Ada Lovelace Day 2014 - Maia Sauren
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As I chose who to write about for this year’s Ada Lovelace Day blog post, it occurred to me that this was becoming a harder task year after year - as I have the privilege of getting to know more and more amazing women in science and technology - and this is a Good Thing.
That said, Maia stands out for a number of reasons. I first met Maia in 2013 while doing Agile training; the university I work for was adopting agile practices and I needed to skill up. The training was inspirational - we looked at our texts and then put them aside as the entire training course was run as a sprint! She taught me to think differently, to challenge assumptions, and to ensure that data was driving decision making - all prerequisites for good agile practice.
I’ve also come to be inspired by other activities Maia seeds and nurtures; the Open Knowledge Foundation’s Health Hacks, GovHack, and many other side projects that seek to further understanding and provide value. She’s also a knitter, and that gets bonus points :-)
Maia is @sauramaia on Twitter
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