Luke Ray and Kerryn Knill discuss International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples and Luke's experience as a First Nations youth growing up in Australia.
Suzanne Dann, Avanade Regional Executive and Taskforce Lead, talks with Accenture's Global Ethnicity Lead Gavin Young about race, privilege and the weight of the events of 2020.
Corporate citizenship senior director Heba Ramzy reflects on her first year at Avanade and a few of her team's successes.
The following blog post was written by Avanade alum Christiaan Veeningen. A couple months ago, I was asked to support a team of students participating in the AppRuption hackathon, a two-day hackathon organized by the province Flevoland and University Windesheim Flevoland. The goal of this event is to bring together companies and students and have t...
This is a guest blog post written by Avanade alum, Vikki Leach and originally appeared in its entirety on the Women in Technology International blog. In this post I’m including commentary on Lord Browne's book, 'The Glass Closet'. He is the former CEO of BP whose his sexuality was publicly announced by his former partner in the UK media. I also ref...
The following blog post was written by Avanade alum Lesly Barrie. There is something about the holiday season that catapults people into a giving mood, be it through time, money, or gifts. For as long as I can remember I’ve always been interested in helping others. Every spring our old and forgotten toys were gathered and ultimately donated to a ca...
This is a guest blog post written by Avanade alum, Mark Myers. You will never regret the time spent doing something for others When it came down to deciding where I wanted to take my career, I chose the people at Avanade. Being a part of an organization unlike most was far more important than anything else. The urge to do more than just “doing my ...
It’s that hairy time of the year again, when our Gents selflessly volunteer to grow moustaches for the month formerly known as November, now called Movember. This annual event was created to bring awareness to men’s health issues including prostate cancer, mental health and many more. This is truly a global effort for us with teams from all geograp...
This is a guest blog post written by Avanade alum, Gemma Fiorentino. Today, digital is affecting all areas of our daily lives – from our workplace to our home. And, it is fueling discussions across many industries around how to drive a digital transformation. As with any other modern phenomena, this evolution affects people’s behaviors and heavily...
The following is a guest blog post by Simon Bickert, Avanade consultant. I’m quite honored to share a wonderful campaign that we just completed with Avanade employees in ASG (Austria, Switzerland and Germany). It was a goodwill program centered on a smartphone hardware exchange to support the eradication of Polio in the world. For those who may not...