WomenBuild Sweden – March 22, 2010

TechDays Sweden 2010 (March 23-24 2010) is proud to host a pre-conference WomenBuild workshop on March 22, 2010 at 6.30pm.

Join us for our first 2010 WomenBuild session in Sweden! The WomenBuild program is specifically designed to address the decline of female talent and leadership in the computer science industry. Microsoft partnered with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY (LSP) through Robert Rasmussen & Associates to create a unique interactive workshop, using LEGO® Bricks to model solutions for growing strong female leaders in the software industry.

WomenBuild is not only a program but a growing community that provides accessibility to female role models, access to resources, and an open communication path to the Microsoft Women in Technology community.

The WomenBuild program incorporates a hands-on process that draws on the power of creative thinking to shift group conversation from talking heads to focused minds. Each team will be run as a facilitated conversation with physical Lego brick constructions that will powerfully shift a group to more productive outcomes by accomplishing a deeper mining of the diverse wisdom within the group and a clearer shared conclusion on inspirational career paths for women in the technical field. Through this workshop, attendees will share real life experiences, discuss challenges, network & build on-going relationships with other women who are attending the PDC conference. Ultimately, attendees of this workshop will find ways to unleash their creative thinking and transform ideas into concrete concepts.

In this workshop, attendees participate in an environment of rich, interactive experiences by modeling real-life business challenges and solutions with LEGO® Bricks as part of the LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY Program (LSP). WomenBuild opens minds to exciting and inspirational ideas on how to be a thought leader in the technical field. We work together in small groups to brainstorm and problem solve in a collaborative and productive way. The workshop includes people in various responsibility areas in teams. This way each role can impart their own unique perspective to the group, while collectively creating shared understandings that direct future activity effectively. WomenBuild workshops are not exclusive to women, as these topics apply both to men and women.

For those of you interested in attending the workshop in Sweden:

Datum och plats:
22 mars på Conventum i Örebro
Tid: 18:30 – 20:30
Ansvariga på plats: Danwei Tran, utvecklarevangelist på Microsoft och Robert Rasmussen från LEGO® Serious Play.
Vi bjuder på smörgås och dryck. Platserna är begränsade och deltagandet är kostnadsfritt.
Du anmäler ditt intresse genom att maila: danwei.tran@microsoft.com