327. Making Technology More Human + Building a System of Belonging: Meet the Human Stack - Tim Lockie

Tim Lockie, The Human Stack, We Are For Good Podcast

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Overview

Meet Tim. He believes digital transformation is affordable and scalable for nonprofits of all sizes. That’s why he’s leaving the tech stack behind in favor of The Human Stack - a way to make your technology more human and usable. Not only is this solution brilliant, it helps you understand how to actually operate your tech simply and efficiently (Eureka!💡😜). Tune in for this convo we believe may just hold the answer in changing the way technology companies + partners + consultants relate to nonprofits and the impact economy.

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Defining the Human Stack
Improving nonprofit digital literacy, training + skills
How to know when technology is a problem ( ⬅️ FREE diagnostic tool)
Low hanging fruit for nonprofits

Today’s Guest

Tim Lockie, CEO and Founder of The Human Stack

“Allow people and encourage people to complain, because complaining is a sign of hope.”

— Tim Lockie, CEO and Founder of The Human Stack

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Episode Highlights

Tim’s story and journey to where he is today (5:00)
The Human Stack (12:00)
Tech + Digital Literacy that nonprofits need (16:00)
Determining your tech stack and human stack vitals (28:55)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Tim’s life (35:35)
Tim’s One Good Thing: You need one person who is tactical. Identify that person and give them all the support you can. Then have a person they report to that looks at their work and says good job. (37:00)
How people can get connected to The Human Stack (39:00)

Powerful quotes

“Allow people and encourage people to complain, because complaining is a sign of hope.” -Tim

“The binary for the tech stack is true/false. It is all zeros and ones. Humans have an in/out binary? Am I in or out? Do I belong to this group or not? It’s all about belonging. So at the end of the day, we have to look at these two stacks from completely different lenses.” -Tim

“We need solutions that address how you drive, not just getting better cars. It’s way better to learn how to drive in a car you have than to buy a new one and learn in that. The order in which you do these actions makes a huge difference.” -Tim

“We talk about information systems and it's really important to understand that humans are part of that system.” -Tim

“Humans are really good at insight and story. We have to understand that this is a participatory action we are taking.” -Tim

“Accountability, recognition and belonging drive humans to increase their skills.” -Tim

“This disarms the whole technology conversation. When you say that people connect through story and insights, I’ve seen the power of that. We Are For Good has a fire in the belly to disrupt professional development because we are humans. We need to hear lived experience, we need to have proximity, and connect to why things matter.” -Jon

“Humans change in quarters and years. We have to set our expectations that this is a long road map. The sooner you start, the sooner you will get there.” -Tim