Talks and Workshops

An incomplete list of talks and workshops I have given:

2025

Facilitator at SoCraTes UK, 29 May–1 June

‘Bells and Algorithms, change ringing edition’, workshop at SoCraTes UK

‘Euclid Alone has Looked on Beauty Bare’, lightning talk at SoCraTes UK

2024

Facilitator at SoCraTes UK, 19–22 September

2023

‘How we dialled up our technical agility to build the [component x]’, talk at Runpath internal showcase, 1 May

‘Time and Software Development: how ancient myths, rituals and metaphors shape our work today’, video talk presented at XP 2020.

2019

‘Bells and Algorithms’, workshop at Runpath internal showcase event, 19 December

‘Wardley Mapping a Ramen Shop’, 15-minute workshop run four times at Runpath internal showcase event, 4 December

‘The embodiment of emotions’, mini-lightning talk at SoCraTes BE, 15 November

‘A fight, a book, and a lesson’, lightning talk at SoCraTes BE, 15 November

‘Code Smells Quiz Game’: evening activity at SoCraTes BE, co-facilitated with Pedro Santos, 15 November

‘Let’s Look Beyond Now’, lightning talk at SoCraTes UK

‘Bells and Algorithms’, back by popular demand at SoCraTes UK

Co-facilitator at SoCraTes UK, 6–8 June

2018

Facilitator at One Day Open Space in London, 12 May

‘Beyond SOLID’: group discussion at One Day Open Space, 12 May

‘Intersection of Software and Other Disciplines’: group discussion at One Day Open Space, 12 May

‘Unit Testing the Hard Stuff’: demo talk at European Testing Conference, 20 February

‘Unit Testing the Hard Stuff’: talk at Codurance internal Open Space day, 26 January

2017

‘Bells and Algorithms’: workshop at SoCraTes BE, 11 November, facilitated with Amélie Cornélis

‘Tell me your Favourite Testing Patterns’: group discussion at SoCraTes BE, 10 November

Facilitator at SoCraTes UK, 15–18 June

‘Bells and Algorithms’: lightning talk and workshop at SoCraTes UK, 16, 17 June

Facilitator at Codurance internal Open Space, 26 May

‘Euclid alone has looked on beauty bare’: lightning talk at Codurance internal catch-up

Facilitator at LSCC Open Space, 4 March

‘Hacking Authority’: talk at Agile on the Bench, 1 February

‘Hacking Authority’: talk and group discussion at Codurance internal catch-up, 24 January

2016

‘Hacking Authority’: talk at Queer Code London, 10 December

‘They’: lightning talk on gender neutral language at SoCraTes BE, 16–17 September

‘Hacking Authority’: workshop at SoCraTes BE, 16–17 September

‘Notes on Authority’: lightning talk at Codurance internal catch-up, Summer

‘Complex Refactoring in Simple Steps’: live coding session as part of ASOS internal tech series

‘Complex Refactoring in Simple Steps’: live coding session at SoCraTes UK, 3–4 June

‘A Talk about a T-Shirt’: lightning talk on women composers and diversity in tech, SoCraTes UK, 3–4 June

2015

‘Theory of Constraints’: ignite talk at Guardian internal event, December

2014

‘How (not) to do Integration Testing’: talk at Extreme Programmers London, 22 September

‘How (not) to do Integration Testing’: talk at 7digital internal knowledge sharing