Ripples on the Pond

The actions we take in our everyday lives can have profound impacts on the world around us. The choice is ours. What will you do with the time you have here on Earth? How will you use what you learn? What kind of legacy will you leave? How will you treat those who are just starting out? In this keynote, we’ll talk about the complexities of the human brain, the power of choice and knowledge, and how the tiniest actions can make the biggest ripples on the tech community pond.

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   Ripples on the Pond
   Elizabeth Naramore
   

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3. Fantasy Football
   

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6. You.
   

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10. Sometimes our brains
    work against us.
    

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11. Negativity
    Bias
    

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12. Negative experiences
    register and are stored
    in our long-term
    memory faster.
    http://www.rickhanson.net/your-wise-brain/how-your-brain-makes-you-easily-intimidated
    

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13. Negative experiences
    have a greater impact
    than positive ones.
    http://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/Assets/71516.pdf
    

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14. Negative experiences
    adversely affect our
    happiness by more
    than two times.
    http://hbr.org/2011/05/the-power-of-small-wins/ar/1
    

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15. We learn faster from
    negative experiences.
    http://journals.lww.com/academicmedicine/Fulltext/2012/09000/Perspective___The_Negativity_Bias,_Medical.19.aspx
    

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16. Babies are just as
    affected by negative
    experiences.
    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2966030/
    

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17. There are 5 times more
    neural networks
    dedicated to negative
    affect than positive
    affect.
    http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept11/vol69/num01/Respect%E2%80%94Where-Do-We-Start%C2%A2.aspx
    

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18. Problem Solvers
    

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19. “The fundamental difference between creating
    and problem solving is simple. In problem
    solving we seek to make something we do not
    like go away. In creating, we seek to make
    what we truly care about exist.”
    - Peter Senge, Systems Scientist
    

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20. Social Rejection
    

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21. Overlapping portions of
    the brain are active for
    social rejection and
    physical pain.
    http://www.scn.ucla.edu/pdf/Lieberman%20&%20Eisenberger%20(2008)%20Neuroleadership.pdf
    http://www.nature.com/mp/journal/v18/n11/full/mp201396a.html
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22. Our brain also releases
    the same pain killers.
    http://record.umich.edu/articles/brain-releases-natural-painkillers-during-social-rejection-u-m-study-finds
    

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23. Electrophysiological
    changes in the brain
    happen during social
    conformity.
    http://scan.oxfordjournals.org/content/8/7/756.abstract
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24. There are negative
    chemical changes in
    the brain when we feel
    misunderstood.
    http://scan.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/02/14/scan.nst191.full?sid=41b7e2f1-9e94-41b2-9c14-e167d219ac76
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25. There are also negative
    chemical changes in
    the brain when we feel
    disrespected, slighted,
    and undervalued.
    http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/your-neurochemical-self/201309/getting-past-the-stress-feeling-slighted
    

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26. Rejection Sensitivity
    

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27. Impostor Syndrome
    

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28. Curse of Knowledge
    

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29. Curse of knowledge is a
    cognitive bias that makes it
    harder for us to know what
    the other person doesn’t
    know.
    http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2009/08/18/the-curse-of-knowledge-mistaki-1/
    

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30. We also consistently falsely
    overestimate how many other
    people know the thing we
    know.
    https://dev5.law.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/child-page/370999/doc/slspublic/Naive%20Realism.pdf
    

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32. Sometimes our
    technology works
    against us.
    

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33. We judge things
    faster and harsher
    online.
    http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1453762&dl=ACM&coll=DL&CFID=369926398&CFTOKEN=92608752
    

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34. Anonymity and online
    communications
    increase the likelihood of
    jerk behavior.
    http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/1094931041291295
    

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35. Online Disinhibition Effect
    

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36. Online Disinhibition Effect
    1. Dissociative Anonymity
    2. Invisibility
    3. Asynchronicity
    4. Solipsistic Interjection
    5. Dissociative Imagination
    6. Minimization of Authority
    

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37. Online Disinhibition Effect
    Negativity Bias
    Problem-oriented Focus
    Social Rejection
    Impostor Syndrome
    Rejection Sensitivity
    Curse of Knowledge
    Online Judgment
    

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38. FUD
    

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39. Fear
    Uncertainty
    Doubt
    

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40. Fear causes heart
    damage, fatigue,
    gastrointestinal
    problems, clinical
    depression, and more.
    http://www.takingcharge.csh.umn.edu/enhance-your-wellbeing/security/facing-fear/impact-fear
    

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41. We are less creative
    when we feel
    psychologically unsafe.
    http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/job.571/abstract
    

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42. We are less creative
    when we feel like we’re
    being evaluated.
    http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10400419009534330#.U7FQ7pSwKTI
    

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43. Positive moods make
    for more creativity and
    better problem solving.
    http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/full/10.1162/jocn.2009.21057#.U5YMn5SwKTI
    http://mdm.sagepub.com/content/11/3/221
    

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44. Positive moods enable
    us to more effectively
    conquer our fears than
    negative moods.
    http://www.researchgate.net/publication/232531217_Predicting_return_of_fear_following_exposure_therapy_with_an_implicit_measure_of_attitudes?ev=prf_pub
    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/03/positive-attitude-phobias-exposure-therapy-negative_n_2783262.html
    

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45. We handle stress better
    and perform better
    under pressure with
    positive thoughts.
    http://www.academia.edu/1737994/Psychophysiology_of_survival_the_impact_of_psychological_strategies_on_the_physiological_responses_to_thermal_environments
    

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46. Self-doubt increases
    susceptibility to anxiety,
    depression, lower self-
    esteem and a need for
    approval from others.
    http://www.apa.org/monitor/may03/chronic.aspx
    

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47. Self-doubt also
    contaminates our
    healthy relationships.
    http://psp.sagepub.com/content/27/4/423.short
    

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48. Self-doubt also
    increases rejection
    sensitivity.
    http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/psp/83/3/556/
    

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49. FUD
    is self-destructive.
    

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50. FUD
    is self-limiting.
    

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51. FUD
    is toxic.
    

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52. Individual
    Choice
    

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53. Individual
    Knowledge and
    Awareness
    

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54. Membership Lifecycle
    

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55. Membership Lifecycle
    

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56. Membership Lifecycle
    1. Peripheral
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57. Membership Lifecycle
    1. Peripheral
    2. Inbound
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58. Membership Lifecycle
    1. Peripheral
    2. Inbound
    3. Insider
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59. Membership Lifecycle
    1. Peripheral
    2. Inbound
    3. Insider
    4. Boundary
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60. Membership Lifecycle
    1. Peripheral
    2. Inbound
    3. Insider
    4. Boundary
    5. Outbound
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61. Membership Lifecycle
    Insider
    Boundary
    Outbound
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62. Every interaction is
    a ripple.
    

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63. Choice
    

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70. CHOICE
    

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75. Knowledge and
    Awareness
    

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77. New neural pathways can
    be created in 6 weeks by
    retraining your brain to
    think new thoughts.
    http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/your-neurochemical-self/201309/getting-past-the-stress-feeling-slighted
    

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78. Positivity comes with
    practice and
    training.
    http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/stress-management/in-depth/positive-thinking/art-20043950
    https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/newsletters/authentichappiness/college
    http://www.academia.edu/1737994/Psychophysiology_of_survival_the_impact_of_psychological_strategies_on_the_physiological_responses_to_thermal_environments
    http://psycnet.apa.org/?&fa=main.doiLanding&doi=10.1037/0003-066X.60.5.410
    

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79. Our brain patterns change
    after empathy and
    compassion training.
    http://scan.oxfordjournals.org/content/9/6/873.full?sid=08567f57-3a1f-47e5-bc02-78651136ba01
    

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80. Practice in mindfulness
    changes your grey
    matter.
    (the parts responsible for attention, emotion,
    learning, capacity for empathy, and stress
    reduction)
    http://www.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu/~britta/SUN_July11_Baime.pdf
    

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81. Practice in mindfulness
    and self-affirmation
    decreases burnout and
    increases self-
    compassion.
    http://psycnet.apa.org/?&fa=main.doiLanding&doi=10.1037/1072-5245.12.2.164
    http://self-compassion.org/UTserver/pubs/self-affirmationhelping.pdf
    

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82. Self-compassion
    increases our
    compassion for others.
    http://self-compassion.org/UTserver/pubs/self-affirmationhelping.pdf
    

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83. Expressed gratitude
    releases brain chemicals
    that solidify social
    relationships.
    http://scan.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/01/30/scan.nst182.abstract
    

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84. Gratitude also affects
    parts of the brain
    responsible for positive
    thinking.
    http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/prefrontal-nudity/201211/the-grateful-brain
    

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86. Alerting users to rethink a
    decision to post malicious
    messages drastically
    reduces the desire to post.
    https://www.googlesciencefair.com/projects/en/2014/f4b320cc1cedf92035dab51903bdd95a846ae7de6869ac40c909525efe7c79db
    

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87. And now, back to what’s
    important here.
    

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88. And now, back to what’s
    important here.
    (me)
    

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89. Thanks to some of my
    ripple-makers.
    

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90. Jim Weirich
    (1956-2014)
    

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91. What kind of ripples
    will you leave?
    

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92. empower
    

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93. empower
    educate
    

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94. educate
    befriend
    empower
    

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95. educate
    befriend
    assist
    empower
    

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96. educate
    befriend
    assist
    collaborate
    empower
    

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97. educate
    befriend
    assist
    collaborate
    celebrate
    empower
    

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98. educate
    befriend
    assist
    collaborate
    celebrate
    encourage
    empower
    

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99. educate
    befriend
    assist
    collaborate
    celebrate
    encourage
    create
    empower
    

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100. educate
     befriend
     assist
     collaborate
     celebrate
     encourage
     create
     inspire
     empower
     

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101. educate
     befriend
     assist
     collaborate
     celebrate
     encourage
     create
     inspire
     appreciate
     empower
     

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102. educate
     befriend
     assist
     collaborate
     celebrate
     encourage
     create
     inspire
     appreciate
     accept
     empower
     

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103. educate
     befriend
     assist
     collaborate
     celebrate
     encourage
     create
     inspire
     accept forgive
     empower
     appreciate
     

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104. educate
     befriend
     assist
     collaborate
     celebrate
     encourage
     create
     inspire
     forgive
     understand
     empower
     appreciate
     accept
     

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105. educate
     befriend
     assist
     collaborate
     celebrate
     encourage
     create
     inspire
     forgive
     respect
     empower
     appreciate
     accept
     understand
     

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106. educate
     befriend
     assist
     collaborate
     celebrate
     encourage
     create
     inspire
     forgive
     understand
     care
     empower
     appreciate
     accept
     respect
     

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107. empower
     educate
     befriend
     assist
     collaborate
     celebrate
     encourage
     create
     inspire
     forgive
     understand
     care
     appreciate
     accept
     respect
     

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108. > FUD
     

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109. @ElizabethN
     http://speakerdeck.com/ElizabethN
     

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