Unquantified Serendipity: Diversity in Development

A presentation at Women Who Code Boston in September 2019 in Boston, MA, USA by Quintessence Anx

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UNQUANTIFIED SERENDIPITY Diversity in Development QuintessenceAnx

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@QuintessenceAnx Why do we hire people?

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@QuintessenceAnx Diversity: Our Perception

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@QuintessenceAnx How does serendipity factor in? Photo credit: photo Tanisha Meier, edit Max Felner on Unsplash

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@QuintessenceAnx What is the current state of diversity?

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@QuintessenceAnx What can we do?

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@QuintessenceAnx Life is a series of experiences

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@QuintessenceAnx Mindset Matters

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@QuintessenceAnx MINDSET MATTERS

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@QuintessenceAnx So let’s shift our minds

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@QuintessenceAnx Coach, don’t rescue Photo credit Ravi Roshan on Unsplash

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@QuintessenceAnx Hand UP, not OUT

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@QuintessenceAnx Support diverse learning styles Photo by NESA by Makers on Unsplash Photo by Eliabe Costa on Unsplash

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@QuintessenceAnx Reciprocal Mentorship

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@QuintessenceAnx Provide a Challenge Photo by Emily Reider on Unsplash

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@QuintessenceAnx Proactive Resilience vs Passive Acceptanece

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@QuintessenceAnx

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@QuintessenceAnx Explicit Onboarding

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@QuintessenceAnx Do job titles matter? (yes.)

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@QuintessenceAnx “Hiring Nucleus”

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@QuintessenceAnx Welcome with Coffee

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@QuintessenceAnx Additional Reading & Resources •Wichary, Marcin. “The Curious Case of the Disappearing Polish S.” Medium Engineering, 2 Feb. 2015, https://medium.engineering/the-curious-case-of-disappearing-polish-s-fa398313d4df •Talking from 9 to 5: Women and Men at Work by Deborah Tannen (2001). •Harvard Implicit Bias Test — https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/selectatest.html •”The career advice you probably didn’t get” - Susan Colantuono at TEDxBeaconStreet https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_colantuono_the_career_advice_you_probably_didn_t_get

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@QuintessenceAnx Slides Available https://noti.st/quintessence

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@QuintessenceAnx Before you go…

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Thank you! QuintessenceAnx Technical Evangelist 🥑 @