Essence of Agile

The Essence of Agile is joy.

The joy of discovery, the joy of learning, the joy of insight.

Joy is something that is experienced but difficult to describe. It feels like a creative unleashing of our human spirit.

Watch Dan Ingalls describe Smalltalk, the creative programming language that transformed the computer industry, an experience that laid the foundation for the Agile experience.

Watch the eyes of a student that just completed a difficult but meaningful learning journey. When they sparkle, you know that something amazing just happened.

These are Eureka Moments that are created in Joyful Sandboxes, revealing the essence of agile, that which is experienced through iterative Learning Cycles.