How to Turn Anecdotes Into Evidence for Inclusion

In This Episode We Cover

• Why anecdotes are claims not conclusions
• The difference between claims, assumptions, and hypotheses
• How to test ideas without wasting time or budget
• Anecdotes are starting points, not stopping points. \"The story is typically making a claim and they are presenting it as evidence.\"
• \"The story is typically making a claim and they are presenting it as evidence.\"
• Anecdotes are hiding places for claims \"These are statements but if you’ve been to enough panel events you’ll hear a witty story wrapped around it.\"
• \"These are statements but if you’ve been to enough panel events you’ll hear a witty story wrapped around it.\"
• Claims aren’t conclusions until they’re tested. \"We don’t just accept that. We test it. We gather evidence to support or contradict it.\"
• \"We don’t just accept that. We test it. We gather evidence to support or contradict it.\"
• Reconstructing Inclusion by Amri B. Johnson 
•  “You are harder to ignore when you have evidence to support your claims. It works like a magic pill!”