As #HumansOfIT, we are privileged to be in a flourishing tech industry abundant with resources. Yet, not everyone has access to the same opportunities that we do. As technologists, we have a responsibility to use our tech superpowers for good. At the end of the day, we all want meaningful careers that go beyond the 9-5pm as well. Want to establish a culture of kindness within your local community? Join Dux Raymond Sy in this interactive session to learn the 5 steps to fostering a culture of kindness and giving back organically in your local community. You’ll walk away with a handy toolkit to build more trust, innovation, camaraderie, and engagement within your local community or company.

2. Practicing Kindness in Tech:
5 Steps to Build a Culture of Giving Back
and Helping Others in the Community
https://youtu.be/i2cC_lH1xuY

3. “If you perform random acts of kindness
for two minutes a day for twenty-one
days, you can actually retrain your brain
to be more positive”
- Sean Anchor

4. Kindness is
the quality of
being friendly,
generous, and
considerate.

5. Benefits of Being Kind

8. What’s your cause?
Volunteer your expertise
Be consistent

9. My Story

11. Step 2: Involve your community
Support a common cause
Establish goals
Continuously evolve

13. Find a tech mentor via the
Community Mentors Mobile App!
Simply scan the QR codes here:
iOS Android
What’s
YOUR story?
Share it with the
world!

14. Step 3: Engage your company
Identify organizational value
Set standards and guidelines
Be inclusive

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17. Step 4: Promote kindness
Inspire & motivate others
Showcase impact
Share best practices

19. Empathy is essential
Find common ground
Be authentic
Step 5: Meet People in their Onlyness

20. “Onlyness, each of us stands
in a spot in the world only
you stand in, a function of
your history and experience,
visions and hopes.”
- Nilofer Merchant

22. Start with yourself
Involve your community
Engage your company
Promote kindness
Meet people in their
onlyness

24. Gracias
Merci
Ευχαριστώ

25. Let’s Connect
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