Building Community
summary
Argues that small, concrete actions drive retention: building Elixir Bridge — free workshops with childcare and install help — proves that invitations, mentorship coffees, passing tasks to less-visible teammates, explicit codes of conduct, and regular retros increase confidence and participation. Cites research showing decisions form 7–10 seconds before awareness and that loss aversion appears even in monkeys, so biases are deep; a Tech Leavers study finds 37% leaving due to unfair treatment. Recommends modeling vulnerability, clarifying expectations, and intentionally granting access.
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chapters (25)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:39GOLD SPONSOR
- 1:11ELIXIR CHAMPION SPONSORS
- 4:22PASSED DOWN THE CODE...
- 7:10ABOUT HOW WE BUILD COMMUNITY
- 10:21TAKE A STEP BACK
- 12:07THE INTUITVE PART IS IN CONTROL
- 13:12THE PROBLEM BEGINS
- 14:52RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO LOSSES THAN GAINS
- 16:26EMPOWERED TO MAKE DECISIONS WHEN THEY FEEL CONFIDENT
- 16:58WHO FEELS WELCOME?
- 18:12ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH THE TERM STATUS DISTANCE?
- 20:57HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY
- 21:14HUMANS ARE TERRIBLE AT MAKING DECISIONS
- 22:08PROVIDING AN ENVIRONMENT FOR FOLKS TO ENTER
- 23:03CREATING A SAFE SPACE
- 23:16CODE OF CONDUCT
- 23:54CLEAR EXAMPLES OF WHAT IS EXPECTED
- 24:19GREY AREA
- 28:02ACCESSIBILITY
- 29:05LANGUAGE MATTERS
- 31:17OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT
- 33:04OUR CODE IS BIASED
- 33:54TO BUILD EFFECTIVE TOOLS...
- 34:11UNLESS THE FOLKS BUILDING THE TOOLS REFLECT THE COMMUNITIES FACING THE PROBLEM
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