- **Date:** September 21-25, 2026
- **Location:** Hydro at CSU Spur | Denver, CO

# Designing Microservices: Responsibilities, APIs and Collaborations

**Chris Richardson 2-Day Workshop**  
**Mon-Tue, Sept 21-22**

**Learn a structured, collaborative process for defining a microservice architecture that enables fast flow.**

GenAI-based coding agents dramatically increase the rate of change, making fast flow even more essential. The microservice architecture enables that flow at scale, and well-designed service boundaries act as guardrails for coding agents, containing complexity and limiting technical debt. Yet it is far too easy to get service boundaries wrong and create a fragile distributed monolith where teams are tightly coupled; services change in lockstep; deployments are risky; autonomy is an illusion; and fast flow becomes systemic friction.

In this workshop, Chris Richardson presents a structured, collaborative process for defining a microservice architecture that enables fast flow. Through lectures and guided discussions, you will learn how to design microservices with clear responsibilities, well-defined APIs, and explicit collaboration patterns. In hands-on modeling exercises, you will apply the process using a GenAI-assisted architect's workbench that accelerates architecture exploration and refinement while reinforcing disciplined design thinking.

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## What you will learn

By the end of this workshop, you will have a practical, repeatable approach for defining a microservice architecture that reduces friction, increases team autonomy, and enables sustainable high-velocity delivery in the age of GenAI. Topics include:

- Designing a microservice architecture for fast, sustainable flow
- Discovering system operations
- Designing subdomains
- Service collaboration patterns
- Designing a service architecture
- Evaluating a microservice architecture
- Refactoring a microservice architecture

## The Trainer

[Chris Richardson](https://microservices.io/) is a developer and architect. He is the author of _POJOs in Action_ and the founder of the original CloudFoundry.com, an early Java PaaS for Amazon EC2. A recognized thought leader in microservices who speaks regularly at international conferences, Chris is the creator of [Microservices.io](https://microservices.io/), a pattern language for microservices, and the author of _Microservices Patterns_. He provides microservices consulting and training to organizations adopting the microservice architecture and is working on Eventuate, an open-source microservices collaboration platform.

## Who this workshop is for

- Architects and tech leads designing or evolving microservice architectures
- Developers working in distributed systems who want to understand service boundaries
- Teams struggling with tightly coupled services and risky deployments
- Anyone looking for a structured approach to microservice design

## Agenda

**Day 1**  
- Designing a microservice architecture for fast, sustainable flow  
- Discovering system operations  
- Designing subdomains  
- Service collaboration patterns

**Day 2**  
- Designing a service architecture  
- Evaluating a microservice architecture  
- Refactoring a microservice architecture

## How it works

This workshop combines lectures, guided discussions, and hands-on modeling exercises. You will apply the design process using a GenAI-assisted architect's workbench that accelerates architecture exploration and refinement while reinforcing disciplined design thinking.

## FAQ

**What level of experience do I need?**  
This is an intermediate-level workshop. Familiarity with microservices concepts and distributed systems is helpful.

**Should I bring my laptop?**  
Yes. You will need a laptop for the hands-on modeling exercises.

**What should I wear?**  
Informal. Wear comfortable shoes as some of the activities involve moving around.

## Workshop Details

**Time:** 9:00 am to 5:00 pm each day  
**Max participants:** 25  
**Prerequisites:** Intermediate level, familiarity with microservices concepts  
**Included:** Coffee breaks and lunch with the trainer and fellow attendees are included in the workshop ticket.

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