Isaac Strack
Design Technologist and all-around mediocre soccer player.
Cultivating Technology Talent
through diversity outreach, incubation
& industrY PARTNERSHIPS
THE ASK
AGREE
VOTE
PROMOTE
ASCENDING TECHNOLOGY TALENT
Basic
Skills
Technical
Specialization
Work
Experience
spectrum of risk
Adverse
Childhood
Experiences
(ACES)
Single
Risk Factor
MIND THE GAP
Unemployment
Under-employment
Poverty
Incarceration
Substance Abuse
Mental Illness
Disease
Premature Death
50% unemployed
@24yrs
1 in 5 homeless
@18yrs
<3%
college degree
71% pregnant
@21yrs
60% chance
of repeating
covering the chasm
Success Planning
Networking
Portfolio Building
Soft Skills
Civic Engagement
Workforce Readiness
Life Skills
Financial Literacy
Norming
Incubation
Externships
Consulting
Creative Cloud
Agency Model
Projects / Bounties
Design Principles
Project Literacy
Experiential Learning
co-teaching
industry coordination
highlights
immense early interest
+ Adobe partnership
+ MVP: Top UT Designers [ori Media]
+ POC: August 2016, 25 students
+ political / industry support
[ scaling partners, financial support ]
steady, strong demand
+ referral partners [refugee center, schools, ...]
+ sufficient demand today
efficacy
+ stipend
+ CTE credit
+ co-teaching
+ Self-sustaining [revenue streams]
join us!
Future InDesign
By Isaac Strack
Future InDesign
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