Storytelling Workshop with Comic Agilé

Learn to storytell your agile pains as
humorous Comic Agilé strips

Learn to storytell your agile
pains as humorous Comic Agilé strips

Description

Many organizations can increase the return of their investments in going agile by articulating and removing their agile pains (i.e., misunderstandings, conflicts and antipatterns born out of implementing agile ways of working), as well as becoming aware of the consequences of having them. Agile antipatterns are sub-par solutions to challenges, and they occur when the intentions of working agile meet the limitations of the organizational reality. When the changes required to go agile are too big or difficult, organizations might take “pragmatic” shortcuts that, on the surface, seem appropriate and sensible, but in the long run can decrease the benefits of the investment—thus, the organization creates agile antipatterns (or “agile debt”).

This workshop teaches the participants to identify, describe, communicate and remove  these agile pains by using the humorous format of Comic Agilé strips.

Examples of agile antipatterns

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Take away

Your own Comic Agilé strip (per group) based on an actual, current agile pain from your organization that you can communicate to decision-makers to inspire change.

Key Learnings

Workshop participants will learn:

How to identify and articulate the biggest agile pains of their organizations, inspired by the creative Comic Agilé way of thinking, structuring and presenting points
How to communicate agile pains, and their impact, to decision-makers
How to remove the causes of their specific agile pains

Target Audience

Who is this course suitable for?

TechTalk Agile Training - Storytelling Workshop mit Luxshan Ratnaravi.

Scrum Masters

TechTalk Agile Training - Storytelling Workshop mit Luxshan Ratnaravi. Zielgruppe u.A. Agile Coaches.

Agile Coaches

TechTalk Agile Training - Storytelling Workshop mit Luxshan Ratnaravi. Zielgruppe u.A. Release Train Engineers.

Release Train Engineers

Agile People Leads/Line Manager and others who work with removing systemic impediments and organizational improvements in an agile context.

Course Outline

Workshop Disposition

Introduction
Introduction to the theory behind agile pains, how they can be identified and prioritized based their impact, and how creating them can be an unconscious choice—combined with loads of the instructor’s own experienced agile pains presented humorously through the Comic Agilé format.
Workshop
Workshop where the participants, in groups, identify, break down and articulate their own relevant and actual agile pains in the form of a four-panel comic strip (no drawing skills needed).
Sparring
Sparring with the instructor and each other on the root causes of the chosen agile pains, how their organizations can eliminate them, and how to decide which agile pains to keep for now.

Trainer

Luxshan Ratnaravi

Luxshan Ratnaravi holds an M.Sc. in Software Engineering and is an independent Agile Coach. His mission is to help more people use humor actively address what really happens when the good intentions of agile meet the harsh reality of organizational contexts–and making it work. Having held jobs as Sales Engineer, IT Business Analyst, Product Owner, Release Train Engineer and Agile Coach, Luxshan relentlessly challenges organizations and consultants to cut the agile BS, to use humor more actively to address shortcomings, and to balance being pragmatic and idealistic based on what the context calls for.

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Vienna
12 September 2025
09 am – 12 pm

Price
EUR 250

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FAQ

Are there any discounts available for the Storytellling Workshop?

Answer: Yes, we offer several discounts to make the course more accessible to everyone: 

  • Group Discount: When booking for 2 people or more, each participant receives a 10% discount on the regular price. For larger groups, the discount increases—for example, 15% off for groups of 4 and 20% off for groups of 6 or more. 
  • Students and Non-Profits: Students and non-profit organizations are eligible for a 25% discount on the regular course price. 
  • Self-Paying Individuals: Participants who are paying for the course themselves, rather than through an employer or funding institution, also receive a 20% discount. 
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Subsidy

Overview of funding centres

Our courses are generally subsidised by the Public Employment Service Austria (AMS). In addition, there are various funding programmes for training and further education in each federal state.

Directions

Our training courses take place in 1220 Vienna – with the best view over Vienna in the DC Spaces of the Saturn Tower. The best way to reach us by public transport is to take the U1 underground line to Vienna International Centre station. Parking is available in the Saturn Tower for a fee.

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