Join us online on Thursday, November 5, for the next Agile Connect Event. It’s a chance to share experiences, discover new ideas and catch up with the people from your Agile Champion Program group. Reach out to one another and encourage your fellow participants to join!

The event will once again have its familiar Open Space format: bring a question, challenge or experience, and together we’ll decide which conversations to have. Bringing a topic is welcome, but entirely optional.

In one of the sessions, you’ll also be among the first to try our new card game, Product Owner Types – Personal Agility for Product Owners. Explore how Product Owners respond to change and pressure, and how you can use the game when coaching them.

Agile Champions have already received an invitation. Other interested people are welcome as guests too. You can sign up via the event page.

See you on November 5?

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You can tell people yourself that a training program is valuable. But ultimately, what matters most is what participants experience.

Participants from the Rabobank group rated the Agile Champion Program with an average score of 8.3.

The highest ratings were for:

• the trainers: 8.8
• the guidance and support: 8.7
• the program design and learning activities: 8.5

Participants describe the program as interesting, interactive and practical. They particularly value the combination of case studies, real-world examples, games, books and assignments.

We also take critical feedback seriously.

Participants indicated that they would like to connect their personal learning goals even more closely to the content. For the new group, we are therefore paying extra attention to this alignment and to applying the learning within their own organization, both during and after the program.

Because continuous improvement is not something you should only teach. You must demonstrate it yourself.

Here you can see when the next group starts. Six training days spread over two months, with time between sessions to apply the learning directly in practice.

Would you like to discover what change you can achieve from your position within the organization?

For more information or to register, please contact us.

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Real change often starts with just a few people.

People who see that things can be better. Who do not wait until every condition is perfect, but start experimenting where they can make a difference. We call them friends of change.

Over the past few years, several groups have completed the six-day Agile Champion Program. Each group embarked on the same expedition, but from different organizations, departments, roles and change challenges.

What connects them is their ambition to make their organization a little better every day.

That is why the program does not end after the sixth training day.

Participants become part of a growing community of change makers from different organizations. During our quarterly heartbeat sessions — coincidentally, today, 27 August 2026, we held our third Connect event of the year — they come together again to:

• share experiences and dilemmas
• learn from each other’s practice
• gain new insights
• energize one another
• continue their personal development

This matters because you cannot build a movement towards greater agility during a single training program. You need people who continue to connect, challenge and inspire one another afterwards.

A new group will embark on this journey on 11 September.

Would you like to gain new knowledge while also becoming part of a lasting community of friends of change?

Explore the program and register:

Join the new Agile Champion Program Starting September 2026

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AI is on the agenda in almost every organization. The real question is: will you become part of a plan created by others, or will you take ownership of how you and your organization develop?

Organizations are investing in tools, pilots and new applications. But that alone is not enough.

The real challenge arises when AI calls existing processes, roles and decision-making into question. When developments move faster than the organization’s ability to learn and improve.

That is when an organization’s true responsiveness becomes visible.

Responsiveness is not created by rolling out another new model. It requires people who:

• collaborate across departments and competing interests
• focus on value instead of activities
• lead by example
• continuously learn and improve
• engage others in change

People at every level of the organization. Not only formal leaders, but friends of change who take action themselves and inspire others to join them.

That is exactly why we developed the Agile Champion Program.

Over six days, you will learn how to create a movement towards greater responsiveness, effective value delivery and a more predictable ability to deliver results. Not just through theory, but through practical interventions that you can apply within your own organization.

A new group starts in Utrecht on 11 September.

Rather than waiting for others to create an AI plan for you, are you ready to shape the development of yourself and your organization?

Explore the program and register:

https://amigos.nu/en/join-the-new-agile-champion-program-starting-september-2026/

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Agility is more important than ever, just look at the rapid developments and opportunities emerging around AI. For organizations to be successful today and in the future, an agile way of working is essential. Not just within certain teams or domains, but across the entire organization. True resilience and responsiveness must flow through the whole value chain and innovation system.

An agile way of working is more than implementing a framework. Real, effective agility requires a balance between the structure within organizations and the underlying culture. The balance between the upstream  and  the undercurrent.

Agile Champions are the driving force behind this continuously accelerating responsiveness.

In September 2026, a new group will start the Agile Champion Program, a 6-day learning journey for anyone who wants to strengthen agility, collaboration and the power of change within their organization.

Over the past years, hundreds of Agile Champions have completed this program. Many of them are now active in new organizations, organizations where we again see strong interest in developing internal change capability, breaking through stalled transformations, creating focus, accelerating progress, and embedding continuous improvement.

That’s why we are making a broad invitation.

1️⃣ Do you know someone, or are you working somewhere, where the Agile Champion Program might be relevant?

A new edition starts on September 11th.
The program is practical, inspiring and designed to empower people who want to carry and accelerate meaningful change.

Whether you are interested yourself or know someone in your organization or network: we’d love to hear from you. Sharing this information is greatly appreciated.

👉 More information:
https://amigos.nu/en/learn/trainings/agile-champion-program/

2️⃣ Looking for broader support in organizational transformation?

In addition to the Agile Champion Program, we also support organizations with:

• change and transformation initiatives,
• team development,
• and fully customized internal learning programs.

Together with organizations, we build sustainable growth and future-ready teams.

If you have questions, see opportunities, or would like to connect us to someone within your organization, we’re happy to explore the possibilities.

Together, we make agility human, achievable and inspiring.

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Thursday, May 21, it’s time again for our next Connect Event. From 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM, we’re hosting this event fully online, interactive, and inspiring.

Whether you’re in the middle of a transformation or simply curious about how other organizations are becoming more agile, this event is the place to exchange experiences, ask questions, and help each other move forward.

What can you expect?
During this interactive event:

• You can bring in your own questions or propositions (no obligation!).
• You help others with their challenges – your experience matters.
• You discover new perspectives and practical solutions.
• You meet professionals from other organizations who, like you, are working on change.

Whether you’re a certified Agile Champion or simply someone who creates movement within your team or organization: you are more than welcome. And feel free to bring a colleague – the more perspectives, the richer the conversation.

Sign up?
Here’s the link to register: https://amigos.nu/event/online-agile-connect-event-21-mei/

Let’s support and inspire each other. See you on May 21!

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On Thursday, April 9, AMIGOS attended “kijkje in de keuken DRIVE” event. Participants could visit AMIGO Els for the workshop: From resistance to responsiveness.

This workshop explored: “Dealing with change – how hard can it be?”

Changes in organizations are happening faster and faster. New strategies, reorganizations, new ways of working… we all have to deal with them. But let’s be honest: most people don’t really like change.

We often say we’re flexible. But as soon as something truly changes outside our sphere of influence, we feel resistance. Why does that happen? And how can you deal with it more effectively?

During this interactive session, Els helped participants experience how their response to change actually works. This leads to practical insights. You’ll learn:

• Why resistance to change is completely human
• Why resistance can sometimes even be useful
• How to gain more control over changes you have little influence on
• How to help yourself and others become more adaptable

Would you like to experience a workshop like this and discover how to move from resistance to responsiveness?

We also offer in-house workshops, see: https://amigos.nu/en/inhouse-events-2/

For an impression of the event: “kijkje in de keuken DRIVE”, see: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7450172164625821696/

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From time to time, we organize or highlight events from AMIGOS and for AMIGOS (our friends of change), and participate in them together. One such event was the City-Pier-City run in The Hague on March 15, 2026. Amigos Edwin and Jeroen took part, wearing the recognizable Running for Trees running shirts. It was a sunny, enjoyable day and a great way to connect.

Keep an eye on the events page, or share tips about events you’re participating in yourself, so we can add them as well and continue finding each other there.

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Last Thursday, we hosted another online Agile Connect event. It was great to exchange experiences with different champion groups and organizations about both successes and challenges. Each time, it’s inspiring to learn from one another and engage in meaningful conversations about continuous improvement.

Couldn’t join this time? No worries, the next edition will take place on May 21! You can already register via:
https://amigos.nu/event/online-agile-connect-event-21-mei/

By participating in this regular cadence, you give yourself and your organization a recurring boost in continuous improvement.

This edition was extra special because several participants joined for the first time. I continue to be amazed at how many practical ideas are shared in such a short amount of time, ideas that participants can immediately apply in their own practice. It was also great to see the book : Expedition Agility, with its islands, ballast, treasures, and message-in-a-bottle metaphors, being used during the event to introduce ideas. There were many clear connections to topics participants had previously encountered in the champion program.

The book has been part of the champion program since 2025, so participants who joined before then may not yet know it from the program. Events like these show how the champion community stays up to date with new developments, including the availability of practical information on the renewed AMIGOS website:

Expedition Agility

On the website, events are now even more visible, making it easy to register for future gatherings, and there’s more than just the Connect events and trainings.

So keep an eye on the website, subscribe to the newsletter, and if you have ideas for organizing something together, let us know.

See you next time (again) at a Connect event! Don’t forget that as a champion, you’re welcome to bring a guest. And if you’d like to join but are not yet part of the community, feel free to contact us to explore how you can get involved. An ideal moment to join the community is the start of the upcoming champion program in April. There are still a few spots available. Do you know someone for whom this would be a great fit? Let them or us know!

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It’s time once again to come together and talk about Agile in practice. On Thursday 26 February, from 15:00 to 17:00, we are hosting a new Agile Connect Event — fully online, interactive and inspiring.

Whether you are right in the middle of a transformation or simply curious about how other organizations are becoming more responsive, this event is the place to exchange experiences, ask questions and help each other move forward.

What can you expect?
During this interactive event you can:

• Bring your own questions or statements to the table (no obligation!).
• Support others with their challenges — your experience matters.
• Discover new perspectives and practical solutions.
• Meet professionals from other organizations who, just like you, are working on change.

Whether you are a certified Agile Champion, or simply someone who creates momentum within your team or organization — you are very welcome. And feel free to bring a colleague; the more perspectives we have, the richer the conversation becomes.

Sign up
Here is the registration link:
https://amigos.nu/event/online-agile-connect-event-26-februari/

Let’s support and inspire each other.
See you on 26 February!

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