Abdul Ahad
Bringing Data and Humans Together
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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With over seven years of experience across multiple industries and countries, Ahad is a seasoned data practitioner specializing in building data infrastructures from scratch for Small Medium Organisations. Recognizing the importance of the human element in technology, Ahad emphasizes on bringing the attention back to the human instead of another tool.
In November 2024, Ahad will deliver a TEDx Talk at TEDxEindhoven 2024 on "Karma Democracy," discussing how incentivising humans could be the key to a better democracy and leveraging technology to scale this idea.
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Data Dreams to Reality: Effective Strategies for Data Product Delivery
It is already popular opinion that more than 80% of data products dont make it into production. Those that do are asked to be exported into Excel.
What i want to discuss in this talk is a guide on how to deliver a data product from ideation to adoption. Production isnt the only goal in my opinion, it is the start. There we need to start the real work of supporting the stakeholders in effectively using the products they asked for.
We will begin with the ideation phase, how to build data wireframes, run POCs and take our stakeholders throughout the process with timely feedback loops. Then we move to development and user testing. Finally we productionalise it and periodically ask for feedback, continously improving the product so it stays relevant in the organisation.
Karma Democracy: Empowerment beyond the Ballot Box
Democracy relies on engagement, why can we not envision a democracy where voting/political engagement is tied to civic engagement on a grassroots level. The lack of participation in democracy by the younger population is well documented. The lack of participation by youth can be due to the fact that the institution of democracy is starting to feel ineffective to the Youth who prefer a more direct, loud, Substantial form of participation (Protest, Charity, Consumer Activism). What this entails is, if you tie civic engagement to political engagement then the effort people put in the democratic process extends beyond a simple vote every few years. Here people can foster grass root movements and be rewarded for it by the institution. The struggle now is to find a way to reward them. That is going to be the theme of the discussion.
The Developer's Garam Masala: Tools and Tricks for High Performance and Higher Wellbeing
In the fast-paced world of software development, productivity is key. Not to churn out code faster, but to add more value to your team, your company, and most importantly, to yourself.
In my talk, I would like to focus on these three aspects and share tips, tricks, and insights i have garnered over 7 years of working in Data Science and Tech. I realise I might not know everything that relates to a developer, that is why i enlist the help of The State of Developer Ecosystem 2023 Survey. Where over 35000 responses were submitted over 196 countries. This helped me cater my responses to what most developers according to this survey are saying about their Work, Lifestyle, and Mental Health.
Besides adding value, we need to make sure we arent overwhelming ourselves in the process. That is why in my talk I would also discuss some unusual topics about why do we need to be so productive, do we need to even code and build side projects on our time off.
This holistic approach would help developers focus on whats important to them, teams building a system that helps developers thrive, and companies by increasing the value they get out of these developers.
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