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Cultivating Compassionate Tech Communities - April Wensel - AnxietyTech 2018

If you contribute to open source, attend meetups, or just exist in the tech industry, you are likely a member of multiple tech communities. Our communities can be an incredible source of strength and comfort. They can support our personal and professional growth while satisfying a universal human need for belonging. However, in tech, many of our communities have become exclusionary clubs with unnecessary and unfair barriers to participation. These hostile, ego-driven communities create ingroups and outgroups, causing shame and stress in members and non-members alike. Compassion is the key to creating more inclusive and supportive communities. Compassionate developer communities welcome newcomers, support the well-being of existing members, and contribute to positive change in society overall. As a tech community member, you’ll leave this talk equipped with practical tools for transforming your various communities in order to produce happier developers and ultimately, a more socially conscious tech industry.