How does designing your culture help your code?

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Company builds an AI-driven bathroom design platform and shows how culture sits above systems processes and people, causing biased models and bad UX when ignored — police risk scores suggesting different treatments and court AI that lengthens sentences for Black men are cited as failures. Practical fixes include bringing whole selves to work, making time for play and shared expertise, testing voice features early after voice recognition fails Scottish accent, and measuring culture by retention and deadlines and revenue.

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1. 0:00Hello. How are you today?
2. 1:05How does designing your culture help your code?
3. 1:34We are Digital Bridge
4. 7:59What's your core?
5. 9:29What's your flex?
6. 11:26What makes you, you?
7. 12:17Unconscious Culture
8. 16:19Bad things happen
9. 16:31We all have bias
10. 17:46If we can't work together, nothing else matters.
11. 18:17Designing culture
12. 19:03How can we empower individuals?
13. 19:24Bring your whole self to work.
14. 20:05How can we play?
15. 20:34Don't be scared to have fun.
16. 21:04How do we want to work together?
17. 21:24Share knowledge & expertise.
18. 22:01How can we build for everyone?
19. 22:30Question not challenge.
20. 23:14How can we accept difference?
21. 23:55Flex for all.
22. 26:10Lessons
23. 26:55Make the time for self reflection.
24. 27:51Constraints are important.
25. 28:35Set clear expectations for everyone.
26. 28:54Laugh everyday.
27. 29:31Have fun in ways that work for you.
28. 30:23Don't forget your values.
29. 31:08But don't force people to conform.
30. 31:54We don't know everything.
31. 32:08Things will change. Communicate it.
32. 33:11You work your best, when you feel your best.
33. 33:40What do you think?

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