Good outcomes for users should always be the goal - underfunding and misunderstanding between grant, design and tech can push this work apart over time even with a well-intentioned kick-off.

Technology in humanitarian contexts is chronically underfunded and yet has the potential for such great heights of purpose. I’ll show you how we can:

• Understand the consequences of underfunding and misunderstanding tech;

• Learn ways to succeed despite these challenges;

• Grasp the benefits of being small - namely the potential for closer, faster working;

• Patchwork the skills and experience we are missing with experts.

What do these things have in common?

• Deaths after homeless people are housed

• Decline of the crested newt

• Isolation of women and gender minorities in tech bro culture

I was so happy to find the word 'respect' inside 'retrospective' today!! Respect has been my word of the year and I feel there are few things more respectful than making time to do a retrospective with colleagues.