Is Agile really dead—or are we just outgrowing our frameworks? Scrum still has value, especially as a learning tool for new teams. But in 2025, true agility requires more than following one pre-defined path. Discover why many organizations are moving beyond fixed frameworks and how patterns like the Agile Kata are helping teams and leaders build their own path to agility—one improvement cycle at a time.

We don’t just inherit music—we outgrow it. The same might be happening with Agile.

Every generation finds its own sound, a new rhythm that resonates more deeply than the one before. In this post, I draw a line between mixtapes and methodologies, between the music we grew up with and the ways we work today. Agile, like music, isn’t meant to stay static. It’s time to remix, experiment, and evolve?

Enter: Agile Kata—not a framework to follow, but a pattern to play with.

Metrics should serve decision-making, not become the goal. The calorie was originally created to ensure people had enough energy, but over time, it became a tool for restriction. The same happens with business metrics—what starts as a helpful measure can shift in meaning and drive unintended behaviors. Agile Kata helps organizations focus on meaningful outcomes by ensuring metrics align with real improvement, not just easy-to-track numbers. Are you measuring what truly matters?

Breaking norms is not chaos — it's often where innovation begins. Agile Kata offers a structured way to challenge the status quo, fostering self-organization, experimentation, and real change. In this post, we explore how applying the Agile Kata pattern can unlock progress where traditional methods fall short.

What can Volkswagen’s recent headlines teach us about agility and change? In this post, we unpack how organizational inertia, leadership blind spots, and missed feedback loops can stall transformation efforts — and how Agile Kata offers a more adaptive path forward.