2022 Agenda
Aspiration events are first and foremost convened to strengthen the ties and social networks of technology practitioners in the nonprofit/nongovernmental sectors.
The #npdev session list is co-developed with participants, facilitators, and partners in the time leading up to and during the Festival. We strongly encourage you to join in the fun at this unique and interactive gathering!
The agenda is designed and facilitated using Aspiration's unique participatory model, in an environment where powerpoint slides are discouraged and dialogue and collaboration drive the learning.
Our philosophy centers around getting participants into small-group discussions where they can discuss topics they are passionate about and get answers to their questions and curiosities. Sessions at Aspirations have particular traits; we de-emphasize presentations and lecture, and instead focus on "break-out" sessions that are self-organized whenever possible .
Wednesday November 16
Opening Circle
Around the World
Lunch
Working Sessions I
- What EFF is up to and how you can get involved 2022
- Open data and open source strategies for reducing poverty
- Performance evaluations that do not suck
- Anticipating the death of corporate social media
- Developing meaningful virtual connections with remote work
- Data strategies to power divestment movements
- Exploring the meaning of the word LEADERSHIP in movements contexts
Closing Circle
Happy Hour
Thursday, November 17
Opening Circle
Working Sessions II
- Digital security practitioner circle
- Visioning and building the infrastructure we need
- Change management
- Mastodon
- Assistive technology for deep change
- Technology and mental health
- Comparing positive future visions
- Empowering pathways for learning
Lunch
Working Sessions III
- Learning from your users
- Fundraising and power
- Building technology skills within your organization
- Navigating mid-career years
- The role of techies in decolonization efforts
- Data, coalitions, and movements to address social determinants of health
- Project management
- Building asynchronous relationships
- Re-decentralizing decentralization
- Narrative strategy
Closing Circle
Self-organized dinners, drinks and other fun
Official Dev Summit dinner destination: Shan Dong 328 10th St, Oakland, CA 94607