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In our news items we inform you about upcoming events, our latest publications and other interesting facts. Sometimes it is about a new podcast we have made and other times about an event where fellow Amigos inspire each other with fresh ideas. We believe that inspiration, fun and energy ensure involvement and better results.

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What is more important than having fun in the things you do? We believe that fun and energy lead to involvement and better results. To promote fun, we organize fun events for our amigos. From a running event to a tree planting day.

In our news items we will inform you about upcoming events.

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Focus on delivering value

This blog from the Expedition Agility series explores the practical exercise Focus on Value. It highlights that value is not just about what you’ve done but, more importantly, about the impact you create. Teams move beyond simply checking off tasks and focus on delivering meaningful results.

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New Agile Champion Program starting in May!

In May, we’re kicking off a new Agile Champion Program. Want to join, or know someone who might be interested? Let them know! 💬

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Expedition agility: Listen to our podcast and get inspired!

As a complement to our book, Expedition Agility, we launched a podcast series, "De Overhoring", in January 2024 in collaboration with publisher OMJS. In this series, Job Christians (founder and director of OMJS) and authors Els Verkaik, Jeroen Venneman, and Edwin Clerkx take you through the insights and practical stories from the book Expedition Agility.
The podcast explores the six islands from the book that are essential for agility—both for you as an individual and for your team and organization (the podcasts are in Dutch only):

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Invitation Agile Connect event 30 Januari

Our next Agile Connect Event is happening on Thursday, January 30th, from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM. This online event offers an exciting opportunity to engage in lively discussions and share ideas about Agile in practice.

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The carpet of connection

This blog from the Expedition Agility series explores the practical exercise: The Carpet of Connection. When teams find the courage to look beneath the carpet, something extraordinary happens. Barriers that once seemed invisible take shape and become topics of discussion. More importantly, the team reflects on the deeper causes: why were these obstacles hidden for so long?

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Expedition agility as a culture accelerator: How to change mindset and behavior in your organization

Changing the culture in an organization is a challenging process, especially when it involves embedding an agile mindset. The book Expedition Agility offers concrete tools for sustainably shifting mindset, attitude, and behavior. In this blog, I’ll share an inspiring approach based on a successful real-life experience that can help you and your team make progress toward an agile culture.

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How the values of agility help to accelerate from rest

Accelerating and resting may seem to oppose each other, but in reality, they reinforce one another. Rest is necessary to accelerate sustainably, and after acceleration, structured rest is again essential. Read this blog if you want to know how to apply this in an organizational setting.

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Resilience in the workplace: How agility makes us resilient

At a time when burnout and work pressure are the order of the day, I see more and more people who lose pleasure in their work or even succumb to the pressure. This makes me realize how important it is to make the workplace a source of inspiration and satisfaction again. Because work should give us energy, challenge us and help us grow. But how do we achieve that?

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Celebrating the book launch and connect event

Last week was truly a week of celebration with our book launch and our annual Agile Connect event. Plus, our friends Jeroen and Els celebrated their birthdays.

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Our book Expedition Agility is ready!

Last week we had a great milestone: Our book Expeditie wendbaarheid is at the printer and can be pre-sold! Yoehoe, the flag can go up! It took a while to work hard to meet the agreed deadline, but now we have something we are really proud of. We can't wait to get our hands on it! If you are curious, we expect to have the book in Dutch and English on the shelves of bol.com in early September.

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Invitation: Agile champion league event 12 September 2024

We would like to invite you to an inspiring afternoon on 12 September 2024 from 13:00 to 17:00 together with fellow Agile Champions from Rabobank, Avans, Liberty Global, Drive and other organisations. This meeting will take place physically.

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