Think-ing big, think-ing diverse, Think-ing forward

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Company-run programs convert outreach into measurable results: an IBM–Marvel competition garners 200 submissions (≈400 girls), selects 10 finalists who get six-week technical and business mentors and build working demos — e.g. a 3D printed glasses prototype using visual recognition + text‑to‑speech for blind users and a Node‑RED/Scratch chatbot for mental‑health support. Local two‑day “Think IT” brings 90 eleven‑twelve year olds to build HTML/CSS/JS sites deployed to IBM Cloud, while hour‑long Machine Learning for Kids Scratch+Watson worksheets (open source, ~20 languages) teach bias and data skills.

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1. 0:00Diversity in tech workforce
2. 2:15Why diversity matters
3. 4:46IBM Captain Marvel AI competition
4. 12:59Think IT initiatives
5. 17:36Machine Learning for Kids
6. 20:03Broader diversity initiatives
7. 21:04Q&A

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