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May 5
4 min

Designing for Virtual - the Fun and the Plan B

Ten hours of content, designed from scratch to take advantage of what online format had to offer. Here is what I discoved in the process.

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Moving your classes on-line? Don't get lost in Translation!

Dana Pylayeva

Apr 25
3 min

Moving your classes on-line? Don't get lost in Translation!

Bringing your classes online can offer unique opportunities. To provide effective learning virtually, you may need to rethink your approach.

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Remote Facilitation with Brain Science at WIA Singapore

Dana Pylayeva

Apr 16
3 min

Remote Facilitation with Brain Science at WIA Singapore

Can you hold learners' attention for 90 min in a virtual space? Yes, using cognitive neuroscience principles & Zoom breakout rooms!

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Upskilling for Remote Reality. Reflections from the longest month ever.

Dana Pylayeva

Apr 6
5 min

Upskilling for Remote Reality. Reflections from the longest month ever.

March 2020 has finally come to an end. How has it been for you? What have you noticed? What have you learnt? There's been a number of ex...

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Resilient Retrospective at NYC Scrum User Group

Dana Pylayeva

Mar 29
6 min

Resilient Retrospective at NYC Scrum User Group

Using virtual Liberating Structures to explore: How can we emerge from current time stronger, more resilient & more creative as a community?

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Fuhgeddaboudit checklist - 7 steps to help you fail.

Dana Pylayeva

Jan 26
4 min

Fuhgeddaboudit checklist - 7 steps to help you fail.

Working on your conference proposal? Use this handy Fuhgeddaboudit checklist to be certain that your submission will NOT hit the mark.

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Agile2019 Retrospective with a twist
(or Liberating Structures for the win!)

Dana Pylayeva

Aug 12, 2019
3 min

Agile2019 Retrospective with a twist (or Liberating Structures for the win!)

Earlier this year I got to learn about Liberating Structures. This blog is my experience report of putting them to use at Agile2019 retro.

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Dana Pylayeva

Jul 31, 2019
3 min

Every team needs a Working Agreement

Do you have Working Agreements in your team? Learn how they can help your team navigate conflict and how to create them with empathy & fun.

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Dana Pylayeva

Jul 20, 2019
3 min

Learning from QCon

Growing as a speaker, learning from my track chair, feeling supported all the way - this was my first-time speaker experience at QCon NYC.

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