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Product Smells: Clues That Your Product System Isn't Working as It Should
Tue, Oct 13, 6:30 AMAfter a 2 year hiatus ProductTank Melbourne is back!! Join us in person at the TeamForm offices in the CBD for the latest in practical insights, great discussions and interesting people. **Product Smells: Clues That Your Product System Isn't Working as It Should** Perfectly reasonable habits we encounter in our day-to-day product work can be clues that something deeper is wrong in the system around you. Are your colleagues a little too concerned with what the director thinks? Have your engineers stopped arguing with you? Is your Q2 plan all locked up nice and neat? This talk looks at those product smells: what they reveal, their root cause, and what you can do when you spot them. **Speaker: Jack Rust** Jack Rust is a Senior Product Manager at SEEK. Before moving into product, he worked as a software engineer — and before that, at a deli. He's interested in products that help people get their jobs done, the systems that help product managers build them, and why some systems make that work so hard. Jack is uncomfortable networking, so he speaks at meetups and conferences in the hope that the networking will happen to him instead. **When & Where** 5:30pm doors open, 6pm start TeamForm — Level 6, 278 Collins St (entrance next to Flight Centre, near Flinders Street Station) **On the night** 5:30 pm - Doors open with pizza provided by our hosts TeamForm 6:00 – 7:00pm: talk + discussion 7:00 – 8:00pm: networking, Come along, bring a friend and/or colleague, and come ready with a product smell of your own — you might just get it workshopped live.

Engineering Machine Consciousness Monthly Meetup
Thu, Oct 22, 7:30 AMThe discussion topic for this meetup will be identity and whether or not history is a necessary condition for consciousness as Dretske proposed. James

Lead With Impact Through Powerful Facilitation
Thu, Oct 22, 7:00 AMJoin us for a hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to design and run workshops that actually move teams forward. Going beyond the standard retro and sticky notes, & drawing on real examples from hundreds of workshops plus grounded in coaching and facilitation practice, we'll cover everything from setting the right goals, to a practical toolkit to design your next workshop with intent, to tips for the messy real-world stuff like handling conflict, getting people to engage, and keeping energy up when things go sideways. You'll leave with practical techniques you can use straight away, tools to help teams go from discussion to real decisions, and more confidence being the person running the room. **Our speaker** [Aseel Hamarneh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aseelhamarneh/) is a Product lead with over 15 years’ experience in tech, working multiple organisations and countries. Over that time, she has seen a consistent pattern: teams collaborate constantly and run regular workshops and retros, yet often leave potential on the table because facilitation is treated as a format rather than a leadership skill. She has designed and led organisation-wide workshops, large-scale training programs, and numerous strategy and ideation sessions. Her focus is not on running meetings, but on using facilitation to drive alignment, generate stronger ideas, and support meaningful decisions during change and complexity. Drawing on formal facilitation training and executive coaching accreditation, Aseel approaches facilitation as a capability that shapes how teams think and collaborate. Across diverse organisational contexts, she has seen the same principle hold: strong facilitation unlocks the full potential of collective thinking. **Our hosts**: [NV AI Learning Centre](https://www.naturalvelocity.ai/) Directions Natural Velocity Head Office is located on Level One, 9 Star Cres Docklands (inside The District Docklands) next to Melbourne College of Hair and Beauty. By tram: We're at the last stop on tram routes 70 & 86 (free tram zone). Exit the FRONT of the tram, cross the road and enter the left-hand side District Docklands entrance, up the escalator near Penny Specialty Coffee, take a left over the bridge and we're next to Melbourne College of Hair & Beauty By Rideshare: Enter ‘Natural Velocity’ into your App and a driver will drop you off outside The District Docklands entrance. enter the left-hand side District Docklands entrance, up the escalator near Penny Specialty Coffee, take a left over the bridge and we're next to Melbourne College of Hair & Beauty By Car: Park in “the District Docklands East Carpark” above Woolies. From your car exit level one, walk past H&M towards Star Cres, turn left take a right over the bridge and we're next to Melbourne College of Hair & Beauty. NV can discount parking down to $7. By Motorbike/bicycle: Plenty of two wheel parking is available along Docklands Drive Our sponsor: [Pendo](https://www.pendo.io/why-pendo/) Pendo’s mission is to elevate the world’s experience with software. Built on trillions of behavioural data points, Pendo’s product intelligence platform helps companies understand how people and agents use their products and ensure every digital experience delivers real value. And through our Mind the Product and customer communities, we provide education, events, and training to support product and digital leaders everywhere. Pendo is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, with 10 global offices. Learn more at [pendo.io](http://pendo.io/).

Explore the Unconscious: Group Event 4th of October
Sat, Oct 3, 11:00 PMWelcome! I am hosting a meet up at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne for personal exploration through dreams, imagery, symbols, intuition, imagination, free-association, embodied awareness, and reflection! Each meetup will offer creative interactions designed to help approach a question, experience, or area of curiosity from a different perspective. Rather than focusing only on our usual ways of thinking and making sense of things, we'll experiment with less cognitive and more imaginative ways of exploring. **\*\*For this Meetup** **Please:** * RSVP so I have a rough idea of how many people are attending * Bring notebook, pen, something to sit on (chair or towel), and appropriate clothing for the weather. * Keep an eye out for updates in case the meetup spot changes due to weather. * We will meet at the Central Lawn in the Botanic Gardens and I will have a sign for you to know where to sit. You should be able to just search "Central Lawn" in Google maps and it will show up. * Message me with any questions and have fun with the process! **What is this group about?** A space for curious people to slow down, explore their inner world, and experiment with different ways of listening to themselves. Each meetup will have a particular theme or area of exploration and will include guided prompts, individual reflection, and a group discussion. You don't need any prior experience with dreamwork or intuitive practices for this kind of self-exploration. The intention isn't to find a single “right” interpretation, but to be curious about what arises and what it might offer us. **What happens at a meetup?** * **Group Meetup:** I'll guide the group through a series of creative prompts and reflective exercises while in nature (or in a sheltered space depending on the weather). You'll have some time to write, draw, reflect, mediate, or simply notice what comes to mind based on the prompt. Then, we'll then come together for a group discussion and share whatever we're comfortable bringing into the conversation. Please bring a pen and paper or a notebook for your own reflections. **Who should join?** Anyone who is curious about dreams, symbols, intuition, imagination, self-discovery, or exploring their inner world in a creative way. You don't need to consider yourself “spiritual” or have any particular background in psychology—just bring an open mind and some curiosity. **Are there any fees?** There is no membership fee to join the group. **Is this group affiliated with a business or organization?** These meetups are hosted by Stephanie Wilson and are associated with Roots & Realms, which offers Holistic Mentorship and self-exploration services. Visit [www.rootsrealms.com](http://www.rootsrealms.com/) for business information. **Disclaimer:** These meetups are separate from Roots & Realms counselling services and are intended for personal reflection and self-exploration rather than clinical support or counselling.

Products, Prototypes and Pipelines
Thu, Oct 8, 6:30 AMProducts, Prototypes and Pipelines: Adopting AI Across the Software Delivery Lifecycle Most AI conversations in the Power Platform and Dynamics community stop at chatbots and Copilot agents. This session goes further: how do you actually embed AI across the software delivery lifecycle to solve hard, real-world operational problems, not just demo-ware? Join us for a hands-on session from three practitioners who've built this across logistics, telecommunications infrastructure and robotics manufacturing before bringing it into Microsoft delivery. What you'll get: • A practical look at where AI genuinely accelerates the SDLC, and where it doesn't • Lessons from operational environments where tools have to hold up under real pressure, not just pass a demo • A T-shaped consultant-developer's view on shipping software that actually solves the business problem, not just the ticket Speakers: Jason O'Brien - Path Engineer designing and delivering Power Platform and Copilot Studio solutions for complex, real-world operations. Years inside logistics and transport before moving into technology, building with an operator's mindset. Nick Kerr-Bell - Path Engineer, consultant and developer building Power Platform and Copilot Studio solutions. Over a decade in telecommunications infrastructure and capital projects, leading design teams and embedding standards and governance. Jacob Doogue - Co-founder and CTO, leading technical solutioning and consulting and building teams of T-shaped consultant-developers. His path from field engineering to robotics manufacturing to technology strategy gives him a rare cross-functional view, with a focused belief that AI and the Microsoft stack are only as good as the process thinking behind them.

Authentic Romancing: An evening of connection for couples
Sun, Oct 11, 6:00 AMThis is a ticketed in-person **couples workshop** event designed to spark deeper conversations and genuine moments. Tickets can be purchased here: [Authentic Romancing | Couples Date Night | 11 Oct Chadstone](https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/authentic-romancing-an-evening-of-connection-for-couples-tickets-1982631455053?aff=oddtdtcreator) 1 ticket = 1 couple (2 people) We will be playing a series of Authentic Relating games to cultivate play and meaningful connection in couple relationships. You don't need to have experienced Authentic Relating before to come along. It is very beginner friendly!
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