--- title: "The DDDBE Modellathon" url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-dddbe-modellathon-a51cjjqol source_url: https://verraes.net/2013/09/dddbe-modellathon type: article source: "Mathias Verraes" published: 2026-06-17T11:25:37.244Z updated: 2026-06-17T11:26:28.366Z tags: ["domain-driven-design"] reading_time: 5 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The DDDBE Modellathon **[Mathias Verraes](https://daily.dev/sources/verraes)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A recap of the DDDBE Modellathon, a workshop format designed to give developers and teams hands-on practice with domain modeling techniques in a low-pressure environment. Teams of four worked through a fictional school domain in timed rounds, producing diverse models using UML, sticky notes, and UI mockups. The author shares facilitation lessons learned: asking better questions to gauge experience, embracing productive struggle before introducing techniques, staying attentive to stuck teams, encouraging teams to discard and restart models between rounds, and trusting the group's collective intelligence over the facilitator's guidance. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Tools or techniques for conveying mental models?](https://daily.dev/posts/tools-or-techniques-for-conveying-mental-models--ongm2iidn) · Lobsters · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Story Maps and Behavior-Driven Development \(BDD\)](https://daily.dev/posts/story-maps-and-behavior-driven-development-bdd--jrqajkx7q) · Software Testing Magazine · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [On mashing up modelling techniques for fun and profit](https://daily.dev/posts/on-mashing-up-modelling-techniques-for-fun-and-profit-i3vm2m7my) · Architecture Weekly · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#domain-driven-design](https://daily.dev/tags/domain-driven-design) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/the-dddbe-modellathon-a51cjjqol)