134 - Just Tech: Centering Community-Driven Innovation at the Margins episode 2 with Dr. Tawanna Dillahunt, Zachary Rowe, and Joanna Velazquez

If you're interested in community-driven innovation, "Just Tech" podcast series is perfect for you. In this particular episode, Senior Principal Researcher Mary Gray discusses the interplay between technology and community with experts Dr. Tawanna Dillahunt, Zachary Rowe, and Joanna Velazquez. Together, they explore how technology can facilitate community-driven innovation and support community-based organizations.

The conversation revolves around the collaborative efforts of computer science, engineering, social science, and community, all geared towards boosting societal resilience through Project Resolve. As they delve into the topic, the guests share personal experiences of how community and research collaborations have successfully solved problems, highlighting the importance of equal partnerships to fuel innovation through participatory research. They further discuss practical insights on how researchers can best work with communities to solve problems at a local level.

The discussion also examines the role technology plays, and doesn't play, in community-driven work. If you're interested in understanding how community-driven innovation can be centered at the margins, this podcast episode will offer you much-needed perspectives to broaden your knowledge and understanding.

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