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Diana Larsen discovers solutions and possibilities where others find only barriers and obstacles. Called a visionary pragmatist by colleagues and clients, Diana serves as a Leadership Agility Advisor to groups and individuals. Her services include delivering keynote talks, as well as consulting and mentoring services. For decades she has worked toward a vision of an inspiring future guided by two statements: 1) “Every agile software team practices Agile Software Development at a level of fluent proficiency that specifically fits their businesses’ needs.” and 2) "Everyone at every part of the organization can say, 'I love my work, this is the best job ever.'" Does this describe your organization? Do you, and those you work with, feel eager to get to your job? Not yet? Let's talk. Devoted to the success of all Agile leaders, coaches, and teams, Diana co-authored books *Lead without Blame: Building Resilient Learning Teams*; *Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great*; *Liftoff: Start and Sustain Successful Agile Teams*; *Five Rules for Accelerated Learning*; and co-originated the Agile Fluency® Model. As well as the upcoming, *Agile Retrospectives (second edition): A Practical Guide for Catalyzing Team Learning and Improvement.* Throughout her career, Diana has partnered with clients in the software and high-tech industries to support them to thrive and prosper in times of change. She works alongside leaders to build their proficiency in shaping environments for productive, resilient teams. She co-wrote the seminal “Agile Fluency Model: A Brief Guide to Success with Agile” article with James Shore. As co-founder and partner, she served as COO & Chief Connector at the Agile Fluency® Project. After many volunteer experiences, Diana now serves on the Advisory Board of the Organization Design Form. For fun, she leads team, project, and whole system processes for collaborative thinking and planning. She is a sought-after facilitator for Open Space Technology and other large group participation events Specialties: Keynote talks, Agile Leadership & Management, Collaborative Workplaces, Collaboratories, Leading Team-Based Work, Learning Work & Workers, Learning at Work, Rules for Accelerated Learning, Creating Effective Learning Environments, Team Performance, Team Dynamics, Team Chartering & Initiation, Self-Organizing Teams, Retrospectives, Agile Fluency Model, Appreciative Inquiry, Organizational Change & Culture, Socio-technical Systems Design, Complex Adaptive Systems, Open Space Technology Facilitation, Large Group Facilitation