Community Leaders Roundtable
summary
Panel documents concrete moves not platitudes: an internal UX program launched four years ago that scales as the org grows roughly fortyfold, a retreat model built for women and non-binary leaders that actually runs in the desert, a coaching practice that sustains six to seven hour-long sessions a day, and grassroots organizing that sponsored 20 people to attend Remote Design Week. Tools named: Slack groups, book clubs, virtual retreats and resilience workshops, and an emphasis on sponsorship over mentorship.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Welcome
- 1:26Opening remarks
- 4:57Journeys to leadership
- 10:11Why community work matters
- 18:13Gardening metaphor
- 23:55Holding space
- 31:14From participant to leader
- 35:04Introversion in leadership
- 39:02DEI in design communities
- 43:54How the pandemic reshaped community perspectives
- 46:25Contributing at any stage
- 50:16Favorite communities
- 53:04Thriving communities
- 57:42Coming together in crisis
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