Software architecture doesn’t live in diagrams – it’s forged in the gaps between teams, technologies, timelines, and trade-offs. Today, that landscape is shifting fast. LLMs and agentic workflows promise to erase friction – but often amplify it through toolchain sprawl, quality drift, and shifting accountability.

Yet friction is a signal. The most resilient teams channel it through shared understanding, recognizing that we’re shaping socio-technical systems – aligned through collaborative modelling woven into everyday decisions across architects, developers, QA, analysts, etc.

This fishbowl session confronts the reality behind the hype: how AI-generated code collides with architectural rigor, QA concerns, and production constraints. We’ll examine classic tensions (Conway’s Law, legacy vs. innovation, business urgency vs. technical debt) alongside new ones (toolchain sprawl, quality drift, over-reliance on generative AI).

As a conference attendee, you’re invited to step into the circle and challenge assumptions. Whether you’re an architect, engineer, QA lead, or system analyst, you’ll walk away with a refreshed perspective of timeless insights – and the courage to question them when it matters most.