- Speakers
Susanne Kaiser
- Date
- June 8-9
- Description
Pre-conference workshops have limited capacity and are sold separately from conference tickets.
Design adaptive, socio-technical systems optimized for a fast flow of change
In a world of rapid changes and increasing uncertainties, organizations must continuously adapt and evolve to remain competitive and excel in the market. That requires organizations to design, build, and evolve adaptive, socio-technical systems that are optimized for a fast flow of change and constant feedback.
Architecture for Flow provides a holistic toolset to align business strategy, software design and architecture, and team organization to be amenable and optimized for anticipating and absorbing change and incorporating constant feedback.
Architecture for Flow builds up on patterns, principles, and practices from Wardley Mapping, Domain-Driven Design (DDD), and Team Topologies: From mapping and understanding the competitive landscape to anticipating change with Wardley Mapping, to categorizing the problem space and modularizing the solution space with DDD, and finally to organizing teams and aligning their interactions for a fast flow of change and constant feedback with Team Topologies.
How these perspectives complement one another to enable adaptive, socio-technical systems is detailed in the book “Architecture for Flow” (Addison-Wesley Signature Series, 2025). However, this approach should not be considered as a set of strict rules or as a rigid framework. Architecture for Flow does not claim to be complete nor intended to be exclusive. Instead, it should be seen as complementary to various other techniques.
In addition, the Architecture for Flow Canvas outlines a structured way to optimize a system for flow by combining Wardley Mapping, DDD, and Team Topologies into a single, cohesive view.
About Susanne Kaiser
Susanne Kaiser is an independent tech consultant from Hamburg, Germany, supporting organizations with building socio-technical systems. She is passionate about connecting the dots between Wardley Mapping, Domain-Driven Design, and Team Topologies as a holistic approach to designing and building adaptive systems for a fast flow of change. Susanne previously worked as a startup CTO and has a background in computer sciences and experience in software development and software architecture since 2002. She is the author of the book "Adaptive Systems with Domain-Driven Design, Wardley Mapping, and Team Topologies: Architecture for Flow" (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Vernon)).