Innovation For All - Diversity in Tech and Business

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It's illegal for Uber workers to strike. Marshall Steinbaum explains why. (Really though, WHY?) Jul 10, 2019

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"Set the market and work when and how you like. You have complete control." At least that is what gig economy companies like Uber would have you believe. In this episode of the Innovation For All podcast, Sheana speaks with Marshall Steinbaum, Assistant Professor of Economics at University of Utah, to talk about the pitfalls of the gig economy. Find out how employers can have control over the workforce without being a monopoly and how gig workers may be getting the short end of the stick.

You’ll learn:

Why did Uber driver’s strike?
What makes the gig economy examples more complex?
What is the difference between the gig economy labor and employment relationships?
What should an independent contractor relationship look like?
What are the markers of employer and employee relationships as opposed to independent contractor relationship?
How does antitrust factor in to these issues?
Proposed solutions to the gig economy and labor laws
How these companies exercise control over their underrepresented workers

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What’s in those terms of service we agree to? Featuring Nate Beard Jul 03, 2019

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What’s really in online terms of service that we agree to? Nate Beard joins Sheana to talk about where these terms of service come from and what’s in them. Find out what rights we may be sacrificing while using social media platforms in this episode of the Innovation For All Podcast.

In this episode you’ll learn:

What’s in Terms of Service and do we really understand them?
Problems that come with terms of service on social media
Ethics of Terms of Service
How restrictive are terms of service?
What rights are affected by TOS?
Speech on social media platforms
Privacy, ownership, and due process on social media platforms
Ways forward with Terms of Service

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The hiring process wasn't built for women. Katharine Zaleski of PowerToFly is changing that. Jun 19, 2019

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How can we build a more inclusive and productive workforce? In this episode of the Innovation For All podcast, Sheana speaks with Katherine Zaleski, one of the founders of Power To Fly. Katherine shares how Power To Fly is completely reinventing the traditional hiring process for companies to bring more women into the workplace and become more inclusive and diverse.

In this episode you will learn:

How is traditional work limiting?
How is Power to Fly addressing the gender pipeline problem?
How can remote work play a key role in helping women?
How can companies hire more diverse candidates?
Can the hiring process signal a non-inclusive environment?

Do you know someone who is working to build a more inclusive workplace? Text them a link to this episode. We can't grow without you!

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What does human-centered AI even mean? A very meta conversation with Josh Lovejoy. Jun 12, 2019

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"When a system begins to remember us forever, and wherever we go.... we will not be our true selves. We will be the self we know it’s okay to remember."
-- Josh Lovejoy, Principal design manager, ethics and society at Microsoft.

Josh Lovejoy believes that human-centered design thinking can change the world for the better; that by seeking to address the needs of people - especially those at the margins - in ways that respect, restore and augment their capabilities, we can invent forms of technological innovation that would have otherwise been invisible.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL HEAR:

What is a design ethicist?
How do autonomous AI systems take advantage of consumers?
What is predictive policing and how does it relate to AI ethics?
What is a deepfake?
What happens when you give up personal data in exchange for a more personalized tech experience?
Who should have the authority to make consequential decisions about AI?
Should diversity be a design goal?
How can designers avoid building uninclusive products?

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Making Products Inclusive, the Google Way feat. Reena Jana May 29, 2019

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How does Google make successful products when their users are infinitely diverse? Head of Product and Business Inclusion at Google, Reena Jana, shares the ways that this tech giant takes an inclusive approach to serve its users and be sensitive to different cultural norms. Reena shares how some of Google's best products were modified and improved through inclusive design and research practices.

You'll learn:

What is product inclusion?
Best practices to overcome product inclusion challenges
The benefits and challenges of handling inclusion on a global scale
How Reena forged her role as the head of product and business inclusion
Product Inclusion success stories and how the team develops these products
How machine learning is helping Product Inclusion
How the product development process prioritizes diversity at each level
Why diversity is valuable
Free tools Google offers to help product diversity and inclusion outside of their organization

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The 80/20 rule hurts everything from education to self-driving cars with Jutta Treviranus May 15, 2019

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Traditional approaches to business, design practices, and research can result in suboptimal or uninclusive systems. In this episode of Innovation for All, host Sheana Ahlqvist talks to Dr. Jutta Treviranus, Director of the Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University in Toronto. They discuss what inclusive design is, why it is so important, and how we can design systems that accommodate the diversity of the world. Dr. Treviranus also reimagines the future of education. They cover her efforts to incorporate inclusivity into the current change-resistant educational system, her “Unlearning and Questioning” course, and her most recent project: developing a lab school for inclusive life-long learning. (Original Airdate: 9/26/18)

YOU’LL LEARN:

How to use AR to combine real data with simulated data to create and experience new, imagined futures
What is the Pareto Principle (80/20 Principle)?
What are the real world consequences of ignoring the “20%”?
What is the Cobra Effect?

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VR-training against sexual harassment is not a gimmick, feat. Morgan Mercer of Vantage Point May 01, 2019

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Learn how Vantage Point is using VR to reduce sexual harassment at work through way, way better training. In this episode of Innovation For All, Sheana Ahlqvist speaks with Morgan Mercer, founder and CEO of Vantage Point. In this episode, you’ll learn: How Vantage Point leverages the benefits VR to combat sexual harassment; Examples of subtle & aggressive sexual harassment situations in the workplace; Why they take a bystander approach to training; Morgan (@themorganmercer) is product-enthusiast and idealist who founded the Virtual Reality immersive training company Vantage Point in 2017. Prior to founding Vantage Point, she concurrently served as the Head of Digital for an e-commerce startup and an Analyst for a digital agency where she has worked on high-profile contracts focused on attitude change and behavior change within the domain of complex social issues. Get shownotes for this and every episode at innovationforallcast.com. (Original Airdate: 11/30/18)
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How Meal Delivery Apps are Killing Your Favorite Restaurants feat. Chris Webb, CEO of ChowNow Apr 10, 2019

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Food delivery apps are putting mom and pop restaurants out of business. In this episode of Innovation For All, Chris Webb, CEO of ChowNow, shows the actual cost of meal delivery and how ChowNow is trying to mitigate those risks through an alternative business model.

You’ll learn:

How much food marketplaces charge the host restaurant, on top of the fees they charge the customer.
Does the restaurant know who is buying their food when ordered through a delivery app?
Why are restaurants willing to use delivery apps even when they are unprofitable?
What does a model that puts the restaurant first look like?

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From homeless to fashion-tech entrepreneur: Cassie Betts Apr 03, 2019

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Cassie Betts is the founder of District2.Co, a technology company that connects brands/designers with factories to streamline the manufacturing process, and Made In South LA (MISLA),

a DevShop Academy. Hear how Cassie went from being homeless to being called “The Woman Turning South LA into Startup Land” by Forbes.

You'll hear

How she went from coding her first computer game at 9 to being homeless at 19, and how she turned that all around.
How do you help protect the poor from being displaced through gentrification?
Why more money should be spent on technology bootcamps instead of other diversity initiatives.

Note: This episode uses includes explicit language and includes some difficult topics about Cassie’s past that may be uncomfortable for some listeners. Please use your discretion.

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What would ethical data practices look like? Feat. Amanda McGlothlin Mar 20, 2019

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"Tech should be built for good" says Amanda McGlothlin, co-founder and Chief Design Officer at HQ Network, a Los Angeles space start-up providing digital security products and services for individuals and businesses. As a leader in tech, Amanda believes that privacy is a fundamental human right. Hear her tactical, realistic approach to product design that truly protects the user's privacy.

In this episode you'll learn:

How ads and third-party trackers cost us money and make our technology less valuable.
The future of an ad-free user experience.
The new privacy laws that protect consumers from data breaches.
How companies can exercise more responsibility around their data practices to both protect the user and create success for their business.
What product managers and coders can do to support these companies who are willing to change their data practices for good.
What dark patterns are and how they apply to data and tracking.
Why it’s possible to collect data in moderation and still experience the benefits of analytics.
How consumers can protect their data and exercise safety while online.

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