Executive Summary

• Overview
  • Goals
  • Funding & Advisory Organizations
  • Research Team
• I. Ecosystem: Summary & Key Findings
• II. Demographics: Summary & Key Findings
• III. Practitioner Experiences: Summary & Key Findings
• IV. Visions & Values: Summary & Key Findings
• V. Stories of Success & Failure: Summary & Key Findings
• Conclusions & Key Recommendations
• Summary of Research Outputs

Introduction

I. Ecosystem

• Definitions & Framing
• Understanding the Current Ecosystem

II. Demographics

• Demographics of the Field
• Demographics of Study Participants

III. Practitioner Experiences

• Pathways/Education/Career
• Support & Opportunity (Personal/Organizational
• Barriers (Personal/Organizational)

IV. Visions & Values

• Values & Principles
• Threats to Practitioners’ Values and Vision
• Threats to the Field, Communities, and Practitioners

V. Stories of Success & Failture

• Models that work
• Models that don’t work
• Community Accountability
• Evaluation&Success

Conclusions & Key Recommendations

• Nothing About Us, Without Us: Adopt Co-Design Methods and Concrete Community Accountability Mechanisms
• From Silver Bullets to Useful Tools: Change the Narrative, Lead with Values, Recognize Multiple Frames and Terms Across the Ecosystem
• #RealDiversityNumbers: Adopt proven strategies for diversity and inclusion
• Developers, Developers, Developers? Recognize Different Roles and Expertise in Tech Work, and Support Alternative Pathways to Participation
• Coops, Collectives, and Networks, Oh My! Support Alternative Models Beyond Startups, Government Offices, and Nonprofits

Bibliography

Appendicies

• Methodology
• Anonymity & Data Protection Policy
• Additional Research Outputs