TC Drupal Camp

I'll be giving a talk this September at Twin Cities Drupal Camp entitle Diversity & Psychological Safety. This will encapsulate and abridge the Manifesting Empathy curriculum. And this is an introduction to that presentation:

And so this is about productivity, efficiency, optimization. Though we must also remind ourselves that the pursuit of "success" and excellence, can itself be an obstacle to achieving these goals.

So what do we mean, when we say "productivity"?

We're looking at what is called Human Capital Theory & Economic Development.

Essentially, there are three components to any economy, raw materials, labor and capital; but increasing any of these ends in a plateau of growth, not continued exponential growth.

The only resource able to be increased with seeming perpetual benefits to growth, is education.

So what is Education, and how do we define the value?

Whether it is a D-1 athlete, or a legacy admission, and granted these are stereotypes/hyperboles ... it is not unfathomable to think that past metrics of "education" are not sufficient.

Even according to Economic theory, numbers are considered good if they can explain 20-35% of the correlations we see in the data (via the R-squared and Adjusted R-squared metric.)

Correlation is not causation though ...

Moreover, we must then ask ourselves, does money equal success? Or does education guarantee success? Does success mean one is educated?

Regardless, in order to attract and retain the best talent, it seems now more than ever, one needs to be paid in something more than money.

And so this is where our presentation begins ... what does that that mean, and what might that look like? To be paid in value more than money?

Yes, this is a complex question; yet it is also simple.

We're going to break it down into accessible components, and then see how they combine to create the individuals we experience.

Because at our core, each of us just wants to feel productive. Though exactly how to do that is complicated by the unique situation our society presently finds itself confronting.

As we start to seek safety from ourselves.

And so begin to ask, who are we?

And as leaders, how can we better see others around us, so as to serve them better and so further nurture individual and collective growth ... yes/no/maybe? 

I'm a dreamer ... jaja

And this is the start of the conversation 😄

Or perhaps the beginning of a dream.