Inclusion in Open Source - Allies, Outlaws and Dinosaurs
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Argues that majority dynamics shut out valuable perspectives and gives concrete steps: listen and refrain from interrupting, call out when men talk down a woman’s idea and speak up to validate ideas, invite private correction and empower feedback by asking permission before coaching, and publicly share what’s learned to spread change; cites Guido van Rossum’s PyCon practices and a real manager correction as concrete precedents for leadership that produced measurable increases in diverse core contributors.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:12Allies
- 2:41Unconscious Allies
- 3:45Wisdom of Crowds
- 6:21JFK and LBJ
- 8:32GUIDO
- 10:27What can I do
- 11:24Listen
- 14:28Empower
- 17:33Giving feedback
- 19:34Share your learning
- 20:34Summary
- 20:56Conference
- 21:50Thank you
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