Final day at Agile Testing Days 2018. In the morning, I made my final sketchnote of the conference. Wim Heemskerk & Eddy Bruin presented their keynote ‘From Inspiration to Change’ and turned their keynote into a mini-workshop. They had asked me to sketch it on large paper and the AgileTD organization had arranged for the paper, so I got to experiment on a large canvas again:
Eddy Bruin & Wim Heemskerk’s keynote ‘From Inspiration to Change’ at #AgileTD. It was fun sketching & lovely to see all the interactiveness. Thank you @eddybruin & @WimHeemskerk. (And @WizardOfAgile for arranging the paper on short notice!) #sketchnote @AgileTD pic.twitter.com/TYnhqnQIHh
— Marianne Duijst (@marianneduijst) November 16, 2018
It was particularly lovely to talk with Rhian while sketching and talk through some of the process of sketching. During the keynote-workshop, participants discussed their ideas on how to take the learnings back from AgileTD, so it was particularly interesting to decide what to include in the sketchnote as I couldn’t be in most discussions.
I would rather stand at the back of the room than sit down as I’m so fascinated watching @marianneduijst sketchnoting! #AgileTD pic.twitter.com/AOWvp3pmPK
— Rhian Lewis (@rhian_is) November 16, 2018
@marianneduijst is graphically recording @WimHeemskerk‘s and @eddybruin‘s keynote at #AgileTD. #FromInspirationToChange pic.twitter.com/n54hYk2KLh
— Agile Testing Days (@AgileTD) November 16, 2018
.@marianneduijst doing some supersized sketchnoting with supersized markers for the occasion! #AgileTD #amazingstationary #sketchnote pic.twitter.com/Nq0kDDthDK
— Nicola du Toit (@sophdex) November 16, 2018
Meike helped me get all my sketchnote stuff back to my hotel room, and I only had my crochet material & Mammoth with me for the rest of the day as I was in real need of a break. Meike, Marit, Göran & Gitte: thank you for letting me be and hang with you throughout this day. I spent most of the Friday in the lobby, chatting with people & resting on the couch. Thank you George Dinwiddie for our wonderful conversations throughout the conference & your compliments on this day. Thank you to all I spoke to – even if I don’t mention all your names.
The final Friday is usually a day of goodbyes.
Could not leave #AgileTD without a pic with me and my personal unicorns of the conference. Thank you, @alex_schl, @lisihocke and @marianneduijst for your inspiration, support and hugs.
I am in tears of joy tweeting this. pic.twitter.com/dyUhHM8bp8
— Thomas Rinke (@thomrinke) November 16, 2018
On Saturday, I slept in a bit and started my journey back home. (This gave me some much needed rest and much calmer travels. So happy past-me was kind to future-me while booking my trip).
We didn’t have to leave unicorn land just yet:
Final goodbyes at #AgileTD – it was a pleasure to chat with you again @tottiLFC & I look forward to the next time. Your pact with @lisihocke continues to inspire so many of us. @Reumaysa, I’m sending a gift back to SA with him! #PayingItForward pic.twitter.com/1EjZ1G47ZW
— Marianne Duijst (@marianneduijst) November 17, 2018
Cause you never truly leave #AgileTD: on the way to Berlin, I suddenly see @temorel stepping into my train! Thank you Mor for all your enthusiasm & inspiration this week. You rocked your Unicorn Talk! I am so proud & honoured you rose to the challenge. #YourOwnPersonalClicker pic.twitter.com/ktHGTieNWV
— Marianne Duijst (@marianneduijst) November 17, 2018
And finally: Anne Colder & Vincent Wijnen were in the train home with me. Thank you for your company.
Agile Testing Days 2018 was a marathon of learning, experiences and friendship. It was my pleasure to share my stories, sketches and learnings with you all, and learn from your adventures. I wrote these blogs so that I can look back in a few weeks/months/years and remember all the learnings and conversations we had. Thank you for making AgileTD such a great educational and inspiring experience. Hopefully, I get to see you all again next year.
For other blogs & inspiration:
Nicola Owen wrote about her experiences here.
Cirilo Wortel published his pictures of the MIATPP costume party here.
Anne Colder & Jantien van der Meer published a daily (Dutch) vlog on Agile Testing Days here
