Intelligent Agile

A Meetup Series

Hosted by Tobias Mayer with a different guest speaker at each event. Held on Thursdays (lunchtime in Europe, breakfast in USA) each meetup runs for exactly one hour.

Description

Agile didn’t promise speed. It promised sustainability.

The original Agile Movement was never about pumping out code at breakneck speed. It was about building robust, adaptable software and creating healthier, human-centred workplaces. It promised autonomy, trust, and environments where people were empowered to make meaningful decisions.

For the most part, we missed that mark.

Over the last two decades, workers were subjected to micromanagement, rigid tools, and metric tracking. Managers, too, were trapped in a system few truly understood. While delivery pipelines improved, the human potential latent within our organisations remained largely untapped.

And then came AI.

Early attempts to replace entire engineering, design, and testing teams with machines met with catastrophic failure. But as AI tools have matured, a far more exciting reality has emerged.

AI isn't here to replace human intellect—it's here to liberate it.

By handling boilerplate administration, repetitive testing, and syntax generation, AI gives developers, designers, and producers back their most vital tool: the space to think.

We are standing at the edge of a fascinating paradox. The very machines we built are helping us become more creative, collaborative, and self-organised than ever before. The future is not Human vs AI—it is Human with AI: a dynamic partnership between artist and agent.

What to Expect

Across six interactive online sessions each with a different invited speaker, we will explore how AI changes the fundamental dynamics of product creation, team autonomy, and modern leadership.

• For Developers & Testers: Move beyond mechanical code writing and focus on higher-level system architecture, deep problem-solving, quality assurance and refined, even poetic prompting.
• For Designers & Product Creators: Use AI agents to accelerate discovery, prototype rapidly, and devote your energy to rich user experience and strategic vision.
• For Leaders & Managers: Shift from monitoring outputs to enabling genuine autonomy, designing healthier systems, and guiding teams in an AI-assisted ecosystem.

Join us to explore how we can finally fulfil the original promise of Agile—creating exceptional products in truly human-centric environments.