Amplifying the voices of LGBTQ+ individuals in STEM isn't just about creating an inclusive environment, it's critical to ongoing breakthroughs and discoveries. At First Mode, we believe introducing more diverse perspectives and amplifying their voices to an equal platform can only accelerate new innovations across industries.

Finding opportunities to focus our time on the special skills or activities that make each of us successful usually means cutting time from something else. Automation is one way to bolster the time available to us, and in the life of an engineer, that means knowing how to code.

Technology is just a tool and innovation teams should treat it as such, focusing first on a deep understanding of the root cause of the problem. By focusing on a system as a whole instead of a specific component, we’ve learned that sometimes, a simple and holistic approach provides the best results.