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Empathy In Tech is an intentionally diverse and inclusive space for people who care about empathy and technology to collaborate, share, and learn.
Through our podcast, events, and online community, we work to accelerate the responsible adoption of empathy in the tech industry to help humanity solve our most pressing and complex problems.
Recent Episodes
Sept. 12, 2024
AI Meets The Enterprise with John Willis
DevOps pioneer John Willis talks about his journey through decades of changes in the IT industry, the rise of Artificial Intelligence, and the people behind it. LINKS John's LinkedIn John's books Deming's 14 Points / video A…
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Sept. 4, 2024
Who is "The Business"?
What do we mean when we talk about what "The Business" wants? Aren't we part of the business? If not us then who? Andrea and Ray discuss the tension between roles, and the alienation experienced from both sides.
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Aug. 28, 2024
Are GUIs Anti-Social?
Does accessibility put up it's own kind of wall? Andrea and Ray discuss how GUIs are arguably more AND less "social" than alternatives such as textual interfaces like scripting. LINKS CoRecursive Episode "Navigating Corporat…
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Aug. 22, 2024
Empathy and Organizational Effectiveness with Belle Walker
Systems can be more efficient when empathy is a part of their design. Andrea and Ray interview Belle Walker to learn how she uses empathy to take companies "from Friction to Function."
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Aug. 14, 2024
Building Inclusive Cultures with Minette Norman
Minette Norman is an award-winning author, speaker, and leadership consultant who previously spent decades leading global technical teams in the Silicon Valley software industry. Her most recent position before starting her …
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Aug. 8, 2024
Star Trek and Empathy Stereotypes
Andrea and Ray explore perspectives of empathy in the pop psyche through the portrayals of characters Deanna Troi and Data on Star Trek: The Next Generation! LINKS Jamil Zaki on the Roddenberry Hypothesis SWE-Agent paper rea…
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About the Hosts
Andrea Goulet
Andrea Goulet is on a mission to change the way the world thinks about empathy by leading a scientific revolution and making empathy a core technical skill for all technologists. She is a sought-after international keynote speaker, experienced software entrepreneur, author, and award-winning industry leader.
Ray Myers
Legacy code expert and skeptical enthusiast for AI who has been a Software Engineering tech lead in four industries. Ray writes about the future of software maintenance at Mender.AI and co-hosts the Empathy In Tech podcast.