Thursday November 9th, 6pm @ Wilde Cafe

Hello Hackers!

It’s November, and that means…  well, cold.  It means cold.

This month we are bringing back crowd favorite and regular DC612 attendee, Josh More!

Josh is perhaps best known at DC612 for his talks on photography, anonymity, and how to give a good presentation (hint hint).  This month he will be addressing the power of metaphor in IT:

There is a divide between the so-called “security/technical” people and the “business” people. We’ve all heard about how we need to “speak the language of business” and “get soft skills” to succeed. However, even after decades of trying, the divide still exists. Why does it seem that we never make progress? Are we truly not improving? Is the goal receding as we chase it? This presentation posits that we’ve been making a fundamental error in trying to explain things to people outside our field. One thing that people-oriented people do naturally and technically-oriented people do not is communicate with others using the target’s metaphors. By taking this approach and translating issues into different frames of reference, more time is spent exploring the issue instead of arguing over why it matters.

As always, please bring a healthy appetite for both knowledge and food.  See you there!