Kayode Ezike

An advocate for systems that empower people

[Kayode Ezike @ayoezike]

🧵/🧵Special shoutout to @manusporny, David Chadwick, @ottonomy, @codenamedmitri, Sharon Leu, and Danny Done for the feedback!

[Kayode Ezike @ayoezike]

1/🧵Last month, I reluctantly invited my parents to a big open professional event that I was involved in. On the one hand, I was excited to show them what I had been up to for the last couple of months. On the other hand, I was afraid it would all go right over their heads.

[Kayode Ezike @ayoezike]

3/🧵May this resource serve as a drone of understanding for the technical work I do in the digital identity and talent ecosystem: https://t.co/EcwnMHgSOn

[Hasan Toor @hasantoxr]

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[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

One of the ways I “stack” this in practice is by combining it with teaching as an ultra-powerful way to learn.

After I learn something new, I’ll try to teach it in a natural setting (on calls or in normal discussions) at increasing intervals.

It cements the insight beautifully.

[Ben Kelly @benkellyone]

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[Kayode Ezike @ayoezike]

Keeping with my (fashionably last-minute) BHM tradition, this year I decided to profile the late and great Zelda Mavin Jackson (a.k.a. Jackie Ormes), the first published African American woman cartoonist: https://t.co/FejdZIRGNe

[Kim Hamilton Duffy @kimdhamilton]

I'm honored to share what we've been working on at @centre_io. Decentralized identity architectures and standards present new opportunities for crypto/defi ecosystems, while not violating principles of openness, decentralization, and transparency. 1/2

[Kayode Ezike @ayoezike]

@pajama_jam Ayeee, thanks for sharing Jamal! Gotta read this soon 🧐

[Kayode Ezike @ayoezike]

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1/🧵 Just read this article by James Clear from 2018 and it got me thinking about other reasons why people may find it difficult to change their minds. Two factors that come to mind are ego and framing. Here we go 🧵

[Kayode Ezike @ayoezike]

🧵/🧵Thanks @JamesClear for inspiring this stream of consciousness!

[Kayode Ezike @ayoezike]

8/🧵It's easier to admit that we are partially wrong than to admit that we are absolutely wrong. If embarrassment is the primary fear, it may be wise to conceive ideas in probabilistic terms until we have "sufficiently" explored the topic in research and conversation (good luck).

[Black in AI @black_in_ai]

Congrats to @sudotong and @krish_ramineni, co-founders of @firefliesai for being named to the 2022 @Forbes 30 under 30 list!

You can learn more about their work here: https://t.co/2CkAOuAH5B