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Ever wondered what it is about open source software that makes people want to give so freely of their time? Well, this podcast for open-source contributors, future, past and present, by open-source contributors, is your one-stop shop to answering that question. We meet fortnightly to discuss all things open-source; everything from the work itself to the communities we find ourselves in. Expect insight, ideas and idle chatter from four experienced developers: Lotte Pitcher, Carole Logan, Laur ...
In each episode of Unique Contributions, we bring you closer to some of the most interesting people from around our business working on industry-shaping issues that matter. We explore how they and we collectively as a business, create a positive impact on society through our knowledge, resources and skills. This is what we call our “unique contributions”. In this series, we explore the issue of trust: how can we build trust in data and technology and help create a world that works for everyo ...
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The Defined Benefit Retirement Is A Million Dollars More Efficient Than A Defined Contribution Plan
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This conference took place in the Royal Irish Academy on May 7 2013. The conference sought to strengthen the profile and advance the research agenda of the Humanities and qualitative Social Sciences within the framework of Horizon 2020. The central objective of this event was to give prominence to previously neglected aspects of the Humanities and Social Sciences as the means of identifying 'alternative competences' and demonstrating their central value with regard to cultural, social and ec ...
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Spark your enthusiasm! Speaking and attending an in-person Umbraco innovation conference
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In this episode we chat about the recent Umbraco Spark Innovation Conference that we all attended in person in Bristol. Plot-spoil: it was awesome! Carole, Laura and Lotte were on the speakers list so we discuss the talks they gave, everyone's highlights from the day, and just how good it is to be with other Umbracians again. Roll on Codegarden! Vi…
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“I am lucky to be alive” – Alicia Kozak, child abduction survivor and online safety campaigner shares her story.
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Alicia’s story is a rare story of survival. Twenty years ago, Alicia was abducted and raped by a man she met in an online chatroom. She was just 13 at the time. Her ordeal lasted four days, which was the time it took for the FBI to track down her kidnapper. Since her rescue, Alicia has devoted her life to fighting child predators and educating chil…
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The biggest heist in American history
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Our largest and most vital US public government programs — food stamps (SNAP), Medicaid, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), unemployment insurance and even the tax system — are being systematically plundered by domestic and transnational criminals who are intent on disrupting our way of life. Woody Talcove knows this because for 14 yea…
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The new people trends post Covid - a perspective
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As a global organisation with 33,000 people across 40 countries, how do we make sure we continue to attract, retain and develop talent? How do we adapt to new employee expectations? How do we create a working environment that is inclusive, embraces diversity of thought and allows people to have long and rewarding careers? In this episode, Rose Thom…
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S4 Ep1: Authentic Boundaries
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We take a look back at the best of 2022 (spoiler alert, July was THE month for us) and look forward to 2023. We discuss how we plan to spend our energy and how to do so without draining our reserves. Which conferences will we get to this year and what exactly is an 'authentic boundary?' We are also joined by Allen Smith, the newest addition to the …
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The healthcare renaissance is here. How the use of data improves health outcomes
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Some people are blessed with good health, others are not. But health is not just a factor of physical condition. There are many underlying community-wide social and economic conditions in which people are born, live and work that impact health outcomes. This is what is commonly referred to as social determinants of health. Taking these into account…
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Responsible AI and Ethics - what it means in practice, with Kirk Borne, AI Influencer
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In this second episode, YS Chi explores the subject of Artificial Intelligence and Ethics, also sometimes called Responsible AI. Like any technology gaining prominence, there is both substance and fuzziness to be found in discussions around AI. There are also many grey areas that are sometimes presented as black and white. Vijay Raghavan, chief tec…
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Is there a Rule of Law crisis?
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To mark the launch of our third series of Unique Contributions, our host, YS Chi, explores the issue of the Rule of Law and how to make it universal and relevant for everyone. YS Chi asks Ian McDougall, general counsel of LexisNexis Legal & Professional and president of LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation, if there's a Rule of Law crisis? And if so, …
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S3 Ep4: Culture - more than just a hoodie
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Having a good workplace culture leads to happy, productive developers. But what makes it 'good'? It’s not the same for everyone. We talk about workplace culture and the different environments we’ve witnessed from Silicon Valley to Denmark via the UK... We also chat vegetables (of course), paddle boarding and the tennis/squash hybrid called padel! W…
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S3 Ep3: The Codegarden Effect
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We are back and chatting about our (hybrid) attendance at Umbraco Codegarden conference. Join us as we interview some remote conference attendees on how the event was for them. Let us know what you think #theCodegardenEffect is! If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @candidcontribs, email hello@candidcontributions.com or …
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S3 Ep2: Breaking barriers with Maria Naggaga
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We’re very excited to be joined by Maria Naggaga from Microsoft for this episode. Maria has been breaking down barriers both personally, being a woman of colour in tech, and professionally with projects focused on making it easier for people to learn and use .NET. We discuss her achievements at Microsoft, what it’s like working in open source on su…
We are back!... and little rusty at this podcasting thing! In this episode we catch up with what we have been up to in open source since last time, discuss Umbraco 9 and .Net 6 releases, real life conference attendance, aswell as the now traditional neuroscience and vegetable updates. * https://umbraco.com/blog/migrating-from-umbraco-8-on-premises-…
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S2 Ep15: The domain name graveyard of hopes and dreams
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This week we chat about finishing things - and in some cases struggling to finish them! Tune in to hear us chat about shipping minimum viable products, using to-do lists to get that "finished a task" feeling and navigating side projects when there's so many interesting technologies to try. If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can twe…
A sea change is occurring within the air travel industry. From last minute bookings to reduced business travel and new efficiencies aligned to sustainability targets, new travel patterns are emerging. Which of these will remain permanent beyond the pandemic and how will the industry rebuild better? In this 10th and final episode of Season 2, YS Chi…
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Culture and the future of work
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How do you build a workplace culture and why does it matter? As business leaders grapple with retaining talent, inclusion and wellbeing, building a culture centered around purpose is top of mind. In this episode, YS Chi speaks with Rashelle Cejo, vice president of human resources for LexisNexis Asia and RELX shared service centre in the Philippines…
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S2 Ep14: Kind but bad-ass
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This week we get together for a post-codegarden natter. How did we experience the conference from afar and from behind the scenes? Listen to find out. Naturally, we talk veg, because it's us, a bit of football and we also talk about representation, why it matters and how the most recent event fared with it. If you have any feedback, comments or que…
Farmers and growers are at the forefront of what is perhaps the world’s biggest challenge. How do you feed a growing world population expected to reach 9.6bn by 2050 while available arable land is reducing and environmental constraints are increasing? How can we help the farmers and growers who put food on our plates? In this episode, YS Chi speaks…
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Connecting purpose and profit
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In this episode, YS Chi speaks with Márcia Balisciano, global head of corporate responsibility at RELX. Márcia joined RELX 18 years ago to establish a ‘global community programme’ which the then CEO thought would be a two-year gig. At the time, terms like ‘ESG’ (Environmental, Social and Governance) or ‘CR’ (Corporate Responsibility) hadn’t yet mad…
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Fostering inclusive travel experiences
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In this episode, YS Chi speaks with Simon Mayle, event director of the International Luxury Travel Market events in the Americas and PROUD Experiences. Born in a family of pioneer travel experts, Simon dedicated his professional life to creating better travel experiences for the discerning LGBTQ+ and luxury travel communities. Through his personal …
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S2 Ep13: Is it Codegarden yet?
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This week we chat about the upcoming annual Umbraco festival-unconference-global-knowledge-share-party, more commonly known at Umbraco Codegarden! We talk about some of the pros and cons of virtual events and how they play out and have a good ol' reminisce about times when we used to see each other in real life at conferences. Join us for a chat ab…
In this episode, YS Chi speaks with Brian Brittain, chief operating officer of Reed Exhibitions. In a normal year, the organisation runs over 400 events across all continents. During the pandemic, it has had to navigate show cancellations and moving event dates. But sometimes crisis creates opportunities. We hear from Brian how the company has acce…
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Artificial intelligence and the future of law
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Gender balance in the world of Artificial Intelligence is work in progress. But female role models do exist. In this episode, YS Chi speaks with one of them. Min Chen is a computer scientist leading a team of around 250 technologists and software engineers focused on applying machine learning, natural language processing and other advanced technolo…
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S2 Ep12: Stop, Collaborate and Listen!
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Over 30 years ago Vanilla Ice told us to "Stop, Collaborate and Listen". Considering Ice Ice Baby hit the charts the year before Linus Torvalds released the Linux kernel, Robert Van Winkle (aka Mr Ice) won't have been talking about open source development. But maybe he was onto something... Join us as we discuss why we should all stop, collaborate …
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Reflections of a reluctant leader - with John Pham, editor of Cell
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In this episode, YS Chi speaks with John Pham, the editor in chief of Cell, one of the world’s leading scientific journals. He is just the fourth person to lead the journal in its 47-year history. Here is the remarkable story of the youngest son of Vietnamese immigrants who, until recently, never imagined himself as leader, let alone as the editor …
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S2 Episode 11: It's just sparkling consequences
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This week we talk about growing. In public! Hw do we grow when people are watching. Is it worth the risk? We also take a look at the recent Basecamp debacle and the missed opportunity for public growth there. Or was it...? You'll also be pleased to learn that we will keep you up to date on our fruit and veg patch because seriously, how can you not …
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Race, racism and social justice
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To mark the launch of our second series of Unique Contributions, YS Chi speaks with one of the most influential Blacks in corporate America, Femi Richards, about race, racism and social justice. Femi has a courageous conversation about his personal and family experience of racism and what it means to be black in America today. As the co-founder and…
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Inclusion & Diversity - with Kumsal Bayazit, CEO of Elsevier
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How do you build trust? How do you meaningfully advance inclusion and diversity? In this episode, YS Chi speaks with Kumsal Bayazit, the first female CEO in Elsevier’s 140-year history, about her learnings and insights into building trust and creating an inclusive mindset. Kumsal tells us how her upbringing in Istanbul shaped her commitment to incl…
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S2 Episode 10: Can pigeons procrastinate?
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Join us this week for a chat around procrastination. Why do we do it? Is it laziness or weakness? (Spoiler: no!) How can we get around it, and what does it mean in the world of technology and open source? Tune in to find out, as well as to potentially answer any questions you may have around growing asparagus! Also, remember to listen out for a cam…
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S2 Ep 9: Coding in someone else's kitchen
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How do we learn new frameworks? What are the big shifts in technology we've experienced so far? Listen to find out the answers and how we are getting up to speed with latest in Umbraco .Net Core migration. If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @candidcontribs, email hello@candidcontributions.com or join the Umbraco Commun…
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S2 Ep8: Why did the Java developer wear glasses?
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We're back from a break, and talking about humour. Should we be funny in work situations? How do you avoid getting it wrong? What does having a sense of humour even mean? We all need more levity in our lives. Using humour can be incredibly powerful, but also quite risky. According to 'Humor Seriously' there are four primary humour styles: the Stand…
Happy New Year, and welcome to our “New” episode! Join us to hear what things lie ahead in 2021, including a very exciting Umbraco-related update from Emma... We muse on what community might look like this year, and how meetups could adapt to a more virtual world. The episode was recorded a few days after the fatal events at the US Capitol on Jan 6…
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Jelena Sevo - Driver of diversity of thought
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To conclude the first series of our Unique Contributions podcast, YS speaks to Jelena Sevo about diversity, inclusion and innovation, and what it means to be one of the most senior women at RELX. In her conversation, Jelena makes the business case for diversity and shares her insights into what more can be done to bring down the remaining barriers …
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Anna Dycheva-Smirnova - Leader of positivity
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Much has been discussed about the events industry during the pandemic. In this episode, YS explores with Anna Dycheva-Smirnova the lasting impact of shows on local economies and what it takes to be a leader in this industry. Anna discusses how authenticity, sincerity and openness have informed her leadership style with both clients and employees. H…
In our final episode of our first year as a podcast, we have 2 special guests. We are joined by Ilham Boulghallat from Umbraco HQ and Henk Boelman from Microsoft to discuss leading open source communities. If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @candidcontribs, email hello@candidcontributions.com or join the Umbraco Commun…
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Stephen Topliss - Tackling cybercrime
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In this episode, YS Chi talks to Stephen Topliss about cybercrime. They discuss how online fraud has evolved and how modern technology is now helping to combat it. They explore the need to balance convenience with safety to protect younger generations, and take a look at Stephen's inspiring journey which has included stops as a linguist and a space…
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Gaythri Raman - Rule of Law campaigner
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What is the rule of law, what does it mean in practice and why does it matter? Gaythri Raman has dedicated a large part of her career to advance the rule of law. In this episode, YS asks Gaythri what it takes to meaningfully advance the rule of law around the world and about the role that technology can play in that journey. Based in South East Asi…
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Rhett Alden - Improving patients' lives
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In this episode, YS Chi talks to Rhett Alden who joined Elsevier with “the idea, the expectation, that we’re really going to do something significant in the healthcare space to improve patients’ lives”. YS asks Rhett how it was possible to make such quick progress with the Covid vaccines, how to continue the push for more open access to information…
Recorded soon after the Biden Trump election, we discuss how democratic open source is, and how much it should be. We also talk about the influence of technology and social media on our news consumption and how that influences the opinions we form and, ultimately, how we end up voting. Plus a healthy amount of tangential chatter including a whirlwi…
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Dean Curtis - Learning from sports
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In this episode, YS Chi speaks to Dean Curtis about his unconventional professional journey which has seen him skip university, start a career in finance, move into professional soccer coaching at major UK clubs including Tottenham Hotspur, and then onto risk and compliance. Today, he’s leading two growing businesses that provide data and analytics…
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Lance Fensterman - Pop culture fanatic
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In this episode, YS Chi speaks to Lance Fensterman, pop culture fanatic, entrepreneur and global head of Reed POP. ReedPOP celebrates pop culture around the world and runs events like New York Comic Con, EGX Berlin, the Minecraft Festival and the Star Wars Celebration to name just a few. As a leader in an affected industry, YS asks Lance about the …
PIVOT! This episode we are discussing pivoting: code approaches, career changes, tech stacks. * CanConUmbrackathon guestbook mushroom field: https://candidcontributions.com/umbrackathon/status/ * Umbraco Community teams: https://umbraco.com/blog/the-community-teams-applications-20202021/ * DotNetConf: https://www.dotnetconf.net/ Next time we'll dis…
In this episode we discuss standards: coding standards, team/community standards, personal standards. Join us as we talk all this and more, including plans for our upcoming hackathon, 🎵 The CanCon Umbrackathon 🎵, on Friday 16th and Saturday 17th October. Next episode will be: Pivot If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @c…
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S2 Ep2: Contribution
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There are many ways to contribute to open source, do non code contributions get enough credit? What are people's motivations for participating in Hacktoberfest? Does the initiative actually have a negative impact? What can you get back from contributing, and where do we think our own contributions have most value? Join us as we talk all this and mo…
We are back for a second series! Join Carole, Emma, Laura & Lotte for a chat on all things tech & open source. This episode we discuss Intent and how it can impact users of technology and even politics. Links: * The Social Dilemma - https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81254224 * Happy Healthy Minds - https://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/happy-healthy-…
This is our end of series special where we recap on the *journey* we've been on (you know how much Em loves that word). We listen back to our favourite clips from the series including guest interviews and ideas we've shared. We think back to what we lived about series 1 and what we look forward to in series 2. We'll be back soon!…
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Episode 16: Feedback
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In this episode we discuss feedback: why it's important, how to give and get feedback productively. If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @candidcontribs, email hello@candidcontributions.com or join the Umbraco Community slack channel #candid-contributions Links: * Radical Candor: https://www.radicalcandor.com/ * Let it G…
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Episode 15: Empathy
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In this episode we discuss empathy, what it means and how we can learn to think of experiences of others in our techy day jobs and generally in the world. If you have any feedback, comments or questions you can tweet us @candidcontribs, email hello@candidcontributions.com or join the Umbraco Community slack channel #candid-contributions Links: * ht…
In this episode we discuss bias: what it means, why we all have it, and some of the different types that there are, including unconscious bias and stereotype threat. It can effect datasets and then lead to (at best) unexpected and (at worst) disastrous results. Would 'blind' pull requests be a good idea for dev teams, or an open source community su…
This week we talk about what is happening in the world right now. There are a number of resources mentioned in this episode which are summarised below. If there is anything we are missing, please let us know! - Nadiya Hussein on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CBWjzNhjyWF/?igshid=1x21julnl4lsi - Brene Brown with Ibram X. Kendi: https://podca…
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Episode 12: Adventure
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This episode "adventure", where the discussion points where submitting via PR in a "choose your own adventure" style. In our first live recorded episode at CodePatch, the 2 day Umbraco community event, we are joined by a lovely audience who contribute to the conversation. CodePatch was on May 29th & May 30th, more information here: https://candidco…
