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Claire Lanyon

@clanyon.bsky.social

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Lover of teaching, technology and social history… work/ed in EdTech & GLAM. Currently: Collections & Digital @ an Academic Library and Chair of National Digital Forum board. Mum to a Ragdoll cat and wife of a dreamer who shares my joy of fancy dress!

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Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

I’ve reflected on the Women in Technology afternoon at the Tertiary ICT conference (hosted at Auckland University of Technology, Tāmaki Makaurau) #TICT clanyon.medium.com/women-in-tec...

Women in Technology — Tertiary ICT Conference, 9th September 2025

The Women in Technology afternoon, at the Tertiary ICT Conference hosted by Auckland University of Technology, brought together leaders…

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Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Amazon leadership principles. Decision making is driven by these principles. Mahek says she also has adopted these principles within her personal life.

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

After heading towards a medical path, an outreach event at UoA Engineering school opened Mahek’s eyes to a different career path.

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Mahek Nangia is a Solutions Architect at AWS, joining us at #TICT

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Contact details for Rikita 😁

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

I always remember this quote from Maya Angelou.

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Having connections is great but consider who is sitting in your inner circle.
Recommendation for this programme: www.mentorwalks.org
Keep connected with your circles - send individuals things that you feel they will be interested in.

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

CARB: consistency, authenticity, relevance, bold. Don’t join a community then be absent. Be you, tell your story. Be in the right room with the right people who align with your values. Use your voice, ask the challenging questions and stand for what you believe in.

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Finding a community is important. Which community is going to help you thrive? Do you have connections that will help you grow and develop? Be intentional about the connections you are building and be aspirational about the connections you are making.

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

We live in a VUCA world where our connections are increasingly AI enabled, the real conversations had with strong ties give us the power to survive and thrive. When we connect as a group, the energy is buzzing.

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

we can maintain strong and close relationships with only 150 people. The quality of relationships is the strongest predictor of happiness (news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...). Connected employees are up to 7x more engaged.

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Humans actively seek out connections. Strong social bonds are just as important to our health and wellbeing as diet and exercise are. We meet 10-25k people across our lifetimes. You only truly get to know a small portion of these people (1-5k). At any time…

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

The lessons that Ritika learned while attending her first ‘networking’ event at 21yo.

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Ritika Singh is Founder and Lead Consultant at Ri-Think: www.ri-think.nz

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Rikita Singh is joining us at #TICT and throws the audience straight in to a ‘connection’ icebreaker

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Tania: ensure the people within your organisation feel included, respected and valued and not just tolerated.

(Apologies for spelling Tania incorrectly!)

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Celia: listen to the people who see the things in you that you don’t see in yourself. The stories we tell are key, consider which stories you are telling about women in tech.
Liz: highlights examples of times when women (and men) at work have supported and sponsored her through her career.

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hemi: the human element is really powerful in technology
Steph: has a passion for using tech for efficiency
Tania: do things that make you scared and be curious
Andrew: Alison Whitbrooks trick yourself to thinking you’re excited - www.youtube.com/shorts/ZEH2I...

How Saying 'I’m Excited' Tricks Your Brain Into Confidence - Alison Wood Brooks

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Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Andrew: fair representation is important. Create opportunity and time. Ask questions and make space, provide support.
Steph: Provide examples of people who have pushed out of their comfort zone to highlight how easy it can be provide space for diverse staff members to participate / lead projects

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Liz: partnerships between Universities and industry (and schools) are important in supporting more women to come through.
Tanya: shared Sparks Tūrama Pathways programme - vimeo.com/1038760946/1...

Tūrama Pathways

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Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hemi: 6/10 on their leadership team are women and 61% of the overall team are women (Datacom).

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Celia: remember the power of sponsorship, making sure the right people are at the right tables. Make workplace equity everyone’s business.
Steph: identify the team members who can extend outside their comfort zone and use their strengths in different areas that can grow their skills and value

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Tanya: Choose your courage and deliberately ally, support, mentor. Make space to amplify voices. If you have privilege to advocate. Do it.
Liz: Reminds us of the power of flexibility and education for working parents.
Celia: fostering inclusion as part of your culture is important

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Celia: Formal education has a part ti play in busting myths but how can we support students connect emotionally. Plan to upskill everyone to support them in managing threat states - make ally ship part of leadership development, not a project. Leaders should talk about ally ship-where they fail too

Claire Lanyon @clanyon.bsky.social · Sep 8

Hemi: reminds us that we need to be seen to show upcoming talent they can do this too (focus on women, Māori and Pacific).
Andrew: educators need to create a safe environment & bring experts into the classroom to support students meet high expectations. Leaders have role in hiring appropriately.