100 Days as a Black Man in Silicon Valley

Re:100 Days as a Black Man in Silicon Valley by onion2k on Wednesday April 15, 2015 @08:34AM (#9380508)

Yes, you are right, but (as I said in my first reply) we need to look at talents that aren't just the technical skills that industry demands right now. We need to populate tech with people who are good at things that we don't necessarily look for right now - having good philosophers, ethicists, sociologists, teachers, artists, etc would improve our industry immeasurably.

Looking beyond experience and education is vital (but very hard).

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Re:100 Days as a Black Man in Silicon Valley by tbrownaw on Wednesday April 15, 2015 @10:47AM (#9381299)

Where I work, we have the concept of a "subject matter expert". This is someone that the technical people can work with, to sove problems outside the technical person's expertise. Using technology outside the SME's expertise.

Why can't this idea of collaborating with outsiders work for the industry as a whole? Why must everyone be able to do everything?

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