Build & Lead – Why Everyone Hates Training

​Every developer loves learning; almost every developer hates training. Sounds familiar?

​In this workshop, Hywel Carver will share what he has learnt about learning: the differences between learning and training, why people dislike training, and why everyone ultimately learns best from experience.

​After a short presentation, we will work hands-on to apply the concepts and discuss challenges faced by participants.

​Hywel is a CTO turned CEO. He runs a dinner club for CTOs and a podcast for tech leaders called "Primarily Context-Based". During his career spanning over 12 years, he has built and scaled start-ups. With Skiller Whale, he is drawing on that experience to solve the biggest problem he faced as a CTO: how to facilitate learning for engineering teams.

​Join us for this edition of the Build & Lead event series. No recruiting. Community led. Workshop-style experiences.

​​🎟️ Who Should Attend?

​​CTOs, engineering leaders, engineering managers, tech leads, and tech executives: Gain insight into upskilling yourself and your teams.

​📝 What to expect

• ​​​A short introduction to learning by expert Hywel Carver

• ​​​Participatory discussions among a curated list of fellow technology leaders

• ​​​​Expand your network with industry peers and gain practical insights

​​⏱️ Schedule

• ​​6:00 pm – Doors open for networking

• ​​​​6:30 pm – Intro to Build & Lead and today’s event

• ​​​​6:45 pm – Hywel's insights why everyone hates training

• ​​​​7:00 pm – Break out groups to share your learning experiences

• ​​​​7:30 pm – Fishbowl session to discuss outcomes

• ​​​8.30 pm – Open networking

• ​​​​9:30 pm – Event concludes; time to wrap up

​​Jéremy, Mario, and Claus founded Build & Lead: Tech Leaders Berlin as a place for the tech community to learn and share with their peers. We facilitate discussions by creating participatory spaces where everyone’s voice is heard and participants leave with practical insights.