Date post: | 13-Apr-2017 |
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“Chris” Philipps• Tech Advisor for Startups / VCs
• Interim CTO
• Agile Enthusiast
• Web Worker since 2000
• Home Base Berlin
• Working worldwide
• #vegan #fairtrade #art #queer #books #meditation #writing #consciousness #coffeeshops
#woman #man #male
#nonbinary #trans*
2009 -15: The elephant in the room
• No name, no role models #scaredAsFuck • Ignorance is bliss
2015: The elephant rhino in the room
• “I am Trans* - and I need to do something about it” • There’s no way around anymore • “How do I survive this?”
#stillScaredAsFuck
Transition affects:
• Family • Partner • Friends • Colleagues • Strangers
• Physically • Emotionally • Socially • Sexually • …
Someone saved my life tonight…
“How to eat an elephant? One bite at a time!”
“This transition is such a huge thing - might be too big for me!”
Non-Binary = complex = iterative approach, navigate the unknown “If I don’t know whether I am man or woman - where shall I go?”
small increments. one step at a time. inspect and adapt.“I am so scared to make a mistake (and end up as monster)”
It’s just a test. Try it. If you don’t like it: stop. No pressure.
“Am I doing the right thing (or am I just nuts)?”
“I don’t feel ready for the outside world”
Hey, it’s just a PROTOTYPE! :-)
Define your own MVP
“But I’ll never be a REAL [man / woman / putYourIdealGenderHere]…!”
Retrospect and Learn!
• small increments. one step at a time. inspect and adapt.
“I have the feeling I get lost on the way…”
Do retrospectives. Learn and improve. Look back and see how far you’ve come already.
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