, etc. gerne an mich (auch via DM).

Die nächste Kohorte ab April hat aktuell noch Frühbucherkonditionen.

#Softwareengineering #SoftwareArchitektur #TechLeadership #Moderation #Facilitation