#DoDiverse
because diversity matters
Thoughtworks case study
You can be a global, profitable and successful tech organization and advance diversity. No more excuses. At ThoughtWorks, women hold 60% of entry technical positions and 30% of Senior technical positions, numbers that’s more than double the industry average. Good intentions do not lead to results, a steel like resolve to play a part in moving the world forward does. I hope that by sharing some of our stories and journey I can inspire some new thinking and show what is possible
Yewanda Ige, Thoughtworks
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DIVERSITY RECRUITNG: THOUGHTWORKS CASE STUDY
Yewanda Ige
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You can be a global, profitable and successful tech organization and advance diversity. No more excuses. At ThoughtWorks, women hold 60% of entry technical positions and 30% of Senior technical positions, numbers that’s more than double the industry average. Good intentions do not lead to results, a steel like resolve to play a part in moving the world forward does. I hope that by sharing some of our stories and journey I can inspire some new thinking and show what is possible
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JOURNEY TO CONSCIOUS INCLUSION
JOANNE LOCKWOOD
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Organisations spend millions on Unconscious Bias training, yet very little is being achieved to move the needle when it comes to Gender Equality, BAME and LGBT inclusion. In this talk Joanne gives her thoughts as to why the inclusion approach currently taken by organisations is broken. Most of our biases are conscious and it is, therefore, the responsibility of organisations to develop a conscious inclusion culture and vision. Joanne challenges thinking and highlight strategies for a starting point on this journey, the destination is up to you!
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DIVERSITY SOURCING – THE MYTH, THE TRUTH & THE UGLY REALITY
BALAZS PAROCZAY
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Diversity sourcing is in everyone’s lip. But is this just another buzzword and feel-good corporate malarkey? This session will break myths and highlight the follies of what amounts to diversity sourcing today. It calls bullshit on what’s wrong and offers a new way forward.
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SOURCING FOR INCLUSIVE PIPELINES
SARAH GOLDBERG
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It’s easy to talk about building diverse workplaces, but it’s not straightforward to build an inclusive pipeline. The problems faced by organisations to find more diverse candidates is symptomatic of the wider failures of the sourcing fun.
what they are saying
what truly got to me was finding this Community…… feeling in sync with so many people from all over the world and realising how curious, persistent and generous they all are, was, well as they put it, extraordinary. And for a shy person, I’m still amazed at how many incredible people I’ve talked to (and still will!).
Yesterday I was like “I have so much to do, attending #SOSUD is cool but I kinda hate online conferences…… today I’m like, it’s only starting in the afternoon? Gosh I miss it ” …. best online attendee experience!
BEST sourcing conference I’ve ever attended!
it’s apparent what made this virtual event so successful and memorable, was the broadening of minds and the opening of hearts. Most of our experiences with virtual conferences are two-dimensional. Content and some conversation. #SOSUD‘s success came from its 3-dimensional experience. People engaged (vs chatting), on and off the screen, deepened relationships, and built new ones.
