When equity work isn’t worth it
Happy Monday. Today is Martin Luther King Day in the United States. It’s a good time to re-read King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail. First, thanks for...
A personal detour
Hi all, There’s no new issue of Practical Tips this week. In its place, I’m going to tell you about another part of my life, and make a personal request....
Is it time for an ethics check-up?
Happy 2024! I wasn’t going to write something this week, but it’s a new year, and if you’re looking for the “new you” to go along with that, here’s something...
Product equity: a Practical objective
Hello, and welcome to the final Practical Tips of the year. I’m Matt May, Practical’s founder. I’ve written 10,343 words since I launched this here...
Inclusive design: a Practical point of view
Happy December! Practical Equity and Inclusion earned its first ever income over the last week. More on that, with mentoring session links, at the bottom....
Accessibility: a Practical perspective
Hi all. Hope you Americans out there had a good weekend with your families. (And if you’re not, I hope the same for you. We just got two extra days to do it...
Two gaps and three pillars
Happy Monday! Hope you had a good weekend and weren’t fired by your board for unspecified lapses in communication, before spending the weekend architecting...
How could IDEA be a bad idea?
Welcome to Practical Tips. I’m Matt May, Chief Hot Take Officer at Practical Equity and Inclusion. Hello, new subscribers! This is issue #3. If you read this...
To hell with the business case
I’ve had a lot of positions on a lot of issues over my career, but there’s one that I’ve been consistent on from the beginning. You do not sell product...
Stay Human
First post! Why AI/ML harm is a pressing equity issue.