In Februrary 2026, Thoughtworks hosted a workshop called “The Future of
Software Development” in Deer Valley Utah. While it was held in the mountains
of Utah as a nod to the 25th anniversary of the writing of Manifesto for Agile Software
Development, it was a forward-looking event, focusing on how the rise of
AI and LLMs would affect our profession.
About 50 or so people were invited, a mixture of Thoughtworkers, software
pundits, and clients – all picked for being active in the LLM-fuelled changes.
We met for a day and a half of Open Space conference. It was
an intense, and enjoyable event.
I haven’t attempted to make a coherent narrative of what we discussed and
learned there. I have instead posted various insights into my fragments
posts:
The retreat was held under the Chatham House
Rule, so most comments aren’t attributed, unless I received specific
permission.
Thoughtworks
published a summary of thoughts from the event.
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