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Learning how to be an ally to non-binary folk

December 21, 2021 / Lisa Crispin / being an ally, conferences, culture, diversity, hiring, inclusiveness, safety / No Comments

This is my third post sharing my biggest takeaways from Agile Testing Days. OK, I’m pretty slow, and, I hope my learning might inspire someone else’s. I first got to know Bruce (the legend) on social media and via Ministry of Testing. She was an amazing host for an online TestBash. Bruce makes awesome videos […]

Agile Testing Days 2021 – 1 of ? – Asking new questions

November 30, 2021 / Lisa Crispin / cognitive bias, conferences, culture, diversity, inclusion, inclusiveness, sustainability, Uncategorized, unconscious bias / No Comments

I haven’t made time to blog here much this year because of pair blogging with Janet Gregory on AgileTestingFellow.com, along with other writing commitments. I want to write about some of my Agile Testing Days 2021 takeaways, to reflect on them and reinforce them in my own head. So here goes. Might be the only […]

Looking for joy

May 3, 2021 / Lisa Crispin / agile teams, culture, fun, Retrospectives, safety, Uncategorized / 1 Comment

Lately, I’ve noticed lots of evidence of our donkeys playing hard. Their toys, such as the rubber Wellington boots, the cotton tug ropes, Jolly balls and plastic downspout connectors are in new locations and have new signs of chewing and bashing every time I go out to see them. There’s evidence of much running and […]