Diane Dagefoerde

I help community non-profit leaders leverage AI & data to deliver sustainable outcomes. I help executives balance work with caring for their aging parents.

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The 8 reasons I left my corporate IT career that'll inspire you to do the same:

1. Timing - I always wanted my own business and the timing was right to get started.

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Please join us at the 3rd annual Rise Together annual Poverty Innovation Summit on June 20!

Focus: use the power of policy, storytelling, and data to amplify the innovative solutions required to advance our community. It is free and open to all.

Register at https://t.co/UFdRTS2QM2

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[Tool] Help Someone with Parkinson's Communicate https://t.co/phbeBlUGaG

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7) How are you using JTBD?

Please post in the comments. 😀

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Jobs To Be Done eats User Personas for lunch.

At least for software that helps residents in our community achieve economic stability.

Here's why...

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6) JTBD Resources

1. PDF book from https://t.co/zpSu6p7y9A compares personas to JTBD and walks through Job Stories, https://t.co/wfsSV66idT

2. Tony Ulwick's book (https://t.co/Q34xOlKbb7) and article (https://t.co/X770bg2psj)

3. Tons of articles on https://t.co/oP2V5hXso2 - search on "jobs to be done framework."

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How do you create software that doesn't violate the end user's dignity?

This is one of many questions the Community Information Exchange initiative is exploring.

Dignity means many things. Here are some ways to consider it from a 2021 article by Allan Borowski at La Trobe University.

Dignity as respect: self-respect and societal respect.

Dignity as autonomy: ability to live your life as you see fit.

Dignity per community standards: having a dignified life.

Dignity as self-worth of a group that is unrecognized or under-recognized.

Dignity as lack of indignity: lack of humiliation, objectification, uselessness.

Dignity and human rights: how people should be treated by their governments and its institutions.

The point is: when we develop software, AI tools, or other tech solutions we must pause to ask if it HARMS people.

Does it take away their dignity?

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Had an A-ha! moment today about tangible ways to address structural inequities in organizations

The key is to examine the narratives behind rules and policies.

Five Whys? is a good tool to get started.

1. Why does this rule exist - x 5 Whys

2. Why is it a problem - x 5 Whys

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@chelyn_briand Thanks, I hadn't thought of it that way.

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What are your top 5 Quality of Life (QoL) non-negotiables?

These are the things you need in your daily life.

The must-haves, not the nice-to-haves.

The things that give you purpose, meaning, satisfaction, joy.

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Many human services systems end up keeping poor people in poverty.

We hope to change that with the Columbus Community Information Exchange (CIE), a human services platform/portal that will go live in 2026.

Think of the CIE like:

- MyChart for a resident managing their social services

or

- Expedia for a case worker helping a resident sign up for social services

We are cautious to NOT build a solution that will:
- add even more burden to overloaded case workers
- keep folks in poverty and crisis

DM me if you'd like to find out more.

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My top 5 QoL non-negotiables are:
1. spending quality time with my husband
2. learning something new
3. helping someone
4. walking in nature
5. enjoying a healthy meal

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@MikeJohnson1_ I appreciated this and included it in a post on quality of life while working remotely. https://t.co/Lz8nx4lEsB

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Working remotely gives you the opportunity to improve your quality of life (QoL).

Here are 5 steps to take right now.

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Quote from @MikeJohnson1_ here, https://t.co/IRdvIoGb2u

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It takes 6-8 pallbearers to lift you up when you’re deceased. Imagine what you can accomplish if you had 6-8 people lifting you up while you’re living.

Your circle is crucial.

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Working remotely gives you the opportunity to improve your quality of life (QoL).

Here are 5 steps to take right now.

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4. CONNECT with YOUR CIRCLE
"It takes 6-8 pallbearers to lift you up when you’re deceased. Imagine what you can accomplish if you had 6-8 people lifting you up while you’re living.

Your circle is crucial." -- Mike Johnson

- These 6-8 relationships are your responsibility.
- Reconnect with your life partner.
- Reach out to family and friends.
- Make a new friend (volunteer or do a project together).
- Join a community outside of work that gets together socially.

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5. ENERGIZE
- What gives you energy? Do more of it.
- What drains your energy? Do less of it or eliminate it.