Becoming Less Horrible at Diversity

Talk given at self.conference by Katie Miller (@phedinkus) and Todd Kaufman (@toddkaufman)

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1. BECOMING
   less horrible
   AT DIVERSITY
   

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2. @phedinkus
   KATIE
   MILLER
   

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3. @toddkaufman
   TODD
   KAUFMAN
   

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4. Software is broken!
   @testdouble aims to fix it
   Say hello@testdouble.com
   

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5. DIVERSITY
   

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6. “I care, but…”
   

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7. 
   

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8. Rocky Mountain Ruby
   September 2013
   

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9. oh shit
   

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10. SHAME
    

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11. GUILT
    leads to
    hiding
    

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12. PRIVILEGE
    should not cause
    shame
    

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13. BEING IDLE
    should cause
    shame
    

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14. How Test Double
    Fixed
    Diversity
    

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15. 100%
    

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16. 88%
    

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17. How Test Double
    Fixed
    Diversity
    

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18. How Test Double
    Fixed is fixing
    Diversity
    

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19. Why is Test
    Double so
    fucked up?
    

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20. STARTING A
    BUSINESS IS
    hard
    

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22. uh…
    

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24. Using Your Words
    Overcomes Shame
    

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28. Go talk to
    Ashe now
    

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29. GETTING BETTER
    internally
    

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30. IDENTIFY
    RETAIN
    LOCATE
    THE HOW:
    

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31. INDENTIFYING
    good people
    

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32. issue #1
    Implicit Bias
    

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33. Broaden
    Viewpoints
    

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34. issue #2
    Interviewing
    is Stressful
    

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35. Self Scheduled
    

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36. Bridge Agent
    

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37. issue #3
    Random Results
    

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38. Same People
    

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39. Same Standards
    

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40. issue #4
    False Negatives
    

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41. Align Interview Steps with
    Actual Work
    

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42. Values and Soft Skills
    Matter
    

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43. RETAINING
    good people
    

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44. Focus on Values
    

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45. Open and Honest
    

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46. Empathy
    

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47. Continuous
    Improvement
    

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49. Benefits
    

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50. Balance
    

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51. Normal
    Workdays
    

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52. Time Off
    

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53. Fair Compensation
    

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54. Alter egos
    For Everyone
    

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55. Amber - Agent 0011 Kevin - Agent 009 Jason - Agent 003 Dustin - Agent 0013
    Dean - Agent 0018 Todd - Agent 001 Justin - Agent 002 Katie - Agent 0017
    

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56. Support
    

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58. Agents
    Clients
    

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59. More Diversity
    

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60. FINDING
    good people
    

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61. Your Reputation
    Matters
    

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62. Don’t be an
    asshole
    

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63. “That’s great and all but
    I don’t own a company.”
    
    

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64. Your Network
    Matters
    

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65. give
    give ⏳
    

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67. #socialmedia<3
    

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68. Just hiring
    diversely doesn’t
    help the industry
    

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70. Value all levels
    of experience
    

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71. Change starts with you
    

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72. Diversity is broken!
    Help @testdouble fix it
    Say hello@testdouble.com
    

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73. Thank You!
    

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