Working in tech as an underrepresented and/or marginalized person has left many of us in a state of despair, burnout or disillusion. Some of us continue the fight, but many of us leave. Some tech firms have given us a seat at their table but have not shown actual interest in our wellbeing. They continue to focus on white supremacist/capitalist values damaging employees, customers and nature. Enough is enough right now. It's time to imagine new ways of working together in tech. We do not want a seat at their table. We want our own table. So how does our table look like? How do our seats look like? How can we build collectives and businesses of community and solidarity while providing value to society? This is a creative session to imagine and inspire you to visualize and manifest your purpose in a healthy future of abundance.
It would be amazing if we could build a caring community. A small supportive network of community members who are interested in building new ways of working. Therefore, we may set up a chat room space and create a monthly online meetup where we will continue to share knowledge and inspire each other. This meetup is already in the planning for 2021.
How will you deal with varying numbers of participants in your session?:It is absolutely fine if only a small number of participants show up. Then we can discuss the topic more in depth. If a lot of people show up we will prepare discussion sections and invite people to join breakout rooms to discuss. We will work on a concept to give everybody the chance to speak and share their ideas.
Malwine is a visual thinker and community enthusiast. Trained as a software developer she strives to educate about technology in fun and engaging ways.