DianaOfPortland
@dianaofportland.bsky.social
Roving Leadership Agility Advisor, Author, recognized Authority on resilient orgs and human-centered work, Consultant, Keynote speaker, large group Facilitator, Mentor, Grandmother, and “Frolleague” to amazing people around the world. Very fortunate human.
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It’s still true and available. You can also book time with me in 2026.
For more details about where and when I’ll show up near you, subscribe to my newsletter, we usually send only once a month. dianalarsen.com/subscribe
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August 7, 2025 at 2:07 PM
It’s still true and available. You can also book time with me in 2026.
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🎤 CfP is now open until October 5, 2025!
Submit your talk for Agile meets Architecture 2026 and share your ideas on modern orgs, real-world architecture, and everything in between.
📅 Conference: March 10–11, 2026 | Berlin
➡️ sessionize.com/agile-meets-...
Submit your talk for Agile meets Architecture 2026 and share your ideas on modern orgs, real-world architecture, and everything in between.
📅 Conference: March 10–11, 2026 | Berlin
➡️ sessionize.com/agile-meets-...
August 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
🎤 CfP is now open until October 5, 2025!
Submit your talk for Agile meets Architecture 2026 and share your ideas on modern orgs, real-world architecture, and everything in between.
📅 Conference: March 10–11, 2026 | Berlin
➡️ sessionize.com/agile-meets-...
Submit your talk for Agile meets Architecture 2026 and share your ideas on modern orgs, real-world architecture, and everything in between.
📅 Conference: March 10–11, 2026 | Berlin
➡️ sessionize.com/agile-meets-...
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Recognizing what you can only influence helps free you from the frustration of trying to change what you can’t directly control, and unlocks a path forward. It’s what makes Circles & Soup one of my favorite activities when feeling overwhelmed.
From @dianaofportland.bsky.social:
From @dianaofportland.bsky.social:
July 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Recognizing what you can only influence helps free you from the frustration of trying to change what you can’t directly control, and unlocks a path forward. It’s what makes Circles & Soup one of my favorite activities when feeling overwhelmed.
From @dianaofportland.bsky.social:
From @dianaofportland.bsky.social:
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March 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Hello Beautiful #Vienna! I
I’m so happy to return for a few weeks. Hope to meet a few of your citizens (and my colleagues) while I’m here. Hope to lay the groundwork for coming back more frequently in future. It’s been about a decade since I visited before. What’s new?
I’m so happy to return for a few weeks. Hope to meet a few of your citizens (and my colleagues) while I’m here. Hope to lay the groundwork for coming back more frequently in future. It’s been about a decade since I visited before. What’s new?
June 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Hello Beautiful #Vienna! I
I’m so happy to return for a few weeks. Hope to meet a few of your citizens (and my colleagues) while I’m here. Hope to lay the groundwork for coming back more frequently in future. It’s been about a decade since I visited before. What’s new?
I’m so happy to return for a few weeks. Hope to meet a few of your citizens (and my colleagues) while I’m here. Hope to lay the groundwork for coming back more frequently in future. It’s been about a decade since I visited before. What’s new?
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In or near Vienna, Austria, in June? Join me in a 1-day workshop (or 2 or all 3). It’s a very rare chance, who knows when I’ll be back. ;) 3 topics, which will be on your learning edge? Grab a colleague. Attend together! sinnvoll-fuehren.com/diana-larsen...
Thanks @ralph72.bsky.social for hosting!
Thanks @ralph72.bsky.social for hosting!
Leadership & Retrospectives Workshops with Diana Larsen
Join Diana Larsen for expert-led workshops on Leadership and Retrospectives at sinnvollFÜHREN in Vienna. Enhance your skills today!
sinnvoll-fuehren.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
In or near Vienna, Austria, in June? Join me in a 1-day workshop (or 2 or all 3). It’s a very rare chance, who knows when I’ll be back. ;) 3 topics, which will be on your learning edge? Grab a colleague. Attend together! sinnvoll-fuehren.com/diana-larsen...
Thanks @ralph72.bsky.social for hosting!
Thanks @ralph72.bsky.social for hosting!
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It’s both exciting and difficult to believe that I’ll be in Brugg-Windisch Switzerland next week this time. Possibly exploring the area, probably still putting final polish on the workshop I’ll host on Monday, 2 June at #XP2025 xpconference.org
May 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
It’s both exciting and difficult to believe that I’ll be in Brugg-Windisch Switzerland next week this time. Possibly exploring the area, probably still putting final polish on the workshop I’ll host on Monday, 2 June at #XP2025 xpconference.org
In or near Vienna, Austria, in June? Join me in a 1-day workshop (or 2 or all 3). It’s a very rare chance, who knows when I’ll be back. ;) 3 topics, which will be on your learning edge? Grab a colleague. Attend together! sinnvoll-fuehren.com/diana-larsen...
Thanks @ralph72.bsky.social for hosting!
Thanks @ralph72.bsky.social for hosting!
Leadership & Retrospectives Workshops with Diana Larsen
Join Diana Larsen for expert-led workshops on Leadership and Retrospectives at sinnvollFÜHREN in Vienna. Enhance your skills today!
sinnvoll-fuehren.com
May 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
In or near Vienna, Austria, in June? Join me in a 1-day workshop (or 2 or all 3). It’s a very rare chance, who knows when I’ll be back. ;) 3 topics, which will be on your learning edge? Grab a colleague. Attend together! sinnvoll-fuehren.com/diana-larsen...
Thanks @ralph72.bsky.social for hosting!
Thanks @ralph72.bsky.social for hosting!
Whew! I’m daunted and excited. Traveling to Europe for 8 weeks. 28 May to July 23. Attending five conferences, facilitating 5 workshops (½ & full day), & have ~16 unplanned weekdays scattered throughout. Open to plan events, workshops, AMAs, retro circles for leaders, etc. LMK what you’d like!
May 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Whew! I’m daunted and excited. Traveling to Europe for 8 weeks. 28 May to July 23. Attending five conferences, facilitating 5 workshops (½ & full day), & have ~16 unplanned weekdays scattered throughout. Open to plan events, workshops, AMAs, retro circles for leaders, etc. LMK what you’d like!
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I love this quote from Roy Kent so much
May 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I love this quote from Roy Kent so much
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The secret to truly autonomous teams is now revealed! Watch Jakob Wolman and @nativewired.com 's talk to discover the leadership principles that create the right conditions for team autonomy. Full recording available on our Agile meets Architecture channel.
youtu.be/Oz1XHWNZbM4
#amaberlin
youtu.be/Oz1XHWNZbM4
#amaberlin
Jakob Wolman, Gitte Klitgaard - Autonomous teams require great technical leaders
YouTube video by Agile meets Architecture
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May 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
The secret to truly autonomous teams is now revealed! Watch Jakob Wolman and @nativewired.com 's talk to discover the leadership principles that create the right conditions for team autonomy. Full recording available on our Agile meets Architecture channel.
youtu.be/Oz1XHWNZbM4
#amaberlin
youtu.be/Oz1XHWNZbM4
#amaberlin
For my butterflies in Denver, I will attend #ODF2025 (the Organization Design Forum conf) at the Curtis on April 28-May 1 and travel there again the week before #MHA2025 and #Agile2025, that’s ~July 23-Aug 1. Get in touch if you’d like a #visit.
April 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
For my butterflies in Denver, I will attend #ODF2025 (the Organization Design Forum conf) at the Curtis on April 28-May 1 and travel there again the week before #MHA2025 and #Agile2025, that’s ~July 23-Aug 1. Get in touch if you’d like a #visit.
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For those history buffs... Today I just published some of my original papers on responsibility-driven design, object-oriented frameworks, oo research, handling exceptions in Use Cases, and color Smalltalk.
See: wirfs-brock.com/rebecca/pape...
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See: wirfs-brock.com/rebecca/pape...
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Rebecca’s Web – Rebecca's Papers
Chronological list of Rebecca Wirfs-Brock published papers.
wirfs-brock.com
April 11, 2025 at 10:35 PM
For those history buffs... Today I just published some of my original papers on responsibility-driven design, object-oriented frameworks, oo research, handling exceptions in Use Cases, and color Smalltalk.
See: wirfs-brock.com/rebecca/pape...
(scroll down towards the bottom)...
See: wirfs-brock.com/rebecca/pape...
(scroll down towards the bottom)...
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"When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order."
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
March 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order."
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
Iya Prigogine, Noble prize-winning chemist
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WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools.
OpenAI’s Sora Is Plagued by Sexist, Racist, and Ableist Biases
WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools.
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March 23, 2025 at 10:09 AM
WIRED tested the popular AI video generator from OpenAI and found that it amplifies sexist stereotypes and ableist tropes, perpetuating the same biases already present in AI image tools.
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In my career, I have encountered people like Elon Musk. People who are bad at the job & think facts are a distraction from their “genius” intellects.
I always hope for a redemption arc, but I have only seen it happen when they aren’t allowed to do more harm.
I always hope for a redemption arc, but I have only seen it happen when they aren’t allowed to do more harm.
March 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
In my career, I have encountered people like Elon Musk. People who are bad at the job & think facts are a distraction from their “genius” intellects.
I always hope for a redemption arc, but I have only seen it happen when they aren’t allowed to do more harm.
I always hope for a redemption arc, but I have only seen it happen when they aren’t allowed to do more harm.
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I'm *really* looking forward to this! It's a pleasure and a privilege to speak about the wider system.
🎤✨ Time to introduce our KotlinConf’25 speakers!
Let’s start with day-2 keynote speaker, Diana Montalion @mentrix.bsky.social, Systems Architect & Mentrix founder.
Diana will explore how resilience, self-organization, and hierarchy help us navigate the growing complexity of software systems. 🧵⬇️
Let’s start with day-2 keynote speaker, Diana Montalion @mentrix.bsky.social, Systems Architect & Mentrix founder.
Diana will explore how resilience, self-organization, and hierarchy help us navigate the growing complexity of software systems. 🧵⬇️
March 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I'm *really* looking forward to this! It's a pleasure and a privilege to speak about the wider system.
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You still have time to sign up for the lottery at agilecoachcamp.de
#ACCDE25 is a 4 day camp for people interested in agile in a great venue surrounded by trees. They share, learn, and create knowledge via open space, and in-between they eat well, play games, talk, take walks, and enjoy themselves.
#ACCDE25 is a 4 day camp for people interested in agile in a great venue surrounded by trees. They share, learn, and create knowledge via open space, and in-between they eat well, play games, talk, take walks, and enjoy themselves.
AgileCoachCamp.de – A wonderful un-conference for Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters and everybody else interested in agile!
agilecoachcamp.de
March 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
You still have time to sign up for the lottery at agilecoachcamp.de
#ACCDE25 is a 4 day camp for people interested in agile in a great venue surrounded by trees. They share, learn, and create knowledge via open space, and in-between they eat well, play games, talk, take walks, and enjoy themselves.
#ACCDE25 is a 4 day camp for people interested in agile in a great venue surrounded by trees. They share, learn, and create knowledge via open space, and in-between they eat well, play games, talk, take walks, and enjoy themselves.
Very helpful!
Clerk in Carters (US baby clothes store): May I help you find something?
Me: OMG no. There should be a sign saying “Are you a new grandparent with a credit card? We provide supervision.”
Clerk: [beat] I’m gonna get you a basket.
Me: OMG no. There should be a sign saying “Are you a new grandparent with a credit card? We provide supervision.”
Clerk: [beat] I’m gonna get you a basket.
March 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Very helpful!
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March 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Slowly but surely making my way on Bsky.
Advance note for all my butterflies/schmetterlinge 7-9 times zones away, I have plans to be in CH, DE, AT, (+ poss. DK or SE), in late May, all of June, & most of July 2025. And my calendar is not full. 😊 To get in touch, ask me about available dates.
Advance note for all my butterflies/schmetterlinge 7-9 times zones away, I have plans to be in CH, DE, AT, (+ poss. DK or SE), in late May, all of June, & most of July 2025. And my calendar is not full. 😊 To get in touch, ask me about available dates.
March 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Slowly but surely making my way on Bsky.
Advance note for all my butterflies/schmetterlinge 7-9 times zones away, I have plans to be in CH, DE, AT, (+ poss. DK or SE), in late May, all of June, & most of July 2025. And my calendar is not full. 😊 To get in touch, ask me about available dates.
Advance note for all my butterflies/schmetterlinge 7-9 times zones away, I have plans to be in CH, DE, AT, (+ poss. DK or SE), in late May, all of June, & most of July 2025. And my calendar is not full. 😊 To get in touch, ask me about available dates.
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Agile2025 is set to be an unforgettable experience, and we’re thrilled to announce this year’s keynote speakers: Jay Kiew, Tricia Broderick, and Jurgen Appelo. Meet these three trailblazing keynotes and read about their sessions now: www.agilealliance.org/agile2025/ke...
#Agile #Agile2025
#Agile #Agile2025
March 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Agile2025 is set to be an unforgettable experience, and we’re thrilled to announce this year’s keynote speakers: Jay Kiew, Tricia Broderick, and Jurgen Appelo. Meet these three trailblazing keynotes and read about their sessions now: www.agilealliance.org/agile2025/ke...
#Agile #Agile2025
#Agile #Agile2025
@nativewired.com I’ve finally caved in and joined Blusky. Will you help me find my peeps here?
March 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
@nativewired.com I’ve finally caved in and joined Blusky. Will you help me find my peeps here?