Thread by @ImmyKaur

I know I am biased, but I’m consistently deeply inspired by the way @indy_johar, @joostbeunderman + everyone who came after have built DM, openly, never shying away from the hard questions, never bowing to people saying well that’s not possible, or that’s too bold, or complex ..

https://twitter.com/immykaur/status/1413512777142988804

... to then go an build a 50 person team around the world, grow the structures, governance and practice to learn, grow and craft this emerging practice, and go forth with the contradiction and tensions that exist but also recognise that whilst none of us have the answers ..

... there’s a big difference between saying it’s not possible to change that, or then say here’s how you might change that, and to go further stick your head above the parapet and say we are going to be propositional, hands on and intentional about that. Make no mistake that ...

... even in the building of better more equitable processes, cultures, ways of working. This kind of building in the world, at this pace and intention, the shared responsibility of this scale of work without the huge flood of resource that should follow teams and worlds like ..

... this, doesn’t come huge investment, sacrifice and challenge at a personal level, they are rarely talked about, but from the first napkin sketching out DM, to today, hugely proud of that there @indy_johar for sticking this out, and actually committing to this and sharing it

... all so generously, often without even a nod in your direction or to your labour. High fives @DarkMatter_Labs I’m grateful that you exist and I hope you’ll get the scale of investment, support and resource to keep building to keep shining a light on ways forward and ..

... getting into the nitty gritty of, oh ok, excellent idea, now how would we even technically, structurally, culturally, legitimately do that?

What a talented, kind, ambitious, driven, generous, smart crew you all are, Friday high fives to @DarkMatter_Labs ♥️