World Congress 2026 Europe - Virtual Stage • Jul 2, 2026 • Session details

The Async Revolution: Balancing Focus, Alignment, and Agility

Gabriel Cazals reveals why cancelling all meetings won't fix your engineering velocity. Learn how RocketChat found the perfect async-first middle path to protect deep work and team alignment.

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#1 about 4 min

Time cost of standard agile meetings

How default sync-heavy rituals consume an outsized portion of sprint capacity.

#2 about 3 min

Friction in maker versus manager scheduling systems

The productivity loss caused when fragmented manager schedules are imposed on creative problem solvers.

#3 about 3 min

The hidden productivity toll of context switching

How a single scheduled meeting disrupts deep analysis workflows and forces engineers to spend hours regaining their flow states.

#4 about 2 min

Cultural and technical prerequisites for asynchronous work

Gauging company readiness, team maturity, and tool familiarity before overhauling communication protocols.

#5 about 6 min

Radical experiments wiping out all synchronous team rituals

Replacing all live sprint interactions with message threads and collaborative documents to maximize maker time.

#6 about 5 min

Evaluating the impact of an extreme asynchronous experiment

Identifying the productivity gains alongside the pitfalls of employee isolation, thread bloat, and overly prescriptive planning.

#7 about 6 min

Establishing a middle path with intentional hybrid rituals

Implementing protocols like a five-message limit and synchronous peer reviews to balance deep work with team connection.

#8 about 4 min

Step-by-step implementation framework for asynchronous rituals

Executing team trial runs using cross-functional kickoffs, documented expectations, and continuous metric tracking.

#9 about 6 min

Identifying optimal environments for asynchronous communication rollout

Why internal workflows and distributed time zones adapt much faster to async routines than client-facing teams do.

Matching moments

3:57 min

Evaluating remote collaboration styles and deep work preferences

Rudi Bauer

Rudi Bauer +1 · Cappuccino with HR

8:02 min

Fostering a culture of flexible communication and collaboration

Kit Barclay +1 · World Congress 2022

2:16 min

Shifting management focus from physical presence to performance outcomes

Rudi Bauer

Rudi Bauer +1 · Cappuccino with HR

1:39 min

Structuring daily synchronous cycles for remote engineering teams

Torben Schramme · World Congress 2021

1:16 min

Managing flexible routines and asynchronous communication

Lea Fragner · LIVE

2:56 min

Using liberation structures to navigate agile workflow paradoxes

Olha Pyvko

Olha Pyvko · Europe 2026 Virtual

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