In Japanese, “dojo” means “the place of the way.” It is where you go to achieve mastery
— An Integrated Approach to Enterprise Improvement, in the text, Bryan Finster
Dojo
2 of our books and 1 talk define this term — and their definitions are worth reading side by side.
in our context, is a space that is designed to host an immersive learning experience where full-stack teams come to learn modern engineering, product, and Agile practices
— Getting Started with Dojos, in the text, Ross Clanton, Jaclyn Damiano, John Esser, Carmen DeArdo & Eric Passmore
We created an internal incubator environment. Publicly, I'll often refer to it as like a transformation immersion center. We call it the Dojo. So the place you go to practice your craft.
— Heather Mickman, Ross Clanton · (Re)building an Engineering Culture: DevOps at Target, San Francisco 2015 · at 23:22
See also Agile · demo lounge · product orientation
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