We have often spoken about the critical need for different viewpoints in technology. Most companies you look at these days have Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives. But, it is often easy said than done. Today we are going to be talking about how to bring it all together and learn from our mistakes. We are also going to take a look at the recent issues at Basecamp, and where they went wrong.

We are talking with Sejal Thakkar, who is the Chief Civility Officer at her company TrainXtra. She bills herself as a Legal Training Ninja, TEDx Speaker, and Master Juggler. We are going to hear about her journey, what makes her passionate about social justice and how she helps companies pursue a more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.

Here are some ways to help with the COVID relief effort in India:

Direct Relief: https://secure.directrelief.org/site/Donation2?df_id=2924&mfc_pref=T&2924.donation=form1

Oxygen for India: https://cddep.org/

Project HOPE: https://secure.projecthope.org/site/SPageNavigator/2021_04_India_COVID_Response_unr.html?s_subsrc=hh1

Association for India’s Development: https://aidindia.org/donate/covid-relief-fund/https://aidindia.org/donate/covid-relief-fund/

The American India Foundation: https://aif.org/donate/covid-19-response/

The Indian Red Cross Society: https://www.indianredcross.org/ircs/COVID19Donate

You can find more ways to help here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-to-help-india-during-its-covid-surge-12-places-you-can-donate

If you want to find Sejal, she is at:

https://linkedin.com/in/sejalthakkar

Her company’s website is at: trainxtra.com

Sejal’s TEDx talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/sejal_thakkar_the_pain_power_and_paradox_of_bias/up-next?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

The Verge article on Basecamp: https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/3/22418208/basecamp-all-hands-meeting-employee-resignations-buyouts-implosion

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