About the Collective

An independent collective shaping agentic organisations.

The Agentic Organisations Collective is a non-profit association and an independent peer-review ecosystem for practitioners in the fields of software factory and organisational design.

Why we exist

Beyond the AI hype: structure over promises.

Peer review among practitioners

Experience, methods and models are tested and sharpened among practitioners, researchers and public-sector stakeholders.

Vendor-neutral & independent

As a standalone institution we are not tied to any vendor — our focus is on structure and objectivity.

Non-profit & open

We make the essential results — public events and publications — freely available to the general public.

Moving past commercial AI hype, we bring together leaders, software factory engineers, and organizational architects to stress-test, challenge, and refine next-generation automation and operational models. As a dedicated, vendor-neutral entity, our focus is entirely on structure and objectivity, providing a collaborative forge where experimental concepts and operating principles are matured into proven, repeatable methods.

Driven by a commitment to open, collective progress, we actively bridge the gap between industry practice, scientific research, and public administration. Through this cross-sector exchange, the Collective translates academic theory and institutional challenges into empirical insights and validated frameworks. By fostering a rigorous peer-review loop among practitioners, researchers, and public stakeholders, we bring scalable concepts and robust methodologies out of isolation and into the wider world.

How we work

A collaborative forge for proven methods.

Exchange

Open meetups, workshops and conferences for professional and methodological exchange.

Publication

Experience, methods and empirical findings are curated, critically assessed and published.

Networking

Collaboration between people and organisations from practice, administration and research.

Board

The board

Three people run the association: chair, deputy chair and treasurer.

Jan-Henrik Hempel
Vorsitz

Jan-Henrik Hempel

Initiator des Collective und Gastgeber des Gründungstreffens. AI Coach für Software Engineering (Schafe vorm Fenster), Autor des „Leafcutter“-Ansatzes für dezentrale agentische Systeme.

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Oliver Meimberg
Stellv. Vorsitz

Oliver Meimberg

Gründungsmitglied und Contributor. Arbeitet an Software Factory / FactoryOS und organisationalen Agenten-Systemen.

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Jan Held
Schatzmeister

Jan Held

Gründungsmitglied und Contributor. Co-Founder & CTO der Haruto GmbH, arbeitet an Software Factory / FactoryOS und organisationalen Agenten-Systemen.

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Curatorium

The curatorium

Owns the subject-matter direction and curates topics, events and speakers.

Matthias Herbert
Kuratorium

Matthias Herbert

Curatorium member representing member Obvious Works GmbH. Helps enterprises adopt AI at scale — from strategy to production; training, IT and management consulting.

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Andreas Behrens
Kuratorium

Andreas Behrens

Curatorium member. Works at Future Prof AI on conversational AI and AI agents, including contact-center automation and agentic product development.

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David Holetzeck
Kuratorium

David Holetzeck

Curatorium member. Works at Table of Visions on igniting employee enthusiasm for innovation — change and adoption of agentic systems.

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General assembly

The supreme body: elects the board and the curatorium and decides on the statutes and the fee schedule.

Board

Runs the association — organisation, finances and delivery of the formats. Three offices: chair, deputy chair, treasurer.

Curatorium

Owns the subject-matter direction: proposes topics, formats and speakers and safeguards the quality of the content.

Get involved

Become part of the collective.

Membership is open to anyone with a professional or practical connection to our field who is ready for open, respectful exchange.