Successfully Communicating with Peers and Colleagues
Learn effective communication skills for IT professionals, including self-awareness, listening techniques, and handling difficult conversations to boost credibility, trust, and influence within your team.
GraphQL at Scale with AWS
Explore GraphQL's scalability with AWS AppSync, covering offline data, subscriptions, authorization, and integration with various data sources for robust API development.
How to Break an API - How Community Values Influence Practices
Explore how community values shape API practices, including versioning, backporting, and release strategies, and their impact on stability and innovation in software development.
Merge Conflict - A Case Study of Peer Conflict Management
Explore peer conflict management in open-source projects, focusing on communication training and collaboration strategies to improve productivity and project stability.
Taming Gitosaurus Using Mystical Trees
Demystifying Git's complexities through visual metaphors, offering practical tips for efficient version control and resolving common issues in software development workflows.
Soft Skills for the Developer
Enhance your professional growth as a developer by mastering essential soft skills like communication, time management, and conflict resolution. Learn practical tools to boost confidence and leadership abilities.
Your Customers Hate You - And Other Lies
Strategies for developers to handle negative feedback, filter customer requests, and understand their audience while staying on track with product development.
Push it - Push it Real Good
Visualized exploration of essential Git concepts, from basics to advanced techniques, including branching, conflict resolution, and release management strategies for effective team collaboration.
Building Great Teams
Discover strategies for building and maintaining high-performing teams, including effective interviewing, fostering a positive culture, and navigating challenging conversations.
Is War Between China and the US Inevitable?
Graham Allison explores the historical pattern of "Thucydides's Trap" to analyze potential conflict between a rising China and dominant US, offering insights on avoiding violent collision through common sense and courage.
How to Bridge Political Divides - From Two Friends on Opposing Sides
Discover how two friends from opposing political backgrounds bridge divides, challenge polarization, and demonstrate the value of discarding the "scare script" to foster understanding and unity in a divided world.
Why We're Divided and What You Can Do About It
Explore the roots of political polarization and learn practical steps to bridge divides in society. Shannon Watson offers insights on human nature and actionable strategies for fostering understanding and unity.
The Walk from No to Yes
Discover a powerful approach to resolving conflicts and reaching agreements in challenging situations, from personal disputes to global conflicts.
Why I Have Coffee with People Who Send Me Hate Mail
Özlem Cekic shares her transformative journey from deleting hate mail to engaging in dialogue with its senders, revealing how face-to-face conversations can disarm hate and foster understanding.
When to Take a Stand - and When to Let It Go
Explore strategies for effective communication and conflict resolution, learning when to speak up and when to let go for more meaningful interactions and personal growth.
A Hero of the Congo Basin Forest
Botanist Corneille Ewango shares his heroic efforts to protect Congo Basin's Okapi Faunal Reserve from poachers, miners, and civil war, highlighting the challenges and successes in preserving biodiversity.
New Rules for Rebuilding a Broken Nation
Discover innovative approaches to post-conflict reconstruction as Paul Collier critiques current aid plans and proposes three groundbreaking ideas for effective nation rebuilding.
Maps the Future of Countries
Explore border conflicts' root causes and innovative solutions through historical and contemporary maps, offering insights into the enduring significance of geographical boundaries.
To Solve Mass Violence, Look to Locals
Insightful talk on addressing mass violence in Congo by focusing on local conflicts. Challenges conventional approaches, emphasizing grassroots solutions for effective peacekeeping and humanitarian aid.
Fighting with Non-Violence
Explore non-violent strategies for conflict resolution, drawing inspiration from historical peace activists and their philosophies to effectively combat extreme force without resorting to violence.
One Day of Peace
Inspiring talk on creating a global day of peace, showcasing the journey from idea to reality and its impact on millions, especially children in conflict zones.