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People First

Adam Brault
September 15, 2013

People First

JSConf EU 2013

Adam Brault

September 15, 2013
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  1. I am convinced that if we are to get on

    the right side of the world revolution, we as a nation must undergo a radical revolution of values. Monday, September 16, 13
  2. We must rapidly begin the shift from a thing-oriented society

    to a person-oriented society. Monday, September 16, 13
  3. When machines and computers, profit motives and property rights, are

    considered more important than people Monday, September 16, 13
  4. the giant triplets of racism, extreme materialism, and militarism are

    incapable of being conquered. Monday, September 16, 13
  5. A true revolution of values will soon cause us to

    question the fairness and justice of many of our past and present policies. Monday, September 16, 13
  6. On the one hand we are called to play the

    Good Samaritan on life’s roadside, but that will be only an initial act. Monday, September 16, 13
  7. One day we must come to see that the whole

    Jericho Road must be transformed Monday, September 16, 13
  8. so that men and women will not be constantly beaten

    and robbed as they make their journey on life’s highway. Monday, September 16, 13
  9. True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a

    beggar. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring. Monday, September 16, 13
  10. As a teacher, I possess tremendous power to make a

    child's life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized. —Haim Ginott Monday, September 16, 13
  11. HOW MANY PEOPLE THINK THIS JUST APPLIES TO TEACHERS? IT

    DOESN’T. Monday, September 16, 13
  12. NO MATTER YOUR TITLE, IT IS YOUR JOB TO MAKE

    THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU FEEL CARED ABOUT, EMPOWERED, ENCOURAGED, AND HUMANIZED. Monday, September 16, 13
  13. NO MATTER YOUR TITLE, IT IS YOUR JOB TO MAKE

    THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU FEEL CARED ABOUT, EMPOWERED, ENCOURAGED, AND HUMANIZED. Monday, September 16, 13
  14. NO MATTER YOUR TITLE, IT IS YOUR JOB TO MAKE

    THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU FEEL CARED ABOUT, EMPOWERED, ENCOURAGED, AND HUMANIZED. Monday, September 16, 13
  15. NO MATTER YOUR TITLE, IT IS YOUR JOB TO MAKE

    THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU FEEL CARED ABOUT, EMPOWERED, ENCOURAGED, AND HUMANIZED. Monday, September 16, 13
  16. NO MATTER YOUR TITLE, IT IS YOUR JOB TO MAKE

    THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU FEEL CARED ABOUT, EMPOWERED, ENCOURAGED, AND HUMANIZED. Monday, September 16, 13
  17. NO MATTER YOUR TITLE, IT IS YOUR JOB TO MAKE

    THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU FEEL CARED ABOUT, EMPOWERED, ENCOURAGED, AND HUMANIZED. Monday, September 16, 13
  18. NO MATTER YOUR TITLE, IT IS YOUR JOB TO MAKE

    THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU FEEL CARED ABOUT, EMPOWERED, ENCOURAGED, AND HUMANIZED. Monday, September 16, 13
  19. "Let everyone sweep in front of their own door, and

    the whole world will be clean." —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Monday, September 16, 13
  20. YOU WANT TO KNOW YOUR LIFE HAD MEANING YOU WANT

    TO MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE Monday, September 16, 13
  21. Life’s most urgent and persistent question is: “What are you

    doing for others?” — Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, September 16, 13
  22. WE WILL USE OUR HURT. WHAT WILL YOU USE IT

    FOR? Monday, September 16, 13
  23. WE WILL USE OUR HURT. WHAT WILL WE USE IT

    FOR? Monday, September 16, 13
  24. WE CAN USE IT TO BRING HEALING AND JOY AND

    WISDOM Monday, September 16, 13
  25. WE WILL USE OUR HURT. WHAT WILL YOU USE IT

    FOR? Monday, September 16, 13
  26. Every time I talk about what lead me to create

    Passion Projects, I am forced to revisit the negative experiences I've had in this industry. A coworker and friend recently pointed out that if I hadn't experienced these things, I might not be motivated to support other women in our community or create things that aim to improve the experiences for all women in this industry. Over the years I've learned that the best way to make sure your experience doesn't go to waste is to invest it in the people around you. Julie Ann Horvath (@nrrrdcore) — tell her she’s awesome & wise! http://julieannhorvath.com/2013/07/09/a-different-perspective.html Monday, September 16, 13
  27. FEW PIECES OF SOFTWARE BUILT IN THE LAST SIX YEARS

    WILL HAVE THE ENDURING IMPACT OF JSCONF. Monday, September 16, 13
  28. FEW PIECES OF SOFTWARE BUILT IN THE LAST SIX YEARS

    WILL HAVE THE ENDURING IMPACT OF JSCONF. Monday, September 16, 13
  29. Small things done with great love will change the world.

    — Mother Teresa Monday, September 16, 13
  30. MANY OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST IMPORTANT PROBLEMS AREN’T IN

    SOFTWARE AND AREN’T GOING TO BE SOLVED WITH SOFTWARE. Monday, September 16, 13
  31. IF THE TINY DECISIONS WE MAKE DON’T VALUE PEOPLE, THE

    BIG PICTURE WILL DRIFT THAT WAY—IT’LL JUST LOOK A LOT UGLIER. Monday, September 16, 13
  32. "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but nobody thinks of

    changing themselves." —Leo Tolstoy Monday, September 16, 13
  33. WHEN WE DON’T LIKE WHAT WE SEE IN THE WORLD,

    WE NEED TO LOOK INSIDE TOO. Monday, September 16, 13
  34. WHEN WE DON’T LIKE WHAT WE SEE IN THE WORLD,

    WE NEED TO LOOK INSIDE TOO. Monday, September 16, 13
  35. "It’s amazing what you can get done when you don’t

    care who gets credit.” —Intentionally unattributed ;) Monday, September 16, 13
  36. Most people, when confronted with the world’s problems, think: “I

    know, I’ll solve this and then I’ll be rich and powerful!” Now we have more problems. Monday, September 16, 13
  37. Most people, when confronted with the world’s problems, think: “I

    know, I’ll solve this and then I’ll be rich and powerful!” Now we have more problems. Monday, September 16, 13
  38. Most people, when confronted with the world’s problems, think: “I

    know, I’ll solve this and then I’ll be rich and powerful!” Now we have more problems. Monday, September 16, 13
  39. WHEN NATIVES TOOK BACK THEIR PIPES, THEY WERE TRYING TO

    TEACH EUROPEANS HOW TO GIVE Monday, September 16, 13
  40. "The Western arrogance of feeling that it has everything to

    teach others and nothing to learn from them is not just." — Martin Luther King, Jr. Monday, September 16, 13
  41. The developer arrogance of feeling that we have everything to

    teach the rest of the world and nothing to learn from it is not just. Monday, September 16, 13
  42. LET US NEVER FORGET: THE WEB IS NOT FOR WEB

    DEVELOPERS! Monday, September 16, 13
  43. People are not 'things' to be manipulated, labeled, boxed, bought,

    and sold. Above all else, they are not "human resources." We are entire human beings, containing the whole of the evolving universe, limitless until we are limited, whether by self or others. — Dee Hock Monday, September 16, 13
  44. THEY SAY ENERGY CANNOT BE CREATED OR DESTROYED. ENCOURAGEMENT GIVES

    PHYSICS THE FINGER. Monday, September 16, 13
  45. DON’T ASK PERMISSION. GIVE IT TO YOURSELF. GIVE IT TO

    OTHERS. MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTE IT. Monday, September 16, 13
  46. 8. Honesty is better than politeness, but always clean up

    your mess. Monday, September 16, 13
  47. 9. Trust is everything. And trust is a choice, not

    a feeling. Monday, September 16, 13
  48. PLEASE HELP ME THANK THE JSCONF EU TEAM WITH WILD

    APPLAUSE Monday, September 16, 13