“ The most important reason why someone would want to be part of Data Journeys is because it ’ s a safe haven for sharing the good and the bad ,” says Telstra Purple ’ s Hopkins , who also sits on the advisory board of Data Journeys . “ It ’ s okay to talk about both . It ’ s not just all good news stories , because often the bad is where the real learnings are .”
That frankness engenders a real sense of community that spreads beyond the organisation . “ We have people talking to each other outside of any communications that we have ,” says Hopkins . “ I think that during a time of COVID-19 and such uncertainty – a very uncomfortable time for us all at the moment – you often only feel as strong as your network . If we can help just one person in the community connect to someone else and help them feel better , or secure their job or give them a new opportunity , I think we ’ d have done a really good thing .”
215 “ If we can help just one person in the community connect to someone else and help them feel better , or secure their job or give them a new opportunity , I think we ’ d have done a really good thing ”
— Bradley Hopkins Head of Data and Analytics , Telstra Purple EMEA www . technologymagazine . com