It is suggested that you read the following, as the presentation will begin where this ends. Thank you.
You are all leaders; in your families and your communities. You are responsible for helping others do and be better, not just for themselves, but for collective growth and well-being.
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.)
Moreover, we must then ask ourselves, does money equal success? Or does education guarantee success?
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 complex; 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?
And this is the start of the conversation :)
Agenda:
0-5m: Introductions
5-25m: Presentation
25-40m: Conversation
About Canin Carlos
I've been working with code since MySpace, and playing with Drupal since 2008 ... This talk is about tech as a community.
I will be presenting the core ideas behind, within and around, Manifesting Empathy & ForWhiteMenOnly for the first time publicly.
Though this conversation will be open to, and intended for, all.
The goal is to provide alternative ways of looking at diversity while providing a safe space for exploration and conversation. We'll explore ways to process diverse experiences, and gain tools to optimize growing with them.
I was adopted by Scandinavian farm-raised Evangelical upper-middle class Minnesotans, as an infant. I graduated K-12 from the "#1 Traditional School in the State of Minnesota", or something like that; and I now work as a web developer for a research institute at the UofM.
About 7 years ago I reconnected with my biological family; and by the time of this presentation, will hopefully have completed my degree in Economics, Statistics and Communications from the University of Minnesota.
Diversity cannot be taught, it can only be experienced. I am an experience, though have structured myself to be as educational and informative as possible in these conversations. So I am an experience that you will walk away from, not just with memories, but with tools for better-navigating an ever-diversifying world.
Vamo puesh, si o no?
Canin Carlos | DreamFreely
