Creative and tech environments offer prime opportunities for technologist to become automatic contributors. How can leaders and managers help foster environments that are inclusive and innovative?

1. THE BLACK
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGIST
#blackCT
sxsw 2016

2. THE SIDEWALK EFFECT

3. –Johnny Appleseed
“Type a quote here.”
Charles Duncan
@sirchuancy
www.linkedin.com/in/charlesduncanjr

4. An Exciting (and sometimes challenging) Journey

5. 1
There is a career in
Creative Technology

6. +
Technical knowledge
& implementation
Conceptual thinking
& implementation

7. Source: President Obama’s TechHire Initiative - 03/09/2015
Currently over available IT jobs in america. The
average salary in a job that requires IT skills is higher
than the average American job.
50%
500,000

10. 2 Without mentorship,
Young people will suffer

11. – Elton Brand
“It’s about repaying what’s owed, about making sure that the
young men who follow in my footsteps get what they’re
entitled to (and what I haven’t always given them).”

14. Growing within industry

16. 3
Diversity affects
The Bottom Line

18. Core Innovation
vs.
New Growth Innovation

21. -Larry Page
“We’ve long believed that over time companies tend to get
comfortable doing the same thing, just making incremental
changes,” ….. “But in the technology industry, where revolutionary
ideas drive the next big growth areas, you need to be a bit
uncomfortable to stay relevant.”

22. THANK YOU