Let’s Rawk The Web - A Manifesto
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1) The document introduces the concept of "Rawk The Web", a manifesto aimed at increasing diversity in the tech industry by encouraging more voices from varied backgrounds. 2) It notes a lack of diversity at many tech conferences and calls for more inclusion to foster innovation. 3) The manifesto provides guidance on getting started, including getting clear on goals, gaining inspiration from others, getting support, and developing a plan to create content, build connections, propose ideas, and promote one's work.
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Let’s Rawk The Web - A Manifesto
- 1. Let’s Rawk The Web A Manifesto Denise Jacobs / /Girl Geek Dinners Miami / / July 2011
- 2. Rawk The Tweets Who’s Rawkin’: @denisejacobs The Venue: @miamishared #girlgeekmiami What I’m rawkin’ about: @rawktheweb #rawktheweb
- 3. “This one goes to 11” Author + Speaker & Trainer + Pan-Creative = RAWK! http://www.flickr.com/photos/aarronwalter/4629078087/
- 4. man·i·fes·to [man-uh-fes-toh], noun a public declaration of motives, opinions, intentions, and/or objectives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization. from It. Manifesto, 1644 "public declaration explaining past actions and announcing the motive for forthcoming ones," from L. manifestus. - Dictionary.com
- 5. Typical tech conference line-up
- 9. Tech company startup crews http://www.technologyreview.com/web/24555/
- 10. There is plenty of diversity http://www.flickr.com/photos/ejflavors/3367083875/
- 11. Some There is plenty of diversity ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ejflavors/3367083875/
- 12. Some There is plenty of diversity ^ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ejflavors/3367083875/
- 13. There are diverse web experts Divya Manian Dan Mall Lea Verou @nimbui @danmall @leaverou
- 14. So…what gives?
- 15. FOWA Miami 2009 • At FOWA 2009, Kristina Halvorson pulled a surprise in her presentation and asked, “why am I the only woman on stage here?” http://www.flickr.com/photos/judxapp/3308023998/
- 16. • And today in 2011, I’m asking “why am I one of very few women of color on the stage at the And at present… conferences I present at?”
- 17. Much like Kristina… • I love guys. http://www.flickr.com/photos/judxapp/3307193183/
- 18. And just so you’re not confused… • I love (white) guys. whi t e) ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/judxapp/3307193183/
- 19. Honest! photo 2: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thereisnocat/4492069431/; all others are the author’s
- 20. Potatoes & the web industry
- 22. Exponential growth & influence http://www.infographic.nu/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/death-of-print.png
- 26. Globally pervasive 1) http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcmetroblogger/4731961032/, 2) http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcmetroblogger/3861295403/, 3) http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosipaw/5308977361/, 4) http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiwanja/3169449999/
- 27. Did you know? The number of books estimated at 130 million, while the number of of websites in 2008 was 160 million. Currently, there are ~20 billion pages on the web.
- 28. There are a LOT of different potatoes… http://www.flickr.com/photos/flatbushgardener/2105741902/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/aarronwalter/4629078087/
- 30. More voices to be heard http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynneluvah/3365184823/
- 31. (and diversity)
- 32. Let’s Rawk the Web 1. Why 2. Where (to start) 3. How 4. What 5. When
- 34. • Lament in the industry for several years now • Lack of role models can discourage potentials • Diversity of voices encourages innovation • Why Not?
- 35. “I go to only a small fraction of conferences and what do I see? The same handful of speakers….few new faces, fewer new ideas, rarely anything new to learn.” - Nick Finck “Beyond the A-List, Diversity in the Web Community” February 2007
- 36. A diversity of voices encourages innovation http://www.flickr.com/photos/shirinwiniger/3680885289/
- 39. • Get clear • Get inspired • Get support • Get a plan & a system in place
- 40. Get clear http://www.jenseninman.com/convergese & http://makeawesomeness.com/
- 41. Get inspired • rtw, bbw, girls in tech, ggd, conferences, etc. http://royhoes.deviantart.com/art/Out-of-Inspiration-85588391
- 42. Get support • Get support http://www.flickr.com/photos/kara_allyson/5358611092/
- 43. Get a plan & a system in place http://www.flickr.com/photos/mozi/401717944/
- 45. • Do • Document • Deliver/Disseminate/Distribute
- 50. “I don’t know enough” http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuant63/2908064018/
- 51. “They’ll discover that I’m a fraud”
- 52. “I’m skurred”
- 54. • Create/develop – content, brand/reputation, audience/platform/following • Connect & collaborate • Propose • Promote
- 55. • Create/develop – content, brand/reputation, audience/platform/following Create/develop http://www.flickr.com/photos/kenturamon/83083170/
- 57. • Propose Propose http://www.flickr.com/photos/junkchest/47929871/
- 61. Not about “Viva La Raza”` Photo by Carlos Miller, 2011
- 62. Nor is it about ego
- 63. Visible presence has effects
- 64. Both overt and subtle
- 65. (One of) My goal(s) http://www.flickr.com/photos/mjlaflaca/317471107/
- 66. Change mental image to this: Femi Adesina J. Smith Tiffany B. Brown @designjuju @mrjsmith @webinista
- 67. Conference line-ups more like this:
- 69. Bring out inner rawkstars http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/2761300969/
- 70. http://www.flickr.com/photos/8286330@N03/4322042366/ Now’s the time
- 71. Change the world for the better http://www.flickr.com/photos/sepblog/3527804859/
- 72. Ready to Rawk? RawkTheWeb.com Twitter.com/RawkTheWeb Launching: Fall/Winter 2011 Used with permission: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cindyli/5525695760/