​About the Event

​Data is only as good as our understanding of it. Too often, technology is built on a foundation of assumptions rather than actual human needs.

​Join us for our Mid-Month Fellows' Check-In, which we are opening to the public for the very first time! Our fellows have been on the ground, listening to the community and gathering critical data. Now, we are rolling up our sleeves to transition from raw feedback into empathetic, high-impact product development and user personas.

​Whether you are a developer, a community builder, a designer, or just passionate about building technology that actually works for people, this public dialogue is for you.

​What We Will Cover

​We will dive deep into the realities of community-centric development, exploring:

• ​Decoding the Data: How to identify the real, underlying problems hidden beneath surface-level information.

• ​Ditching Assumptions: Practical strategies to avoid building technology based on guesswork and biases.

• ​The Anatomy of Community Tech: What makes technology solutions highly valuable to communities, and the common pitfalls that cause them to fail.

• ​Mastering the Pivot: How to gracefully adapt your development strategy and original ideas when new findings challenge your thesis.

• ​Co-Design with Conscience: Operating your development process with genuine responsibility, deep empathy, and a human-first approach.

​Who Should Attend?

• ​Our Fellows: To collaborate, synthesize findings, and align on next steps.

• ​The Public: Tech enthusiasts, product managers, developers, social innovators, and anyone curious about how to build impactful, community-led solutions.

​Note: We will be featuring guest speakers who are experts in community-built technology. Stay tuned for our speaker lineup announcement!