PyData CarolinasSeptember 15, 2016

Data, decision making,

and being human

Carol Willing@willingcarol

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Welcome

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Qualitative data visualized.

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Let’s begin• Introduction to mentoring (illustrated)

• A story

• Why mentoring matters

• How to mentor

• A question

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– Margaret Daniels Tyler

“Encourage others to imagine the possible.”

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“Someday, each of you

will fly.”

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“Impossible. According to my

calculations... d = (g×t²)/2

In 2 seconds, I will drop over 19

meters. Splat.”

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“Look at Lorena Barba’s

notebook on aerodynamics. You can fly!”

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Life changing

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Transform

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– Margaret Daniels Tyler

“Encourage others to imagine the possible.”

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The story begins...

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1977

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1983

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expected outcome from data

• Graduate with honors • Pursue a PhD in

Electrical Engineering • Excel in digital

communications research

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Why am I...

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my data: four words

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Broken. Isolated. Stupid. Failure.

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Competent connected successful intact

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broken isolated stupid

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FAILURE

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Another data set

privilege

perfection

panic

PTS(“delete the D”)

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MDT and MIT

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Why do you want to get a PhD in EE?

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What would you like to learn and create?

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Why?

Education opens doors.24

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Coached Questioned Encouraged

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It is possible.

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Dear Margaret, Thank you.

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Why mentoring matters

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Great leaders encourage future leaders

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Impact of Mentoring

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Inclusive communities

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Real world problems

Collaboration

government official

economist

biologist

statistician

doctor

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We need inclusive problem solving

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How to mentor

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“Be a slacker.”

SLQAR

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Show up

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Listen

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Question

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Act

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Recharge

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Be a “SLQAR”

show up

listen

question

act

recharge

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What will you do to

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“Encourage others to imagine the possible”

?

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Thank you

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Attributions

• Breakout game image - Wikimedia

• PyCon PH images - PyCon PH photographer

• Photos and drawings - Carol Willing

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More about Margaret Daniels Tyler

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[source: Technology and the Dream: Reflections on the Black Experience at MIT, 1941-1999 By Clarence G. Williams]

[http://edvancefoundation.org/news/edvance-foundation-calls-for-creation-of-a-national-college-transfer-

partnership-as-a-path-to-enhance-american-higher-education/]