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Highlights

Spot patterns and decision heuristics you can use the very next day in your own architectural work:

• Real-world design scenarios such as microservices, observability, scaling, resilience, security, and more
• Live, unscripted decision-making
• Trade-offs explained clearly
• Recording + artifacts included

Why Watch a Performed Architectural Kata?

Tired of architecture talks that don’t translate to real decisions? Discover real architects making real decisions
in real time and get your own actionable insights:

• Learn trade-offs in context. See how experienced architects handle ambiguity, constraints, and conflicting priorities.
• Go beyond theory. No canned slides—just real decision-making in action.
• Find new perspectives. Co-explore how ideas, risks, and disagreements are surfaced and resolved.
• Sharpen your instincts. By observing, you’ll spot patterns you can apply immediately in your own role.

Who Is It For

• Software Architects & Tech Leads who want to level up their design decisions
• Engineering Managers & CTOs seeking clarity on architecture approaches before investing
• Senior Engineers preparing to step into architectural leadership
• Communities & Teams looking for shared learning through observation and co-exploration

Format & Agenda

• Duration: 120 – 180 minutes (live online)
• Format: Live kata performance → Audience Q&A → Facilitated debrief → Takeaway artifacts

Agenda

1. Scenario Brief (5–10 min): A real-world problem (e.g., scale, security, modernization, cloud migration).
2. Live Kata Performance (45–60 min): Architects model, debate, and decide—live hands-on performance.
3. Stakeholder Press (10–15 min): “What if” changes to stress-test the design.
4. Audience Q&A (10–15 min): Bring your own context and challenges.
5. Debrief & Artifacts (10–15 min): ADRs, diagrams, decision heuristics to take home.

What You’ll Take Away

• Reusable decision patterns to guide your own designs
• Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) captured live
• Example diagrams & flows for the featured topic
• A playbook of trade-offs you can apply immediately

Upcoming Themes

Choose your topic and get actionable insights on:

• AI as Your Co-Architect for Scalable Systems — Enhanced Architecture for Enhanced Systems
• Architecture at Scale — Architecting for Peak Performance at Enterprise Scale
• Built-in Security — Embedding Security in Every Architectural Decision
• API Centric Architectures — The Foundation of Digital Transformation
• Event Sourcing — Turning Events into Business Value
• DDD with CQRS — Aligning Software Models with Business Reality

Why “Performed” (not just “Workshop”)?

Because you learn faster by discovering decisions unfold in real time under real constraints and conflicting priorities. Most architecture training teaches what to think. This shows you how to think:

• Trade-offs explained clearly
• Communication modeled in action
• Co-exploration and new perspectives
• Patterns revealed through practice

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