Panel Discussion: Metrics that Matter: How to Forge More Diverse, Inclusive Communities
summary
CHAOSS D&I working group defines a goal–question–metric approach and seven focus areas (event diversity, contributor diversity, communication inclusivity, recognition, leadership/governance, project/community) and publishes community-curated metrics; practical results include tracking retention (benchmarks shown around 10–11 months vs later 14–15 months in one study), tooling like owners files automation to record maintainers and a removable-owner PR, and operational practices such as a new contributor workshop, mentorship, translations, and efforts to measure non‑code contributions.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introductions
- 8:15Whats your background
- 14:10Code and noncode contributions
- 20:31Opensource journey
- 22:02What made it so well coming
- 25:08Diversity and inclusion
- 27:31Metrics and inclusion
- 30:35Feedback from people leaving the community
- 33:51How to diversify your panel
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