so what does this don’t be a consumer be a stakeholder saying here’s what I you
a stakeholder saying here’s what I you
a stakeholder saying here’s what I you you probably notice I’m wearing a
you probably notice I’m wearing a
you probably notice I’m wearing a Chinese jacket that’s a hint I’ve spent
Chinese jacket that’s a hint I’ve spent
Chinese jacket that’s a hint I’ve spent a lot of my life in a place that’s kind
a lot of my life in a place that’s kind
a lot of my life in a place that’s kind of a group culture it’s a group culture
of a group culture it’s a group culture
of a group culture it’s a group culture I’ve spent the rest of my life in the
I’ve spent the rest of my life in the
I’ve spent the rest of my life in the United States of America which is
United States of America which is
United States of America which is distinctly not a group culture it’s an
distinctly not a group culture it’s an
distinctly not a group culture it’s an individual culture so in one way
individual culture so in one way
individual culture so in one way everybody in China at the extreme of
everybody in China at the extreme of
everybody in China at the extreme of group culture travels through life on a
group culture travels through life on a
group culture travels through life on a bus yeah there’s good things and bad
bus yeah there’s good things and bad
bus yeah there’s good things and bad things about that when you’re on the bus
things about that when you’re on the bus
things about that when you’re on the bus you’re never alone you never have to
you’re never alone you never have to
you’re never alone you never have to drive you’re always with people who are
drive you’re always with people who are
drive you’re always with people who are going where you are you’ve got something
going where you are you’ve got something
going where you are you’ve got something in common their shared energy you run
in common their shared energy you run
in common their shared energy you run out of water somebody else has water you
out of water somebody else has water you
out of water somebody else has water you run out of food somebody else has food
run out of food somebody else has food
run out of food somebody else has food got interesting conversation the problem
got interesting conversation the problem
got interesting conversation the problem is you can’t get off the bus and if at
is you can’t get off the bus and if at
is you can’t get off the bus and if at some point you’re on the bus and you
some point you’re on the bus and you
some point you’re on the bus and you decide that you know something comes up
decide that you know something comes up
decide that you know something comes up in your personal life and you need to be
in your personal life and you need to be
in your personal life and you need to be somewhere besides the buses going you’re
somewhere besides the buses going you’re
somewhere besides the buses going you’re sort of Sol now in America we travel
sort of Sol now in America we travel
sort of Sol now in America we travel around on motorcycles
around on motorcycles
around on motorcycles we are relentlessly individualistic we
we are relentlessly individualistic we
we are relentlessly individualistic we plan our days for ourselves we drive
plan our days for ourselves we drive
plan our days for ourselves we drive around our cars we listen to our
around our cars we listen to our
around our cars we listen to our podcasts we play with our cell phones
podcasts we play with our cell phones
podcasts we play with our cell phones it’s a lot of kind of extreme individual
it’s a lot of kind of extreme individual
it’s a lot of kind of extreme individual as agent as unit of society piece so a
as agent as unit of society piece so a
as agent as unit of society piece so a stakeholder so I’ve lived because I’ve
stakeholder so I’ve lived because I’ve
stakeholder so I’ve lived because I’ve lived in China because I’ve lived here
lived in China because I’ve lived here
lived in China because I’ve lived here I’ve been able to see the good and the
I’ve been able to see the good and the
I’ve been able to see the good and the bad in both the extreme individualism
bad in both the extreme individualism
bad in both the extreme individualism and the extreme group identity I’ve been
and the extreme group identity I’ve been
and the extreme group identity I’ve been able to see the things that can be
able to see the things that can be
able to see the things that can be achieved and I’ve looked and observed
achieved and I’ve looked and observed
achieved and I’ve looked and observed for ways that are in between and that’s
for ways that are in between and that’s
for ways that are in between and that’s what a stakeholder is a stakeholder is
what a stakeholder is a stakeholder is
what a stakeholder is a stakeholder is somebody who operates in a fluid
somebody who operates in a fluid
somebody who operates in a fluid non-transactional vision driven
non-transactional vision driven
non-transactional vision driven structure for pooling resources energy
structure for pooling resources energy
structure for pooling resources energy and power that is not a bus and it’s not
and power that is not a bus and it’s not
and power that is not a bus and it’s not a bicycle so what I’m here to talk about
a bicycle so what I’m here to talk about
a bicycle so what I’m here to talk about is the things that I saw in China
is the things that I saw in China
is the things that I saw in China pulling 700 million people out of
pulling 700 million people out of
pulling 700 million people out of poverty building world dominant sectors
poverty building world dominant sectors
poverty building world dominant sectors in telecommunications
in telecommunications
in telecommunications renewable energy all sorts of things
renewable energy all sorts of things
renewable energy all sorts of things from pretty much nothing in 25 years
from pretty much nothing in 25 years
from pretty much nothing in 25 years well how did they do that well they did
well how did they do that well they did
well how did they do that well they did this thing called stakeholder engagement
this thing called stakeholder engagement
this thing called stakeholder engagement and that’s what I’m here to talk about
and that’s what I’m here to talk about
and that’s what I’m here to talk about that’s what Albany can code is based on
that’s what Albany can code is based on
that’s what Albany can code is based on it’s based on a model of first thing
it’s based on a model of first thing
it’s based on a model of first thing about stakeholder engagement is it’s
about stakeholder engagement is it’s
about stakeholder engagement is it’s driven by a vision it’s like a big
driven by a vision it’s like a big
driven by a vision it’s like a big umbrella now if you start something in
umbrella now if you start something in
umbrella now if you start something in the u.s. you’re supposed to have a
the u.s. you’re supposed to have a
the u.s. you’re supposed to have a mission statement but there’s problems
mission statement but there’s problems
mission statement but there’s problems with that a mission is restrictive as
with that a mission is restrictive as
with that a mission is restrictive as soon as you have a mission statement you
soon as you have a mission statement you
soon as you have a mission statement you have we us the organization shall
have we us the organization shall
have we us the organization shall provide product service definition to
provide product service definition to
provide product service definition to group over there it assigns roles it
group over there it assigns roles it
group over there it assigns roles it becomes fixed it becomes rigid and it’s
becomes fixed it becomes rigid and it’s
becomes fixed it becomes rigid and it’s implicit in the mission statement that
implicit in the mission statement that
implicit in the mission statement that everybody within the wall of the
everybody within the wall of the
everybody within the wall of the organization or business as its most
organization or business as its most
organization or business as its most likely to be has a vested interest to
likely to be has a vested interest to
likely to be has a vested interest to keep that organization alive in
keep that organization alive in
keep that organization alive in perpetuity as soon as you have a mission
perpetuity as soon as you have a mission
perpetuity as soon as you have a mission statement
statement
statement your first job becomes to keep the unit
your first job becomes to keep the unit
your first job becomes to keep the unit that created the mission statement alive
that created the mission statement alive
that created the mission statement alive so you’re bound rather to a larger
so you’re bound rather to a larger
so you’re bound rather to a larger vision that is that is a big big we you
vision that is that is a big big we you
vision that is that is a big big we you still have kind of a group me follow me
still have kind of a group me follow me
still have kind of a group me follow me you’ve got competitors so even if you’re
you’ve got competitors so even if you’re
you’ve got competitors so even if you’re in social enterprise you know I know I
in social enterprise you know I know I
in social enterprise you know I know I mentioned this talked to a couple people
mentioned this talked to a couple people
mentioned this talked to a couple people said what are you doing this TED talk on
said what are you doing this TED talk on
said what are you doing this TED talk on I said don’t be a consumer be a
I said don’t be a consumer be a
I said don’t be a consumer be a stakeholder what does that mean to you
stakeholder what does that mean to you
stakeholder what does that mean to you and they said well that means that I
and they said well that means that I
and they said well that means that I should shop locally and numb and that I
should shop locally and numb and that I
should shop locally and numb and that I should give I should be vested in the
should give I should be vested in the
should give I should be vested in the you know the success of local businesses
you know the success of local businesses
you know the success of local businesses I should give them really good feedback
I should give them really good feedback
I should give them really good feedback and I’m like that’s good be a conscious
and I’m like that’s good be a conscious
and I’m like that’s good be a conscious consumer by all means but there are
consumer by all means but there are
consumer by all means but there are things that give us purpose give us hope
things that give us purpose give us hope
things that give us purpose give us hope give us narrative give us a sense of
give us narrative give us a sense of
give us narrative give us a sense of being connected and useful that just
being connected and useful that just
being connected and useful that just buying coffee from the people who have
buying coffee from the people who have
buying coffee from the people who have the same values as you down the street
the same values as you down the street
the same values as you down the street it’s not going to get us toward I don’t
it’s not going to get us toward I don’t
it’s not going to get us toward I don’t know about you guys I want to feel
know about you guys I want to feel
know about you guys I want to feel connected I want to feel useful I want
connected I want to feel useful I want
connected I want to feel useful I want to have a life
to have a life
to have a life purpose and narrative and there’s no way
purpose and narrative and there’s no way
purpose and narrative and there’s no way I can shop myself toward that goal so we
I can shop myself toward that goal so we
I can shop myself toward that goal so we are sort of at this moment here being
are sort of at this moment here being
are sort of at this moment here being invited by me little ol me to think
invited by me little ol me to think
invited by me little ol me to think about the ways that all of our being a
about the ways that all of our being a
about the ways that all of our being a consumer stands in the way of our
consumer stands in the way of our
consumer stands in the way of our becoming effective stakeholders and I
becoming effective stakeholders and I
becoming effective stakeholders and I bumped into this when I came back from
bumped into this when I came back from
bumped into this when I came back from China and I you know became a co-founder
China and I you know became a co-founder
China and I you know became a co-founder of this thing called Albany kink code
of this thing called Albany kink code
of this thing called Albany kink code and my friend said we’re having trouble
and my friend said we’re having trouble
and my friend said we’re having trouble with the tech talent pipeline in the
with the tech talent pipeline in the
with the tech talent pipeline in the Capital Region can can you go out there
Capital Region can can you go out there
Capital Region can can you go out there and help us find some more developers
and help us find some more developers
and help us find some more developers I’m like I don’t really know but I know
I’m like I don’t really know but I know
I’m like I don’t really know but I know how the Chinese solve their workforce
how the Chinese solve their workforce
how the Chinese solve their workforce problems and they do it across the
problems and they do it across the
problems and they do it across the entire ecosystem and they they create a
entire ecosystem and they they create a
entire ecosystem and they they create a vision and our shared vision is a talent
vision and our shared vision is a talent
vision and our shared vision is a talent fueled vibrant tech sector talent fueled
fueled vibrant tech sector talent fueled
fueled vibrant tech sector talent fueled means there’s a lot of people who are
means there’s a lot of people who are
means there’s a lot of people who are technically literate enough that we’re
technically literate enough that we’re
technically literate enough that we’re prepared to you know to make ourselves
prepared to you know to make ourselves
prepared to you know to make ourselves or our kids or our friends whoever has
or our kids or our friends whoever has
or our kids or our friends whoever has the aptitude into someone who can work
the aptitude into someone who can work
the aptitude into someone who can work in the tech economy it’s across the
in the tech economy it’s across the
in the tech economy it’s across the whole ecosystem and what you do as a
whole ecosystem and what you do as a
whole ecosystem and what you do as a consumer is I want I shop I choose or if
consumer is I want I shop I choose or if
consumer is I want I shop I choose or if you’re on the other side of the wall
you’re on the other side of the wall
you’re on the other side of the wall inside the mission statement I serve
inside the mission statement I serve
inside the mission statement I serve write what you do when you’re a
write what you do when you’re a
write what you do when you’re a stakeholder is you explore you convene
stakeholder is you explore you convene
stakeholder is you explore you convene you pull resources you brainstorm you
you pull resources you brainstorm you
you pull resources you brainstorm you get a map of the minefield from the
get a map of the minefield from the
get a map of the minefield from the people who are like in that minefield
people who are like in that minefield
people who are like in that minefield all day every day I don’t go around and
all day every day I don’t go around and
all day every day I don’t go around and say I have the answer to your problems
say I have the answer to your problems
say I have the answer to your problems we have a program I say so hey are you a
we have a program I say so hey are you a
we have a program I say so hey are you a stakeholder in this vision of a talent
stakeholder in this vision of a talent
stakeholder in this vision of a talent fuel tech sector and the cap region do
fuel tech sector and the cap region do
fuel tech sector and the cap region do you think that would be a good thing
you think that would be a good thing
you think that would be a good thing okay give me the minefield of your life
okay give me the minefield of your life
okay give me the minefield of your life day in and day out as an educator as an
day in and day out as an educator as an
day in and day out as an educator as an employer as a community member as a
employer as a community member as a
employer as a community member as a parent give me the map of your minefield
parent give me the map of your minefield
parent give me the map of your minefield I’m not gonna come in here and write you
I’m not gonna come in here and write you
I’m not gonna come in here and write you a prescription and try to sell you
a prescription and try to sell you
a prescription and try to sell you something I’m not gonna sell you
something I’m not gonna sell you
something I’m not gonna sell you something I don’t have a mission
something I don’t have a mission
something I don’t have a mission statement that has a product to sell a
statement that has a product to sell a
statement that has a product to sell a stakeholder behaves in ways that are non
stakeholder behaves in ways that are non
stakeholder behaves in ways that are non transactional everything that a
transactional everything that a
transactional everything that a stakeholder does is towards the vision
stakeholder does is towards the vision
stakeholder does is towards the vision of you know the shared group everything
of you know the shared group everything
of you know the shared group everything that a stakeholder does is a combination
that a stakeholder does is a combination
that a stakeholder does is a combination of giving in
of giving in
of giving in thieving there aren’t these defined
thieving there aren’t these defined
thieving there aren’t these defined roles that consumers have and when I
roles that consumers have and when I
roles that consumers have and when I started going around with Albany can
started going around with Albany can
started going around with Albany can code to convene and explore and
code to convene and explore and
code to convene and explore and brainstorm pilot people would say I
brainstorm pilot people would say I
brainstorm pilot people would say I don’t get it what are you selling or
don’t get it what are you selling or
don’t get it what are you selling or like what does it cost I said I don’t
like what does it cost I said I don’t
like what does it cost I said I don’t know that you give me let’s talk about
know that you give me let’s talk about
know that you give me let’s talk about the map of the minefield let’s everybody
the map of the minefield let’s everybody
the map of the minefield let’s everybody put it all out let’s define the problem
put it all out let’s define the problem
put it all out let’s define the problem in a way that it’s solvable and let’s
in a way that it’s solvable and let’s
in a way that it’s solvable and let’s figure out what resources are missing
figure out what resources are missing
figure out what resources are missing let’s see what pieces of the puzzle are
let’s see what pieces of the puzzle are
let’s see what pieces of the puzzle are already here because we don’t need to
already here because we don’t need to
already here because we don’t need to fix it if it’s not broken and let’s find
fix it if it’s not broken and let’s find
fix it if it’s not broken and let’s find the pieces that are missing and figure
the pieces that are missing and figure
the pieces that are missing and figure out how we put them together and then
out how we put them together and then
out how we put them together and then let’s empower people to run with that
let’s empower people to run with that
let’s empower people to run with that vision so that’s kind of what being in a
vision so that’s kind of what being in a
vision so that’s kind of what being in a consumer frame of mind obstructs it’s a
consumer frame of mind obstructs it’s a
consumer frame of mind obstructs it’s a bit of a barrier it tends to this
bit of a barrier it tends to this
bit of a barrier it tends to this mindset of always either selling
mindset of always either selling
mindset of always either selling something or buying something it gives
something or buying something it gives
something or buying something it gives us a lot of habits of thinking and
us a lot of habits of thinking and
us a lot of habits of thinking and seeing the world what am i what’s in it
seeing the world what am i what’s in it
seeing the world what am i what’s in it for me what am I getting wait a minute I
for me what am I getting wait a minute I
for me what am I getting wait a minute I don’t understand I thought you were
don’t understand I thought you were
don’t understand I thought you were working with k12 are you doing workforce
working with k12 are you doing workforce
working with k12 are you doing workforce – what’s your line of business you know
– what’s your line of business you know
– what’s your line of business you know where’s the money come from how much
where’s the money come from how much
where’s the money come from how much does it cost because a minute ago this
does it cost because a minute ago this
does it cost because a minute ago this look like it could cost $10,000 and now
look like it could cost $10,000 and now
look like it could cost $10,000 and now it looks like it only costs $500 you’re
it looks like it only costs $500 you’re
it looks like it only costs $500 you’re all over the map I’m like we’re just
all over the map I’m like we’re just
all over the map I’m like we’re just defining the scope of what we need to do
defining the scope of what we need to do
defining the scope of what we need to do here so it’s fluid being a stakeholder
here so it’s fluid being a stakeholder
here so it’s fluid being a stakeholder is a we positioning rather than an I
is a we positioning rather than an I
is a we positioning rather than an I want I shop I choose you don’t really
want I shop I choose you don’t really
want I shop I choose you don’t really it’s a fluid situation it’s not about
it’s a fluid situation it’s not about
it’s a fluid situation it’s not about the perpetuation of Albany can code when
the perpetuation of Albany can code when
the perpetuation of Albany can code when I sat down with my the founder of Albany
I sat down with my the founder of Albany
I sat down with my the founder of Albany can code year and a half ago when we
can code year and a half ago when we
can code year and a half ago when we started this and real Annecy I said you
started this and real Annecy I said you
started this and real Annecy I said you know I’ll do the operational part but
know I’ll do the operational part but
know I’ll do the operational part but maybe for just like two years and she
maybe for just like two years and she
maybe for just like two years and she said why only two years and I said
said why only two years and I said
said why only two years and I said because in two years from now it’s not
because in two years from now it’s not
because in two years from now it’s not gonna be necessary anymore everyone in
gonna be necessary anymore everyone in
gonna be necessary anymore everyone in the cap region will be like up to speed
the cap region will be like up to speed
the cap region will be like up to speed and all the stakeholders will be
and all the stakeholders will be
and all the stakeholders will be empowered and they’ll be running with it
empowered and they’ll be running with it
empowered and they’ll be running with it and we will have built all this capacity
and we will have built all this capacity
and we will have built all this capacity she’s like no no no no you’re from
she’s like no no no no you’re from
she’s like no no no no you’re from Shanghai it takes a while here so maybe
Shanghai it takes a while here so maybe
Shanghai it takes a while here so maybe it is gonna be more than two years maybe
it is gonna be more than two years maybe
it is gonna be more than two years maybe but I’m really not wedded to the you
but I’m really not wedded to the you
but I’m really not wedded to the you know the survival of Albany can code I’m
know the survival of Albany can code I’m
know the survival of Albany can code I’m not build
not build
not build Empire I’m not you know accumulating
Empire I’m not you know accumulating
Empire I’m not you know accumulating capital this is a stakeholder engagement
capital this is a stakeholder engagement
capital this is a stakeholder engagement initiative where everybody who’s got
initiative where everybody who’s got
initiative where everybody who’s got some ideas a map of the minefield some
some ideas a map of the minefield some
some ideas a map of the minefield some resource some creativity some skin in
resource some creativity some skin in
resource some creativity some skin in the game to having a tech sector in this
the game to having a tech sector in this
the game to having a tech sector in this region you know so that we can be sort
region you know so that we can be sort
region you know so that we can be sort of regionally relevant and competitive
of regionally relevant and competitive
of regionally relevant and competitive and more the you know the locals who
and more the you know the locals who
and more the you know the locals who have talent and aptitude and motivation
have talent and aptitude and motivation
have talent and aptitude and motivation for this gets killed up so that software
for this gets killed up so that software
for this gets killed up so that software isn’t just you know run by white male
isn’t just you know run by white male
isn’t just you know run by white male nerds with four-year computer science
nerds with four-year computer science
nerds with four-year computer science degrees and ten years of experience who
degrees and ten years of experience who
degrees and ten years of experience who we have to recruit to come back to the
we have to recruit to come back to the
we have to recruit to come back to the region after they leave oops I founded
region after they leave oops I founded
region after they leave oops I founded somebody everybody who’s got to get in
somebody everybody who’s got to get in
somebody everybody who’s got to get in that game come to us we’ll brainstorm
that game come to us we’ll brainstorm
that game come to us we’ll brainstorm we’ll pilot will chase the vision and we
we’ll pilot will chase the vision and we
we’ll pilot will chase the vision and we won’t be we won’t be selling and buying
won’t be we won’t be selling and buying
won’t be we won’t be selling and buying and transacting will be will be
and transacting will be will be
and transacting will be will be stakeholders engaging together and I
stakeholders engaging together and I
stakeholders engaging together and I don’t think that was 18 minutes but
don’t think that was 18 minutes but
don’t think that was 18 minutes but that’s pretty much all I have to say
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