by Gry Stene | Mar 26, 2026 | Ethical AI & Human-First Technology, Innovation & Strategic Foresight, Navigating Transformation Newsletter
If AI learns from behaviour, what are we teaching it when the world feels anything but stable? The last few weeks have had that slightly surreal feeling where innovation is accelerating… while the world is wobbling. After living in Australia for more than 30 years,...
by Gry Stene | Mar 12, 2026 | Celebrating Differences & Neurospicy Brilliance, Inclusive Leadership & Culture, Navigating Transformation Newsletter
Inclusion gets people into the room. Belonging is what lets them contribute without shrinking. In the age of AI, belonging isn’t a ‘culture nice-to-have’. It shapes whose voice becomes the pattern that gets scaled. The last edition was Beyond Gender and the idea that...
by Gry Stene | Mar 10, 2026 | Celebrating Differences & Neurospicy Brilliance, Navigating Transformation Newsletter
This edition of Navigating Transformation reflects on a powerful insight from my recent UK and Norway book tour: what happens when people feel truly seen. Visibility — especially for those who have spent years masking differences — can unlock courage, creativity, and...
by Gry Stene | Mar 10, 2026 | Inclusive Leadership & Culture, Navigating Transformation Newsletter
This edition of Navigating Transformation explores a familiar leadership paradox: organisations often ignore the very signals that could prevent larger failures. When people feel unable to speak up — or leaders fail to listen — silence becomes more dangerous than the...
by Gry Stene | Mar 10, 2026 | Inclusive Leadership & Culture, Navigating Transformation Newsletter
A couple of weeks out from IWD, I thought this would be about one thing. It turns out it’s about something much bigger. I’ve been thinking about International Women’s Day. You know the drill. Panels, programs, purple graphics, inspirational quotes, and a flurry of...
by Gry Stene | Feb 28, 2024 | Blog, Diversity & Inclusion, Uncategorized
Have you ever felt that you’re a bit different? Do you own it or try to fit in? My mum always used to say that I was uniquely like myself and that I came “floating down the rive on a plank” (this may be related to logging in those days). I never...
by admin | Aug 17, 2022 | Blog, Uncategorized
We recently kicked off our IT Girls Rock monthly events with a panel discussion featuring my favourite IT Girls from student days in Manchester, England in the1980s. This event was designed to set a baseline for our events where we feature speakers from all walks of...
by Gry Stene | Dec 16, 2021 | Blog, Uncategorized
Are you a goal setter and a goal getter? It’s the time of the year when you are “expected” to reflect over the past year and map out your plans for an entire new year. Some people love the process and others go into overdrive procrastination and...
by Gry Stene | Jan 28, 2021 | Blog, Diversity & Inclusion
My grandmother was denied higher education because she was a girl… For her this meant she had limited choice and agency in her own life. She made sure ALL her offspring, in particular her daughters and granddaughters, engaged in an education of their choice....
by Gry Stene | Jul 28, 2020 | Blog, Diversity & Inclusion, IT Girls
Post one in a series about Stepping out of your comfort zone On Sunday 27 July 2020, I had the privilege of being one of the panelists in a workshop run by Women in Technology WA (WiTWA) to help nominees for the 2020 Tech [+] Award write award winning submissions....
