This will be an in-person only event.
October 8, 2026 | 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm ET
Free In-Person event only, open to DPI affiliates
Rogers Centre Ottawa, Room 214 Second Floor
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| 12:30 - 01:00 | Registration | |
| 01:00 - 03:00 | Workshop | Agile for Everyone: Building Better Teams Through Play |
Agile for Everyone: Building Better Teams Through Play
This session invites participants to explore the power of gamification and play as tools for learning, engagement, and team development. Using a game, teams will collaborate in a fast-paced, iterative challenge that blends fun with meaningful insights. While the emphasis is on fun-first learning, the session is grounded in Agile thinking—highlighting how experimentation, feedback, and adaptation can drive performance and creativity. As Agile coaches, we use play to unlock deeper understanding of team dynamics, continuous improvement, and collaborative problem-solving. Whether you're new to Agile or simply looking to energize your team, this session offers a playful, hands-on experience that connects people and ideas.
Meet the Speakers
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Leah O'Reilly | Agile Coach, DFO Leah O'Reilly is a Certified Agile Coach and one of the founding members of the Agile Centre of Excellence at Fisheries and Oceans Canada (previously Transport Canada). Leah brings a strong background in client-centric service and change management that she leverages in guiding teams and individuals through their own unique agile journeys. Leah is also actively involved in advocating and supporting agile transformation at the organizational level. Trained in Agile and Scrum fundamentals, as well as the roles of Scrum Master and Product Owner, Leah now trains others across DFO and the GoC. If you have participated in one of her training or community events, you know that she brings a passion and conviction to each of her sessions! |
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Lynn Ashworth | Agile Coach, DFO
Lynn Ashworth is an experienced and certified Agile Coach and Scrum Master, having worked in those roles for several years in the GoC and the video game industry. Lynn's high empathy and comprehension of culture, derived from her academic background in Cultural Anthropology, enables her to understand the organizational and individual systems at play. and where the culture influences beliefs and behaviours. This allows her to work closely with individuals in their agile journeys as well as understand and speak to the challenges an organization faces with this change. In joining the Agile Centre of Excellence, Lynn brings her passion for agility through engagements, training and in our many communities of practice. She is excited to facilitate in the upcoming DPI agile workshop. |