Data, decision making, and being human

PyData Carolinas September 15, 2016 Data, decision making, and being
human Carol Willing @willingcarol

@willingcarol Welcome 2 Qualitative data visualized.

@willingcarol Let’s begin • Introduction to mentoring (illustrated) • A
story • Why mentoring matters • How to mentor • A question 3

@willingcarol – Margaret Daniels Tyler “Encourage others to imagine the
possible.” 4

@willingcarol “Someday, each of you will ﬂy.” 5

@willingcarol “Impossible. According to my calculations... d = (g×t²)/2 In
2 seconds, I will drop over 19 meters. Splat.” 6

@willingcarol “Look at Lorena Barba’s notebook on aerodynamics. You can
ﬂy!” 7

@willingcarol Life changing 8

@willingcarol Transform 9

@willingcarol – Margaret Daniels Tyler “Encourage others to imagine the
possible.” 10

@willingcarol 11 The story begins...

@willingcarol 12 1977

@willingcarol 13 1983

@willingcarol data points 14

@willingcarol expected outcome from data • Graduate with honors •
Pursue a PhD in Electrical Engineering • Excel in digital communications research 15

@willingcarol Why am I... 16

@willingcarol my data: four words 17 Broken. Isolated. Stupid. Failure.

@willingcarol Competent connected successful intact 18

@willingcarol broken isolated stupid 19 FAILURE

@willingcarol Another data set privilege perfection panic PTS(“delete the D”)
20

@willingcarol MDT and MIT 21

@willingcarol Why do you want to get a PhD in
EE? 22

@willingcarol What would you like to learn and create? 23

@willingcarol Why? Education opens doors. 24

@willingcarol Coached Questioned Encouraged 25

@willingcarol It is possible. 26

@willingcarol Dear Margaret, Thank you. 27

@willingcarol 28 Why mentoring matters

@willingcarol Great leaders encourage future leaders 29

@willingcarol Impact of Mentoring 30

@willingcarol 31

@willingcarol Inclusive communities 32

@willingcarol 33

@willingcarol Real world problems Collaboration government ofﬁcial economist biologist statistician
doctor 34

@willingcarol We need inclusive problem solving 35

@willingcarol How to mentor 36

@willingcarol 37 “Be a slacker.” SLQAR

@willingcarol Show up 38

@willingcarol Listen 39

@willingcarol Question 40

@willingcarol Act 41

@willingcarol Recharge 42

@willingcarol Be a “SLQAR” show up listen question act recharge
43

@willingcarol What will you do to 44 “Encourage others to
imagine the possible” ?

@willingcarol Thank you 45

@willingcarol Attributions • Breakout game image - Wikimedia • PyCon
PH images - PyCon PH photographer • Photos and drawings - Carol Willing 46

@willingcarol More about Margaret Daniels Tyler 47 [source: Technology and
the Dream: Reﬂections on the Black Experience at MIT, 1941-1999 By Clarence G. Williams] [http://edvancefoundation.org/news/edvance-foundation- calls-for-creation-of-a-national-college-transfer- partnership-as-a-path-to-enhance-american-higher- education/]

Data, decision making, and being human

Data, decision making, and being human

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