Community Engineering Report

All good things must come to an end and I am so happy that Stephanie Hurlburt was my final guest. She and I spend our time together discussing many topics of interest to both of us related to inclusion, diversity, safe spaces in tech, and the importance of entrepreneurs investing in themselves by acquiring a business […]

Machiko, from Reaction Commerce, and I talk about all things Community Engineering.

Jennifer Brown, author of  Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & The Will To Change and I talk about just that…improving diversity in the workplace and the challenges to doing this kind of work.

Mozafar provides me with an insightful lesson on what is a refugee and how Code Your Future is helping to improve inclusion and diversity in tech.

Daniel Appelquist and I talk about how his team at @SamsungInternet have created are working 2 improve #inclusion and #diversity at #tech events & more. Episode Related Links: Supporting Diversity at Tech Events Creating Inclusive Tech Communities W3C Technical Architecture Group Samsung Internet Developer Hub

Jamie Harrell, MBA @jamieharrelmba and I talk about the importance of putting #inclusion before #diversity and the business case for both. She also does a great job of providing me with a basic  #transgender education. •Aubrey Blanche @ Atlassian:  *References MIT research that shows companies that CALL themselves a meritocracy are more likely to discriminate • […]

Carina C. Zona the founder of @CallbackWomen & @Code of Conduct +1, and I talk about issues of diversity, inclusion, and safe space related to seeing more women telling their stories on stage. We also dive into a frank conversation about speaker value and why the current model is a barrier to inclusion for many. Links […]

Jeff Atwood talks about community on Stack Overflow and Discourse as well as the importance of creating space for differing perspectives and personal stories. Links to podcast references: • Coolest…Experiment…Ever • The “Door” Study • The Monkey Business Illusion • Complaint Driven Development • Straight White Men: The Lowest Difficulty Setting There Is • The […]

Andrew Askins of @builtbykrit is this week’s guest. Join the conversation as he and I discuss how a young team of a growing startup can begin the process of focusing on developing a diverse and inclusive organizational culture and the economic reasons for doing so. Link to podcast references: How To Leverage Organizational Culture For […]

Natalie Nagele from @wildbit talks about how her team uses culture to guide their decisions. Including experimenting with a 32 hour work week.