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SXSW Takeaway #5: Fostering Spaces for Feminine Innovation

“For where there’s will, there’s women. And where there’s women, there is forever a way.” — Amanda Gorman

Apr 11

SXSW Takeaway #5: Fostering Spaces for Feminine Innovation

Apr 11

SXSW Takeaway #4: Rewriting the Entrepreneurship Playbook

Because sacrificing everything shouldn’t be the price of building something meaningful.

Apr 10

SXSW Takeaway #4: Rewriting the Entrepreneurship Playbook

Apr 10

SXSW Takeaway #3: Building a More Interdisciplinary Future

One of the most energizing through-lines at SXSW this year wasn’t tied to a specific keynote or speaker, but emerged across multiple…

Apr 9

SXSW Takeaway #3: Building a More Interdisciplinary Future

Apr 9

SXSW Takeaway #2: The Power of Open Source

What we build — and how we build it — shapes who it serves.

Apr 8

SXSW Takeaway #2: The Power of Open Source

Apr 8

SXSW Takeaway #1: Always Keep Your North Star on the Radar

One of the biggest takeaways from SXSW this year came from a deceptively simple question Brené Brown shared during a session:

Apr 6

SXSW Takeaway #1: Always Keep Your North Star on the Radar

Apr 6

We Are Watching Eliza Bright Reflection

I had the good fortune to speak with A.E. Osworth about their book We Are Watching Eliza Bright as part of the Virginia Festival of Book…

Jul 11, 2021

We Are Watching Eliza Bright Reflection

Jul 11, 2021

Tell Your Story: #CWITSummit2020 Reflection

What’s your story? I want my story to be about making a positive impact at the intersection of technology, education, and social justice.

Nov 16, 2020

Tell Your Story: #CWITSummit2020 Reflection

Nov 16, 2020

Book Club Reflection: Stamped

This summer I feel like I have been participating in the great unlearning about the history of race in America. I didn’t realize how…

Aug 21, 2020

Book Club Reflection: Stamped

Aug 21, 2020

our children, their future

The children are our future. It is a common theme we hear throughout childhood and we espouse in adulthood. During my childhood, I…

Jun 8, 2020

our children, their future

Jun 8, 2020

What can I do?

Words don’t often fail me, but they are failing me now as I watch this moment of murder, protest, rhetoric and violence unfold on all my…

Jun 2, 2020

Jun 2, 2020

Kim Wilkens

Kim Wilkens

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Tech-Girls founder (tech-girls.org), Global Center for Equitable CS Education director (globalcsed.org), Roversa Robotics co-founder (roversa.com)

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