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Tina Toucan provided extra diversity and fun!

Diversity in conference speakers == new ideas, more learning

August 15, 2018 / Lisa Crispin / conferences, continual improvement, diversity, inclusion, learning for testers, Uncategorized, women in agile / 2 Comments

I attended my first testing conference back in the early 90s. I can only remember one woman speaker, and she made such an impact on me, I still remember the session well – it was about how to test requirements. I have used those ideas ever since! Thanks in large part (in my opinion, anyway) […]

A group of friends at the hotel bar, might look like a clique to newbies

Inclusive Conferences

November 19, 2017 / Lisa Crispin / conferences, inclusion, inclusiveness, Uncategorized / 8 Comments

I went to my first testing conference back in the early 90s. I learned a lot, but I was too intimidated to try to “network” with anyone. The speakers seemed standoffish, the feeling I got was “You’re a nobody, so don’t try to talk to us.” Maybe that was an unfair interpretation on my part, […]

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