"An Intro to Glue Work"
summary
Defines glue work precisely, cites concrete data (women volunteer 48% more, asked 44% more, accept 76% vs 51%), and connects it to AI workflows and tooling (recommendations include keeping a Confluence work diary and using agents carefully). Offers a practical 5‑step operational method — Discover, Define, Discuss, Document, Distribute — plus examples of automations, failure modes, and equity impacts so viewers can evaluate applicability to their team.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:09What is glue work
- 3:13Glue work in AI-augmented dev
- 5:43Where glue work happens
- 8:09Who does glue work
- 11:17Glue work and AI adoption challenges
- 14:05When glue work becomes a problem or benefit
- 17:12Why handle glue work now
- 22:125D framework for glue work
- 27:35Summary
- 28:18Q&A
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