I enjoyed SukuFes Sendai 2026!
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Scrum Fest Sendai 2026
Scrum Fest is a celebration of the agile community held in various locations across Japan. The event brings together a wide range of participants, from beginners to experts who love agile and scrum, where they can learn interactively. Not only can participants share their knowledge and passion for agile and scrum, but they can also consult about their concerns and challenges.
Scrum Fest Sendai is the Sendai edition, and this year marks its 5th year (5th time) being held. I participated as an attendee at the 1st event, and as a staff member at the other four. Classmethod has served as a Gold Sponsor for 3 consecutive years starting from the 3rd event, supporting the holding of Scrum Fest Sendai.
Day1
Yoshito Kuranuki, President and CEO of Sonic Garden Co., Ltd., delivered a keynote speech titled 'The Art of Work in the AI Era ~ Recommendation for Craftsman-like Mastery of "Working as if Playing" in Software Development'. The talk was packed with Kuranuki's thoughts on how engineers should be in the AI era, how to engage with clients, and what is being done for the future, and I felt a great deal of resonance.
The phrase that particularly stuck with me was "working as if playing." The person themselves is working incredibly hard, yet to those around them, it looks fun, as if they're playing. I too want to work exactly like that. Additionally, the idea that the "person-month" unit pricing business style stops people from working efficiently led to the establishment of "contract development without delivery," a style with no time management that involves walking alongside and growing together with contracted companies — this resonated deeply with the "co-creative development" I want to pursue, and was very insightful. The introduction of the 'apprenticeship system' and 'techne' was also very memorable, making it an incredibly rich keynote. The upcoming publication "The Art of Work" was also introduced. I can't wait for it to be published.
Keynote scene
In the opening talk, we introduced new staff member Kappy and Sharkle-kun's friend Shake-na Baby-kun.
On Day 1, we held a networking party. There were many interactions filled with smiles.
This year too, staff member Ringo drew portraits of all the participants^^
Day2
This year we prepared two speaker tracks, one workshop venue, one OST venue, and a coaches clinic.
Until last year, one of the speaker tracks was online, but we switched to an offline format where speakers and attendees can directly see each other's expressions and experience the emotional aspects firsthand. We also moved the OST venue to a large space on the first floor, and held the coaches clinic on the second floor in a spacious and relaxed atmosphere. After the event, we received feedback that the venue atmosphere was better than the previous year, which made us appreciate once again the importance of creating the right space.
This year, I was in charge of the OST venue. For first-time participants, I explained how OST works using this material. During the sessions, everyone was engaged in passionate discussions.
Below are some of the opinions and ideas that emerged from each session.
In my personal impression, I think the discussion about contributing to the Tohoku region was particularly lively. I think one of the great things about Scrum Fest is that you can talk about scrum and also talk about other things!
Thank you for participating
This year, Kuranyaan came and helped liven up the venue while also promoting Classmethod.
Group photo of all attendees and staff
This year too, there was a great deal of learning and interaction. Please join us again next year!!
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Sharing Sessions and Participation Blogs
I will share the sessions and participation blogs from Scrum Fest Sendai 2026 that I am aware of!
Presentation and Participation Reports
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| Scrum Fest Sendai 2026 にキーノート登壇してきました：AI時代の仕事技芸論 | Yoshito Kuranuki |
| スクラムフェス仙台2026に参加・登壇しました | mitsunooon |
| 【スクフェス仙台2026】初参加の初登壇でQAが「AIにやらせないこと」を話してきた | Ayaka |
| チェンジマネジメントキャンバス — 綺麗事言っても、まわりが変わらないと無理じゃない？ | Sarashi |
| ソフトウェア技術者のための「システム思考」再入門〜複雑な状況の中で考え続けるために〜 | Iwamucho |
| 「対話についての対話」スクフェス仙台2026 で講演という名のワークショップをしてきました！ | gaoryu |
| Conwayの法則を通じてConwayが本当に伝えたかったこと、そして現代のAIとの関係（当日の補足ブログ） | Bonotake |
| スクフェス仙台 2026でセッションしてきました。 | Mitsuba |
| スクラムフェス仙台2026~3年目の運営と情報保障とワークショップ | Fujiemon |
| 非エンジニアの採用広報担当が「スクラムフェス仙台」に飛び込んでみたら、チームを育てる極意に出会った話 | Tanigai-san |
| スクラムフェス仙台のこと | yamakakeudon |
| スクラムフェス仙台2026に参加しました！ | niioka_97 |
| スクラムフェス仙台に参加してきました | kokuyo_engineer |
| スクフェス仙台参加しました！ | m-saito_nes |
| Scrum Fest Sendai 2026に参加しました！ | kenken1173 |
| スクフェス仙台2026に参加してきました（DAY1） | Koizumi Taketo |
| スクフェス仙台2026に参加してきました＆動画視聴しました（DAY2） | Koizumi Taketo |
| スクラムフェス仙台2026に行ってきました(前編) | Koizumi Taketo |
| スクラムフェス仙台2026に行ってきました(後編) | Koizumi Taketo |
| Scrum Fest Sendai 2026参加レポーー登壇後トーク＆打ち上げ後のフリートークつき | uTUNE |
Presentation and Workshop Slides
| Title | Author |
|---|---|
| 学びを奪うのは、AIじゃない。その賢さに頼りきることだ | Mitsuba |
| 教室を"学習する組織"にする 〜コミュニティが設計した、アジャイルPBL授業〜 | Yusuke Hirono |
| Let's自己開示なチームを作るには 人生を振り返るワークでお互いの価値観を知ろう | Harady |
| チームの鏡になる 〜自分の癖を知ると、チームのパターンが見えてくる〜 @スクフェス仙台 | saori murooka |
| Conwayの法則を"ちゃんと"使うために — 原典でConwayは何を言っていたのか | Bonotake |
| カードゲーム作りが教えてくれたプロダクトオーナーシップ | Sammy (MoritaMasami) |
| 明日突然、自分がいなくなってもチームは健全に回りますか？ | mitsunooon |
| Empower GenAI with Agile - あなたのアジャイルが生成AIのバフになる仕組み - | Hiroyuki Ito (TheHiro) |
| The Power of Clarity Over Hours | Shinopy |
Like this blog post, I hope that those who participated can look back on Scrum Fest Sendai and recall the fun and good things about it. And I hope that those who didn't participate can become at least a little interested in Scrum Fest^^
