Chris Philipps @chphilipps cphilipps@me.com

THE T IN LGBT HOW AGILE HELPS WITH TRANSITIONING

“Chris” Philipps• Tech Advisor for Startups / VCs

• Interim CTO

• Agile Enthusiast

• Web Worker since 2000

• Home Base Berlin

• Working worldwide

• #vegan #fairtrade #art #queer #books #meditation #writing #consciousness #coffeeshops

#woman #man #male

#nonbinary #trans*

2009 -15: The elephant in the room

• No name, no role models #scaredAsFuck • Ignorance is bliss

2015: The elephant rhino in the room

• “I am Trans* - and I need to do something about it” • There’s no way around anymore • “How do I survive this?”

#stillScaredAsFuck

Transition affects:

• Family • Partner • Friends • Colleagues • Strangers

• Physically • Emotionally • Socially • Sexually • …

Someone saved my life tonight…

“How to eat an elephant? One bite at a time!”

“This transition is such a huge thing - might be too big for me!”

Non-Binary = complex = iterative approach, navigate the unknown “If I don’t know whether I am man or woman - where shall I go?”

small increments. one step at a time. inspect and adapt.“I am so scared to make a mistake (and end up as monster)”

It’s just a test. Try it. If you don’t like it: stop. No pressure.

“Am I doing the right thing (or am I just nuts)?”

“I don’t feel ready for the outside world”

Hey, it’s just a PROTOTYPE! :-)

Define your own MVP

“But I’ll never be a REAL [man / woman / putYourIdealGenderHere]…!”

Retrospect and Learn!

• small increments. one step at a time. inspect and adapt.

“I have the feeling I get lost on the way…”

Do retrospectives. Learn and improve. Look back and see how far you’ve come already.

Thank you! <3 …and don’t forget:

cphilipps@me.com

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