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Dec 14, 2019
The Class was excellent!
The Class was excellent!
Barry and Chris master the framework and are able to add experience and the Liberating Structures to the content. The result are two very interactive days that are filled with theory and practical exercizes.
And because the ‘students’ were very eager to learn and share, the Class got even more immersion.
The location in the Volkshotel in Amsterdam was very okay as well, with a good vibe and also good vegetarian lunch and sustainable snacks.
I got a lot new (and forgotten...) insights and take-aways.
Very well done and thank you very much.
Harold Schuringa
Dec 13, 2019
Awesome and practical
Awesome. I go back home with many ideas and useful tools. Definitely helpful to be a better Professional Scrum Master!
Olivier Ledru
Oct 21, 2019
Excellent class to deepen your understanding of scrum values & empiricism with great teachers! Thanks Barry & Chris!
Excellent class to deepen your understanding of scrum values & empiricism with great teachers! Thanks Barry & Chris!
Markus Broder
Sep 23, 2019
Energetic and thought-provoking PSMII class
I took part in the PSMII course with Barry & Christiaan. It was a thought-provoking and energetic class that really helps you to improve and consider your own Scrum experiences.
I would highly recommend the class.
Miss Lauren Holden
Sep 21, 2019
Awesome!
Awesome! It was great to learn from Barry Overeem and Christiaan Verwijs. I enjoyed the interactive class a lot! Lots of learnings and sharing with other great Scrum Masters! Thanks all!
Peter
Aug 3, 2019
Perfect format for collaborative learning
Interactive with lots of opportunities to learn from the wisdom of the group. Teachers are open to questions and remarks. The class itself is kind of an awesome changing Framework for transferring scrum knowledge to be filled by the group.
Bela Jugel
Jul 26, 2019
Truely inspiring
Truely inspiring course, not a PowerPoint in sight!
Wonderful use of Liberating Structures to string the course material together effortlessly. This made the learnings fun and so interactive.
Thank you Agility Path and The Liberators for putting this together.🙏
Jeremy Hoo
Jul 3, 2019
These guys are very dedicated.
These guys are very dedicated. (Barry Overeem and Christaan Verwijs)
I love the interactive way of providing the training. My first "No Powerpoint" experience, however they used all these flipovers this was very helpful and inspiring.
The training generated a lot of ideas I have to exercise with my own clients.
"Job well done guys"
Dennis Olsthoorn
Jul 3, 2019
Great Training with awesome Trainers…
Great Training with awesome Trainers and Participants.
Florian Goldmann
Jul 3, 2019
I really liked the in dept topics
I really liked the in dept topics. The practical use of liberating structures and the energie from Barry and Christiaan.
Jochen
Jul 3, 2019
Great energy and fun
Great energy and fun. Nice new insights and always good to have conversations with other people and share views, perspectives, best practices and experiences.
This training provided a lot of opportunities to combine everything and learn (how) to improve.
Gerrit
Jun 29, 2019
Very insightful and interactive
Very insightful and interactive, it was full of real cases which really helped me get even better understanding, the kanban simulation game on day one was an awesome experience
Rasheed Raya
May 23, 2019
Truely an nice addition to my skillset.
Truely an nice addition to my skillset.
Michiel Lops
May 10, 2019
PSM II Class was wonderful
PSM II Class was wonderful - Thank you! The 4 instructors had a wonderful dynamic and energy between them that kept participants engaged and contributing throughout the sessions. They incorporated the participants knowledge and experience into the framework of their teaching and provided unique ideas and guidance for handling difficult situations.
Dorothea Horton
May 10, 2019
Fantastic class created as an…
Fantastic class created as an innovative and interactive experiance. No slides, all interactive and based on liberating structures.
Martin Hinshelwood
Apr 12, 2019
very interesting
thank you, it was a very interesting training on (not only) scrum master skills & views
Martin Schmid
Apr 7, 2019
Take it to the next level
The PSM 2 training gave me a deeper understanding of Scrum. I would recommend it to anyone, who wants to take Scrum Mastery ;) to the next level.
Spezial thanks to Barry & Christiaan!
Seb
Mar 25, 2019
Energising
Thank you Barry Overeem and Christiaan Verwijs for providing this energising two-day class! Looking forward for bringing all the learnings into practice.
Remon van den Eijnden
Mar 23, 2019
Very insightful
Very insightful, fun and inspiring. Very actionable.
Remco
Mar 1, 2019
It was an amazing 2 day class hosted by…
It was an amazing 2 day class hosted by Barry and Christian (The Liberators) and would highly recommend the class to other scrum masters wanting to go get a higher level of understanding of scrum and its values.
Mark
Feb 27, 2019
Barry and Christ facilitate this 2-days…
Barry and Christ facilitate this 2-days class really well. They added lots of fun games to small groups, and motivate us to have lots of reflection together after each game to think about how to put into use in the workplace. You will NEVER be bored with a professional group. Highly recommended.
SHU ZHOU
Feb 27, 2019
Practical Scrum by the book
Scrum by the book, yet entirely practical. The Scrum.org training takes participants on a journey through the real value of Scrum and Agile. The trainers provide profound insights and plenty of practical experience. Without resorting to theoretical ideology and dogma, they illustrate vividly the traps of zombie Scrum and ineffective pseudo-Agile thinking.
Stijn Decneut
Feb 22, 2019
De casusgerichte aanpak die erg…
De casusgerichte aanpak die erg interactief was, zorgde voor twee hele nuttige en leerzame dagen.
T de Mol
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Barry's Bio
As the co-founder of The Liberators, I liberate individuals, teams, and organisations from outdated modes of working. Bringing in fresh energy and creativity, I create space for everyone to be involved in shaping the future and make a positive impact on their organisation.
As a Professional Scrum Trainer at Scrum.org I share my insights and knowledge by providing Scrum training, facilitating workshops, speaking at conferences and writing blog posts.
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See What My Students Say
Dec 14, 2019
The Class was excellent!
The Class was excellent!
Barry and Chris master the framework and are able to add experience and the Liberating Structures to the content. The result are two very interactive days that are filled with theory and practical exercizes.
And because the ‘students’ were very eager to learn and share, the Class got even more immersion.
The location in the Volkshotel in Amsterdam was very okay as well, with a good vibe and also good vegetarian lunch and sustainable snacks.
I got a lot new (and forgotten...) insights and take-aways.
Very well done and thank you very much.
Harold Schuringa
Dec 13, 2019
Awesome and practical
Awesome. I go back home with many ideas and useful tools. Definitely helpful to be a better Professional Scrum Master!
Olivier Ledru
Oct 21, 2019
Excellent class to deepen your understanding of scrum values & empiricism with great teachers! Thanks Barry & Chris!
Excellent class to deepen your understanding of scrum values & empiricism with great teachers! Thanks Barry & Chris!
Markus Broder
Sep 23, 2019
Energetic and thought-provoking PSMII class
I took part in the PSMII course with Barry & Christiaan. It was a thought-provoking and energetic class that really helps you to improve and consider your own Scrum experiences.
I would highly recommend the class.
Miss Lauren Holden
Sep 21, 2019
Awesome!
Awesome! It was great to learn from Barry Overeem and Christiaan Verwijs. I enjoyed the interactive class a lot! Lots of learnings and sharing with other great Scrum Masters! Thanks all!
Peter
Aug 3, 2019
Perfect format for collaborative learning
Interactive with lots of opportunities to learn from the wisdom of the group. Teachers are open to questions and remarks. The class itself is kind of an awesome changing Framework for transferring scrum knowledge to be filled by the group.
Bela Jugel
Jul 26, 2019
Truely inspiring
Truely inspiring course, not a PowerPoint in sight!
Wonderful use of Liberating Structures to string the course material together effortlessly. This made the learnings fun and so interactive.
Thank you Agility Path and The Liberators for putting this together.🙏
Jeremy Hoo
Jul 3, 2019
These guys are very dedicated.
These guys are very dedicated. (Barry Overeem and Christaan Verwijs)
I love the interactive way of providing the training. My first "No Powerpoint" experience, however they used all these flipovers this was very helpful and inspiring.
The training generated a lot of ideas I have to exercise with my own clients.
"Job well done guys"
Dennis Olsthoorn
Jul 3, 2019
Great Training with awesome Trainers…
Great Training with awesome Trainers and Participants.
Florian Goldmann
Jul 3, 2019
I really liked the in dept topics
I really liked the in dept topics. The practical use of liberating structures and the energie from Barry and Christiaan.
Jochen
Jul 3, 2019
Great energy and fun
Great energy and fun. Nice new insights and always good to have conversations with other people and share views, perspectives, best practices and experiences.
This training provided a lot of opportunities to combine everything and learn (how) to improve.
Gerrit
Jun 29, 2019
Very insightful and interactive
Very insightful and interactive, it was full of real cases which really helped me get even better understanding, the kanban simulation game on day one was an awesome experience
Rasheed Raya
May 23, 2019
Truely an nice addition to my skillset.
Truely an nice addition to my skillset.
Michiel Lops
May 10, 2019
PSM II Class was wonderful
PSM II Class was wonderful - Thank you! The 4 instructors had a wonderful dynamic and energy between them that kept participants engaged and contributing throughout the sessions. They incorporated the participants knowledge and experience into the framework of their teaching and provided unique ideas and guidance for handling difficult situations.
Dorothea Horton
May 10, 2019
Fantastic class created as an…
Fantastic class created as an innovative and interactive experiance. No slides, all interactive and based on liberating structures.
Martin Hinshelwood
Apr 12, 2019
very interesting
thank you, it was a very interesting training on (not only) scrum master skills & views
Martin Schmid
Apr 7, 2019
Take it to the next level
The PSM 2 training gave me a deeper understanding of Scrum. I would recommend it to anyone, who wants to take Scrum Mastery ;) to the next level.
Spezial thanks to Barry & Christiaan!
Seb
Mar 25, 2019
Energising
Thank you Barry Overeem and Christiaan Verwijs for providing this energising two-day class! Looking forward for bringing all the learnings into practice.
Remon van den Eijnden
Mar 23, 2019
Very insightful
Very insightful, fun and inspiring. Very actionable.
Remco
Mar 1, 2019
It was an amazing 2 day class hosted by…
It was an amazing 2 day class hosted by Barry and Christian (The Liberators) and would highly recommend the class to other scrum masters wanting to go get a higher level of understanding of scrum and its values.
Mark
Feb 27, 2019
Barry and Christ facilitate this 2-days…
Barry and Christ facilitate this 2-days class really well. They added lots of fun games to small groups, and motivate us to have lots of reflection together after each game to think about how to put into use in the workplace. You will NEVER be bored with a professional group. Highly recommended.
SHU ZHOU
Feb 27, 2019
Practical Scrum by the book
Scrum by the book, yet entirely practical. The Scrum.org training takes participants on a journey through the real value of Scrum and Agile. The trainers provide profound insights and plenty of practical experience. Without resorting to theoretical ideology and dogma, they illustrate vividly the traps of zombie Scrum and ineffective pseudo-Agile thinking.
Stijn Decneut
Feb 22, 2019
De casusgerichte aanpak die erg…
De casusgerichte aanpak die erg interactief was, zorgde voor twee hele nuttige en leerzame dagen.
T de Mol
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Barry Overeem
This blog post gives you an overview of the paper "Liberating Structures - an Antidote to Zombie Scrum". It describes what Zombie Scrum is about and offers tangible examples of how to recognize, treat, and prevent Zombie Scrum by using Liberating Structures.
Dec 11, 2019
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Barry Overeem
The Liberating Structure "Wicked Questions" makes paradoxical realities transparent. By doing so, you can engage in deeper strategic thinking and explore new possibilities.
Sep 10, 2019
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Barry Overeem
An example of how to use Liberating Structures to improve the Sprint Review.
Aug 27, 2019
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Barry Overeem
In this article, I’ve described my personal journey in becoming a Scrum Master and included recommendations for new Scrum Masters.
Aug 13, 2019
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Barry Overeem
How a Scrum Master can use the “Strategy Knotworking” to help the Scrum Team turn their ideas and ambitions into reality.
Aug 7, 2019
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Barry Overeem
By using an expert-less, community-driven approach, organizations are put in a position to thrive on complexity rather than being defeated by it.
Jul 16, 2019
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Barry Overeem
Why not spend a part of your upcoming Sprint Retrospective to re-clarify the purpose of Scrum?
Jun 27, 2019
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Barry Overeem
In this blog post, I’ll share examples of how I experienced a Developer Culture, being a Scrum Master working with Development Teams.
Jun 22, 2019
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Barry Overeem
Critical Uncertainties is a powerful Liberating Structure helping groups develop strategies for dealing with plausible yet unpredictable futures. Strategy-making is an essential part of successful software-/product delivery with Scrum. With Critical Uncertainties, teams have an interaction pattern at hand that can support them create resilient strategies.
Jun 14, 2019
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Barry Overeem
This article provides five examples of how Liberating Structures are valuable for Scrum Masters.
May 7, 2019
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