The Power of Everyday Equity - Creating Equitable Opportunities for Community Wellbeing
Sociologist Dr. Matisa Wilbon explores how promoting equity in daily life can transform communities, emphasizing empathy and collective care to create a thriving society for all.
How Giving Yourself and Others Grace Can Transform Lives
Discover how embracing grace for yourself and others can heal wounds, build resilience, and transform lives. Learn practical ways to extend compassion and create stronger communities.
A Poet's Approach to Hurricane Narratives - Creativity and Resilience
Explore how poetry can transform hurricane experiences into resilience and empathy, offering a creative approach to processing trauma and finding strength in vulnerability.
Making Belonging a Practice
Explore the power of belonging and authenticity with Bradley Daye, a community leader and coach who shares insights on bringing your whole self to the world and fostering inclusive environments.
The Hug Effect - Making the World Better One Embrace at a Time
David Sylvester shares his transformative journey of hugging over half a million people across 50 states and 42 countries, revealing how this simple act of connection can create positive change and personal growth.
Supporting Your Peers' Growth as a Tech Lead
Discover strategies for fostering team growth as a tech lead, exploring challenges, advantages, and practical tips to help peers thrive in their professional development.
10 Screenwriting Lessons to Improve Your Craft
Discover essential screenwriting techniques to enhance your storytelling skills, from building empathy and creating suspense to crafting subtext and defining characters through action.
Building a High-Performance Team is Everyone's Job
Discover strategies for building high-performance teams through trust, transparency, and collaboration. Learn to foster a culture of continuous improvement and effective communication across all roles.
Distributed - of Systems and Teams
Explore strategies for building consistency, availability, and fault tolerance in distributed teams, emphasizing empathy, communication, and adaptability in tech environments.
DevOps - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Explore DevOps' evolution, benefits, challenges, and organizational impacts in this insightful talk. Learn about structures, tools, and skills needed for successful implementation.
Happy Developers Write Better Code
Explore how developer happiness impacts code quality, examining factors like tools, processes, and work environment to improve Developer Experience (DX) and boost productivity.
Better Software, Faster - Principles of Continuous Delivery and DevOps
Principles and practices of Continuous Delivery and DevOps for faster, higher-quality software development. Learn to implement rapid, reliable releases while maintaining system stability and team efficiency.
National Security to Nation State Target - Cybersecurity Effects on a Warfighter
Inspiring talk exploring how personal experiences shape cybersecurity professionals, emphasizing the human element in protecting data and driving innovation beyond technical aspects.
Dealing with 'Idiots' in Tech - Inclusive Collaboration, Really?
Exploring inclusive collaboration in tech, addressing challenges, and promoting diversity. Insights from experts on effective teamwork, neurodiversity, and overcoming biases in the industry.
The Invisible Elephant in the Room
Exploring the often-overlooked issue of disability in tech workplaces, addressing invisible disabilities and how industry practices can create toxic environments for disabled workers.
The Leadership Balancing Act - Achieving Success Without Burning Out
Strategies for achieving success and avoiding burnout in leadership roles, balancing priorities, managing stress, and fostering team empowerment and personal growth.
The Mentor Playbook
Effective mentoring strategies for developers: fostering collaboration, removing roadblocks, practicing self-care, developing empathy, and iterating based on feedback to create thriving tech communities.
Design Thinking for AI Product Creation
Explore design thinking principles for AI product development, addressing challenges in scaling, adoption, and trust while emphasizing empathy, ideation, and prototyping.
Empathy in Action: Connecting with Coworkers and Consumers
Discover actionable empathy strategies to enhance workplace connections and bring more humanity to your professional interactions.
Design Thinking in Project Management
Explore innovative problem-solving techniques to enhance project management through design thinking principles and strategies.
Everyone Else Is Just Wrong - Building Cohesive Teams Despite Differences
Explore team-building approaches, balancing practicality and empathy. Learn to navigate conflicts, find common ground, and foster cohesive teams in Agile environments.