by Derek Hoiem | Apr 23, 2020 | Blog1, calendar entry
Learn about how you can keep being in the “field” and managing data synthesis, visioning, and design work remotely. I’ll be sharing techniques and how to run some of the key techniques: Field interviews, interpretation sessions, affinity building, modeling and all...
by Shelley Wood | Sep 26, 2018 | Blog, Featured
In April I launched WITops.org, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is dedicated to developing knowledge and practical techniques to help technology companies engage and retain women and other diverse persons. We build actionable tested processes, techniques,...
by Shelley Wood | Sep 26, 2018 | Blog, Featured
Those of you who have followed Karen’s work over the years have watched her work focus change to shifting the paradigm for how companies address retaining women and diverse professionals in technology. Over the last four years, with the help of many volunteers,...
by Shelley Wood | Sep 25, 2018 | Blog, Featured
The International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/IEEE ITMC) is one of the premier conferences from the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society (IEEE TEMS). A paper co-written by Karen Holtzblatt and Nicola Marsden of Heilbronn...
by Shelley Wood | Jun 3, 2018
The International Conference on Engineering, Technology and Innovation (ICE/IEEE ITMC) is one of the premier conferences from the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society (IEEE TEMS). A paper co-written by Karen Holtzblattt and Nicola Marsden of Heilbronn...
by Shelley Wood | May 29, 2018 | Blog, calendar entry, Featured
At CHI 2017, Karen was honored to be a speaker at CHI Stories, a new venue where thought leaders shared personal stories of how they became involved in HCI and the experiences that shaped them. In this 10-minute video, Karen’s shares her story—One Woman’s Journey in...
by Shelley Wood | May 10, 2018 | calendar entry, Featured
Earlier this year, Karen was the keynote speaker at Cloud Foundry Summit’s Diversity Luncheon. Karen introduced the Women in Tech project and Action Framework, and then facilitated a panel discussion where women working to support diversity shared their own...
by Shelley Wood | May 1, 2018 | Blog
Hi Everyone, As you know, I’ve changed my work focus to shifting the paradigm for how companies address retaining women and diverse professionals in technology. Over the last four years, with the help of many volunteers, we’ve started initiatives that have led to...
by Shelley Wood | May 1, 2018
The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference is the world’s largest gathering of women technologists. It is produced by the Anita Borg Institute and presented in partnership with ACM. This year, Karen and Carol Farnsworth of Facebook will be...
by Shelley Wood | Apr 30, 2018 | calendar entry
In this recording of a YouTube Live Event, Karen covered the latest from the Women in High Tech Retention (WIT-R) Project. She introduced the key retention factors, and then shared some of the interventions, along with some exercises you can try out. Watch it here....
