First - two big announcements:

1. In Season 3, we’re digging into systems and what we think about as we consciously try to change them.
2. We’re running another cohort of SciComm STEP next spring! Join our email list for a ping when the application goes live November 1st! 🥳

Today, we’re getting real: Doing big things, like trying to tackle systems-level change in scicomm, is a heavy lift.

This week, we discuss:

• The futility of trying to do this work alone
• Ways we can boost and build up people to be sure we are all able to do (and recognized for) this work we do together
• The role of being a hype buddy to yourself and within a team
• The data we see about scicomm folks who want to work together
• How we’re only selectively asking for permission anymore

Dig in for yourself:

• How are you consciously hyping yourself up in a team setting?
• How would you like others to be hyping you?
• What can you do to hype up the people you work with?

Thanks for listening! Grab your hot drinks and let’s have a chat! 🍵☕ Connect on BlueSky at @bgmerkle.bsky.social and @vgwschutte.bsky.social.