Agile Reward Evangelist - Agile Community Taiwan

It is an honor to receive the Agile Evangelist award from Agile Community Taiwan.


Last year, it was an amazing journey from Agile Kaohsiung Community in Tainan to the RSG TAIPEI 2023 event.

It was also a "pivot" moment that marked the beginning of my journey preparing to study abroad.


It's unfortunate that I'm not in Taiwan right now, so I couldn't participate in the Agile Rewards 2024 Event on July 20th.

Being invited and awarded as an Agile Evangelist is truly an honor that I deeply respect, like holding the reward while walking on thin ice. Compared to the appreciation of this award, my contributions to the Agile community insignificant.

I want to express my highest gratitude to Hermes for delivering an inspiring speech to students in Tainan last July, which kickstarted the revival journey of Agile Kaohsiung Community (now known as Southern Taiwan Agile Community).

Subsequently, RSG events have bridged the north and south of Taiwan, extending the Agile spirit from last year to southern Taiwan. This award does not belong to me alone but to all students and partners who have been part of this journey.


Special thanks to Roy(Yicheng), co-host of Southern Taiwan Agile Community and currently the main host, as well as students Zhehan(哲瀚), Jesse(婕瀅), Shaoting(劭庭), Yuheng(育衡), former colleague Qilin(麒麟), my former boss Susan, Professor Su Alvin, and partners from AlphaCamp in Taichung, Tainan, and Kaohsiung. Also, thanks to Viting(維庭) from Kaohsiung GDG, Howard from Good Ideas Studio, Weijie(洧傑) and Ziqi(子琪) from Hex School, and the young volunteers who have participated in RSG. Without their efforts, the spirit of Agile could not have been carried forward. Looking forward to more young Agile Evangelists in the future, embracing the spirit of changing the world, even if it's just a small change, it's a significant step in Agile history.

Thanks to ACT(Agile Community Taiwan) and all the volunteers who assisted in organizing the Agile Awards 2024 Event!

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