In this episode, we recap Atlassian’s Team ’25 conference in Barcelona. Learn why the company is calling 2025 the dawn of a “system of work” as we explore game‑changing AI announcements, including the end‑of‑life of Data Center, Atlassian Rovo’s unified search, Confluence whiteboards and new Jira Service Management virtual agents. Guest interviews with Alex and Rodney offer candid reactions and insights into what these changes mean for teams everywhere.

Sponsor of this Episode: User Management and License Optimizer for Jira and Confluence

Contact: Björn Döhler

When Sabrina joined catworkx in 2018, she was one of three people doing everything from making coffee to writing invoices. Today, she manages global partnerships for a 260+ person company across multiple time zones. But here's the twist: there was no playbook for building partner management from scratch.

In this episode, discover:

• How to categorize and filter hundreds of vendor requests using revenue, installs, and Forge strategy
• The art of managing relationships when your colleague is in Brazil and you're in Germany
• Why introverts need special meeting strategies (and how to implement them)
• The challenge of giving away responsibilities as your company scales
• How "trash TV" became an unexpected stress management tool
• Building bridges between business units in a global organization

Perfect for: Partner managers, growing companies, anyone navigating the Atlassian ecosystem, or professionals managing vendor relationships

Guest: Sabrina, Global Partner Manager at catworkxHost: Björn Falke

Topics: Partner management, vendor relationships, Atlassian ecosystem, team scaling, global collaboration, meeting culture

What happens when you abandon all meetings and go fully asynchronous? Kit Friend, Global Change Maker of the Year and Atlassian Champion, reveals the surprising results of his radical experiments at Accenture.

In this episode, discover:

• Why LEGO blocks might be the best meeting tool you've never tried
• The lonely truth about async collaboration (and how to fix it)
• How to make AI meaningful for 800,000 employees
• The "toilet architecture" principle of office design
• Why measuring "fun" beats traditional KPIs

Kit shares candid insights from managing global teams across impossible time zones, the unexpected power of visual collaboration, and why Gen Z might be better equipped for the AI revolution than we think.

Perfect for leaders, agile practitioners, and anyone tired of soul-crushing meetings.

Guest: Kit Friend, Global Atlassian Partnership Lead at AccentureHost: BjörnTopics: Future of Work, Team Collaboration, AI Transformation, LEGO Serious Play

📍 TIMESTAMPS:00:00 Intro: The Award-Winning Rebel03:54 Community Over Commands11:20 The Async Scrum Experiment15:28 Why Loom Can't Replace Human Connection18:26 The Toilet Architecture Principle30:36 Killing Meeting Preparation37:13 Change Management at Scale59:17 LEGO Serious Play Deep Dive1:03:40 Gen Z vs Millennials in the Workplace1:16:00 The Four-Day Work Week Reality1:26:31 Making AI Meaningful1:32:53 Fun as the Ultimate KPI

🔥 KEY INSIGHTS:✅ The exact async workflow replacing daily standups✅ How LEGO blocks unlock introverted brilliance✅ Why preparation might be ruining your meetings✅ The surprising way to make AI adoption stick✅ What "toilet architecture" teaches us about collaboration

📚 RESOURCES:

• LEGO Serious Play (Open Source): [link]
• Book: "Rebel Ideas" by Matthew Syed
• Book: "Coaching Agile Teams" by Lyssa Adkins
• Tool: Napkin.ai
• Atlassian Team 25 Recordings

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🎯 ABOUT THIS EPISODE:From HipChat to AI-powered workspaces, Kit's journey showcases what happens when you prioritize human connection over rigid processes. Whether you're managing a team of 5 or 50,000, this conversation will challenge everything you think you know about collaboration.