How to make a GeekGirlCon decision
- 1. How to Make a GeekGirlCon
Decision
By Erica McGillivray, President
- 2. Common ways people make decisions:
Actively Decide
Ask someone to decide for them
Crowd-Source Inaction
- 15. Ask Wisely
• Clearly ask for something
• Give choices or suggestions
• Give a time frame
• Simplify the decision making
• Hold off on asking and think more
Thoughts?
- 21. • Not a Magic 8 Ball.
• Not the GeekGirlCon
Jesus.
• Does not always have
all the facts.
• Cannot always help in a
timely or effective
manner.
• Will not tell you what
shoes to wear with
your chemistry joke t-
shirt.
- 25. The Most Important Question: Does
This Reflect Our Mission Statement?
GeekGirlCon celebrates and honors the legacy of women contributing to
science and technology; comics arts and literature; and game play and
game design by connecting geeky women world-wide and creating
community to foster continued growth of women in geek culture.
- 26. The Five Pillars of GeekGirlCon
Supportive
Celebratory Welcoming
Community Empowering
- 36. 95% of the time, failure is okay, lesson
learned, & something we can fix.