Anu Smalley on Blending Agile Mindsets with AI Tools

In this episode of AI Today, recorded live at the Agile2025 event, hosts Kathleen Walch and Avinash Dhanraj sit down with Anu Smalley, enterprise agile coach and organizational change leader, to explore how Agile teams can thoughtfully integrate AI into their workflows. 

As part of our AI & Agile mini-series, this conversation explores how values like trust, empathy, and psychological safety remain essential—even as AI tools enter the picture. Anu shares her front-line experiences coaching teams to experiment responsibly, lead with intent, and avoid blindly automating poor processes. 

Tune in to hear about: 

• How Agile mindsets can guide teams adopting AI tools 
• Why empathy and experimentation matter more than ever 
• The dangers of automating without asking “why” 
• How to build psychological safety in AI-assisted environments 
• Why AI shouldn’t be feared—but also shouldn’t be treated as magic 
• Real stories of Agile teams navigating AI-driven change 

Whether you're a scrum master, enterprise coach, team leader, or project manager exploring AI, this episode offers grounded insights on staying human-centered in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.