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Joakim Sundén is a consultant, speaker, coach, teacher at Crisp, ex-Spotify.

He claims his mission is to improve the world of work, to empower people and teams, to create awesome organizations. He believes that work is a big and important part of most people’s lives, and it can have an amazing impact for personal growth, as well as create value and happiness for ourselves and others.

His motto - helping empower people and organizations with his work. Joakim is sharing his wisdom and tech creativity as a speaker for more than 20 years. He now helps leaders develop empowered teams and organizations where all employees can be engaged in creating innovative solutions.

Joakim is frequently speaking and training on topics such as Agile at Scale, Spotify, Empowered Product Teams and Organizations, Agile & Product Leadership and Strategy.

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Upcoming conference sessions featuring Joakim Sundén

How Autonomy Saved One of Spotify’s Most Loved Features From Being Killed

"I would have killed that if it was just me, 100%,” said Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek about Discover Weekly, a feature that would become one of Spotify’s most loved product features, almost a brand in itself.

Designers and senior engineers were equally skeptical, but the team was still able to ship the feature.

In this talk, you’ll learn how Spotify’s organisational culture of Agile management and autonomous teams enables innovation, using the Discover Weekly feature as an example.

Thursday Dec 12 @ 14:15 @ YOW! Sydney 2024

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How Autonomy Saved One of Spotify’s Most Loved Features From Being Killed

"I would have killed that if it was just me, 100%,” said Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek about Discover Weekly, a feature that would become one of Spotify’s most loved product features, almost a brand in itself.

Designers and senior engineers were equally skeptical, but the team was still able to ship the feature.

In this talk, you’ll learn how Spotify’s organisational culture of Agile management and autonomous teams enables innovation, using the Discover Weekly feature as an example.

Friday Dec 6 @ 11:30 @ YOW! Melbourne 2024

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How Autonomy Saved One of Spotify’s Most Loved Features From Being Killed

"I would have killed that if it was just me, 100%,” said Spotify founder and CEO Daniel Ek about Discover Weekly, a feature that would become one of Spotify’s most loved product features, almost a brand in itself.

Designers and senior engineers were equally skeptical, but the team was still able to ship the feature.

In this talk, you’ll learn how Spotify’s organisational culture of Agile management and autonomous teams enables innovation, using the Discover Weekly feature as an example.

Monday Dec 9 @ 11:30 @ YOW! Brisbane 2024

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Content featuring Joakim Sundén

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How Autonomy Saved One of Spotify’s Most Loved Features From Being Killed
How Autonomy Saved One of Spotify’s Most Loved Features From Being Killed
GOTO Copenhagen 2022
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How Autonomy Saved One of Spotify’s Most Loved Features From Being Killed
How Autonomy Saved One of Spotify’s Most Loved Features From Being Killed
GOTO Aarhus 2023
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Agile Transformations Using The “Spotify Model”: Lessons From The Trenches
Agile Transformations Using The “Spotify Model”: Lessons From The Trenches
GOTO Aarhus 2023

Past masterclasses featuring Joakim Sundén

2 Days: Agile at Scale, Inspired by Spotify | GOTO Aarhus 2023

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