Linda Rising is an independent consultant who lives near Nashville, Tennessee. Linda has a Ph.D. from Arizona State University in object-based design metrics. Her background includes university teaching as well as work in telecommunications, avionics, and tactical weapons systems. She is an internationally known presenter on topics related to agile development, patterns, retrospectives, the change process, and the connection between the latest neuroscience and software development.

Linda is the author of numerous articles and five books. She was honored by the World Agility Forum in 2020 with their Lifetime Achievement Award. Her web site is: lindarising.org

Check out some of Linda’s past talks:

• GOTO Chicago 2017 - Keynote: Meeting Resistance and Moving Forward
• GOTO Copenhagen 2019 - Thinking Fast and Slow
• GOTO Amsterdam 2017 - Moral Foundations Theory: Help in Overcoming Resistance

A few of Linda's books:

• Design Patterns in Communications Software
• The Pattern Almanac 2000
• The Patterns Handbook: Techniques, Strategies, and Applications
• Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas