Diversity and inclusion have become buzzwords, especially in the tech industry over the past years, but what do they mean? How can we shape a diverse and inclusive environment at our workplace? And how does it feel to work in a diverse environment?
With this event series, our passionate colleagues share their experience and learnings from building more inclusive places to workplaces from around the globe.
ThoughtWorks is a leading global IT-consultancy and a community of passionate, purpose-led individuals. Our mission is to create an extraordinary impact on the world through our culture and technology excellence.
A primary goal of ThoughtWorks’ events is to be inclusive to a diverse group of people from all walks of life. Therefore, we are dedicated to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, appearance, disability, marital status, socioeconomic status, and religion (or lack thereof). Our code of conduct outlines our expectations for all those who participate in our events, as well as the consequences for unacceptable behaviour.
Most of the organizations want to do good with Inclusion as a goal, but most of the times they don't even know where to start. Help your organization to identify in which stage is on LGBTQIA+ inclusion and which following steps can be taken to make it even better.
It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that agile teams produce better outcomes. But is that really as true as we think? Is it working to an agile format, or something else that makes these teams really work. When we look back over almost 20 years since the Agile Manifesto was launched, how it changed, and is the way forward about what we do, how our teams look or how we think? Presenting a way forward, intertwined with the Agile Manifesto, we give a vision for the future that builds on what the best teams already do - but often do unknowingly. By making this conscious and thoughtful - we can have huge impacts.
Head of Diversity & Inclusion, ThoughtWorks UK
Amy has been working with technology teams for over a decade and currently heads up diversity & inclusion (D&I) for ThoughtWorks, a global software consultancy. A curious and adaptable leader, Amy advocates passionately for social justice and is committed to amplifying those who often go unheard and underserved. She was included on Northern Power Women's 2019 Future List and champions for a more equitable future for all.
Lead for Social Change, ThoughtWorks DE
Christoph is a UX Consultant and Lead for Social and Economic Justice at Thoughtworks Germany, working in the field of design since the early 2000s, active in the struggle against racism and capitalist exploitation since the 90s. Thinking a lot about the future of work and the role technology might take to free or condemn society.
Software Developer, ThoughtWorks ES
Originally from Peru, Susan is part of the Race and Ethnicity Group in the ThoughtWorks Barcelona office. Outside work she started to participate in Catarsia, an antiracist, feminist and anticapitalist organization for asian descendants. She is still in the learning and deconstruction process and actively participates and supports antiracist organisations in Barcelona.
Lead Office Operations, ThoughtWorks ES
Miquel is currently leading ThoughtWorks' office operations from Spain, and collaborating on a remarkable Employee Experience where Diversity plays a key element by mixing his background in Marketing, Polítics, and Social Change.
During his time at ThoughtWorks, Miquel has promoted the creation of an alliance for LGBTQIA+ employees, worked alongside Barcelona's city hall to develop corporate policies and programs and lead the growth of the local LGBT+ in Tech Meetup community, with the ultimate focus of ensuring diverse and safe spaces for the LGBT+ community and, therefore, all matters of Diversity.
Lead Business Analyst, ThoughtWorks UK
Out as Non-Binary GenderQueer for over 10 years, Dr J has been bringing queer theory (with a slice of humour) into the tech space, building on ThoughtWorks' dedication to inclusivity and intersectionality. Dr J takes a strategic view of cultural change in Technology through a few lenses, notably queer theory. This combines well with their years of experience using agile processes to build software and a talent for really understanding clients - looking at the problems they are solving and how to make great teams to deliver real value. Their passion? How you can do things better with just simple changes - bringing their Service Design thinking into both the Technology and the Diversity and Inclusion spaces. Troublemaker. #queernuisance
Diversity & Inclusion Lead, ThoughtWorks DE
Lisa used to be a project manager, working with profit and not for profit Organisations between Europe, North America and West Africa. At some point, she decided to give her passion for tech a new meaning and learned to code. Today, she is passionately seeking ways of how technology can help making the world a better place, as a Developer and as the Diversity and Inclusion lead for ThoughtWorks Germany."
Diversity challenges faced in the tech industry have long been a topic of conversation, but how do we move beyond that to see positive results? This talk will explore common barriers to inclusion, offering practical tips and actionable outcomes that will help us all make tech a more inclusive place for everyone.
Race is a social construct. This then means that there must be a reason for it's construction. In this talk I would like to shed a light on the relatively young history of race and its purpose. Where it came from and why it still has a major impact on our lives today. Hopefully we will be able to see that race might not be real, but racism and its effects certainly still are, so that we can find a way to deconstruct these harmful power dynamics in our daily life.
Using real life examples as our starting point, together we will reflect on how we as individuals and as organisations can contribute to making our workplace more diverse and inclusive. We will have a look on how we can identify racist situations at our place of work or organisation and discuss what we should do as individuals or as organisations in order to contribute to a diverse and inclusive workplace.