Discussion Week of 6/15

1. When actively analyzing the constructs of organizational culture and workplace values we are always brought back to the central ideas of diversity and inclusion within communities. When attempting to grow from prejudice and discrimination against factors such as race, gender and disability we must find the internalized problem and study inclusion tactics that will help workspaces become more diverse spaces. One article that I believe really added to the central idea of the canon was ““Workforce diversity and organizational performance: a study of IT industry in India”. This article not only highlights the lack of diversity within certain environments but brings light to the companies that lack diversity and the steps that can be taken to resolve each issues. I think it’s important that this article not only targets the injustice faced but provides methods on which positive changes can be made.

3.  In Bogost’s article on Diversity in computing he begins his article focusing on an issue that has been disputed for years and tackled by various consumers, in this case a woman going through airport security. Bogost builds an argument on one problem that correlates to a wide scale issue of lack of diversity within tech culture. He also emphasizes how there should be more representation within an industry that affects the lives of so many individuals. Although he spends the first half of the article addressing the central issue, he makes a very seamless transition when he explains to the audience how he personally plans to fix it with his own team of researchers. Bogost establishes his credibility within the audience when he says “Among them is the Constellations Center for Equity in Computing at Georgia Tech, where I hold faculty positions in the colleges of computing and liberal arts.” With this statement he transitions to telling the readers how he and other workers plan to do their part and  get down to the real issue within the computing world.