It Takes Two
summary
Forty-five years of coding inform a concrete claim: technical leaders must also be good followers, mirroring lead and follow dynamics from Argentine tango, because attention and real-time responsiveness change system outcomes. The session shows an impromptu tango demo that worked (audience laughter and a shared photo), cites a 2016 precedent, and offers a half‑hour lunchtime workshop with hands‑on tango exercises to practice dual-role collaboration and attentiveness in agile teams.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction by Charles Tolman
- 0:18Coding since 1979 and ACM background
- 0:35The role of Argentine tango in life and work
- 1:01Artistic vs analytical perception in system design
- 1:30The 2016 talk and the impromptu tango demo
- 2:13Connection to Kevlin Henney’s talk on agility and attention
- 2:46The importance of attentiveness in leadership and teams
- 3:08Lead and follow dynamics in dancing and software
- 3:23Non-gender roles and dual-role collaboration
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