AI won't fix learned helplessness—it will accelerate it. When you give a workforce that has learned helplessness a tool that provides instant, easy answers, they stop thinking. AI becomes an engine for conformity, not creativity. Autonomy is the prerequisite for agility.

What do you do when the organisation has scaled back and you’re already as lean as you can be?

You give people more autonomy!

I spoke at Agile Perth about how to actually do that: With self-selecting teams, and ways to handle the freedom and responsibility that comes with choosing your own path.

Nomad8 is proud to back the next generation of entrepreneurs!

We’re sponsoring 2 scholarships for the Startup NZ Entrepreneurs Programme, which is working to provide 50 scholarships for youth and underserved communities across Northland.

Back in 2018, we released the first version of the Nomad8 Facilitation Canvas. It was a simple but powerful tool designed to help facilitators, Agile coaches, and team leads prepare for better workshops, retrospectives, and collaborative sessions. Over the years it’s been downloaded, shared, and used all over the world.

We’re excited to share that we’ve just released a refreshed version of the canvas.

I joined the Casa de Cambio podcast for a chat that went well beyond the usual buzzwords.

We asked: Why does transformation make people groan? What should we call it instead? And what traps do leaders and change agents hit when they set out to “transform” their organisations?

“Self-selection isn’t a trust fall. It’s disciplined autonomy.”

Sandy Mamoli and David Mole sat down with Biunca Hooper of the Business Agility podcast to talk about self-selecting teams: why it works, where it fails, and the simple guardrails that make it robust, not chaotic.

Have you ever noticed how some teams seem to lose their spark? How once innovative groups become cautious and dependent? Global instability, AI disruption, mass layoffs, and constant restructuring have made anxiety and fear our constant companions. These emotions…

I recently asked the audience at a conference "How many of you feel busy or overwhelmed?" Almost every hand shot up. I wasn't surprised …

David Mole and I joined Meta-Cast to share what we have learned after a decade of running self-selecting teams.

In the words of Andy Cleff, our wonderful Podcast Host from the Agile Uprising:

“Remember when letting people choose their own teams seemed completely radical?

I sure do!

Attending Agile Australia has always been a highlight of my year, and this year was extra special because I finally got the opportunity to keynote the conference. It only took me 10 years (since I first set myself that goal), but hey, lifetime achievement unlocked!...

Join Vitaliy Lyoshin and me in this podcast episode we explore the world of high-performing agile teams! We discuss how teams can achieve high performance and success through behaviours, shared history, and self-selection. Here are some key takeaways: ✔️Agile teams thrive on a shared goal, mutual de...

The Reimagining Agile workshop at JAFAC was a remarkable event where the New Zealand Agile community came together to discuss, problem-solve, and envision the future of agile. Our session was framed around the idea of Reimagining Agile, emphasizing that a single document can no longer effectively re...

I created this guide with Sarah Blackie, to give an overview of Lean Agile Procurement (LAP), including the 5 core values and 5 core steps that underpin it....

We ask our leaders for their trust, support and empathy – and so we should. We rightfully demand to be treated like responsible adults. But are we behaving as such?...