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Elizabeth Ayer

@elizayer@mastodon.social
mastodon 4.6.0-nightly.2026-03-18

Hi! I do civic tech, product, and org design, currently in government.

My happy place is down a rabbithole, occasionally ejecting content as a proof of life. Posts usually about software, with some politics, history and philosophy thrown in, but secretly still about software.

Based in #Tacoma, superfan of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and #infrastructure in general.

Pronouns: she/her
Countries: UK/US

#productmanagement #ProductLeadership #Leadership #SystemsThinking #TeamTopologies

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Elizabeth Ayer
@elizayer@mastodon.social

Hi! I do civic tech, product, and org design, currently in government. My happy place is down a rabbithole, occasionally ejecting content as a proof of life. Posts usually about software, with some politics, history and philosophy thrown in, but secretly still about software. Based in # Tacoma , superfan of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and # infrastructure in general. Pronouns: she/her Countries: UK/US # productmanagement # ProductLeadership # Leadership # SystemsThinking # TeamTopologies

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Elizabeth Ayer
Elizabeth Ayer
@elizayer@mastodon.social

Hi! I do civic tech, product, and org design, currently in government. My happy place is down a rabbithole, occasionally ejecting content as a proof of life. Posts usually about software, with some politics, history and philosophy thrown in, but secretly still about software. Based in # Tacoma , superfan of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and # infrastructure in general. Pronouns: she/her Countries: UK/US # productmanagement # ProductLeadership # Leadership # SystemsThinking # TeamTopologies

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@elizayer@mastodon.social · 3d ago

RE: @globalmuseum@mastodon.online

Huh, I'd always assumed that was a bigoted assumption about people who lived in hot climates.

But nope, just a bigoted assumption about people of the past!

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Elizabeth Ayer
@elizayer@mastodon.social

Hi! I do civic tech, product, and org design, currently in government. My happy place is down a rabbithole, occasionally ejecting content as a proof of life. Posts usually about software, with some politics, history and philosophy thrown in, but secretly still about software. Based in # Tacoma , superfan of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and # infrastructure in general. Pronouns: she/her Countries: UK/US # productmanagement # ProductLeadership # Leadership # SystemsThinking # TeamTopologies

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Elizabeth Ayer
Elizabeth Ayer
@elizayer@mastodon.social

Hi! I do civic tech, product, and org design, currently in government. My happy place is down a rabbithole, occasionally ejecting content as a proof of life. Posts usually about software, with some politics, history and philosophy thrown in, but secretly still about software. Based in # Tacoma , superfan of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and # infrastructure in general. Pronouns: she/her Countries: UK/US # productmanagement # ProductLeadership # Leadership # SystemsThinking # TeamTopologies

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@elizayer@mastodon.social · 4d ago

"Technology is neutral," you say?

Counterexample: Ageless Linux.

It shines a glaring spotlight on other OSs and their acceptance of bad age verification law, enacted under a pretense of child safety. In fact, these laws normalize privacy-violation and consolidate power in corporate entities without protecting children.

Other OSs comply, but Ageless Linux is a brilliant example of the potential for civil disobedience via technology.

This page alone speaks volumes: https://agelesslinux.org/map.html

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Elizabeth Ayer
@elizayer@mastodon.social

Hi! I do civic tech, product, and org design, currently in government. My happy place is down a rabbithole, occasionally ejecting content as a proof of life. Posts usually about software, with some politics, history and philosophy thrown in, but secretly still about software. Based in # Tacoma , superfan of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and # infrastructure in general. Pronouns: she/her Countries: UK/US # productmanagement # ProductLeadership # Leadership # SystemsThinking # TeamTopologies

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Elizabeth Ayer
Elizabeth Ayer
@elizayer@mastodon.social

Hi! I do civic tech, product, and org design, currently in government. My happy place is down a rabbithole, occasionally ejecting content as a proof of life. Posts usually about software, with some politics, history and philosophy thrown in, but secretly still about software. Based in # Tacoma , superfan of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and # infrastructure in general. Pronouns: she/her Countries: UK/US # productmanagement # ProductLeadership # Leadership # SystemsThinking # TeamTopologies

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@elizayer@mastodon.social · 4d ago

I spend a lot of time thinking about who gets promoted in tech orgs.

This isn't just academic. Promotion practices are an architectural pillar of the full system.

One principle I see repeatedly violated, but which I would never sacrifice:

Nobody should be named CTO or CIO of a tech org without a deep understanding of the principles of teamwork.

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Elizabeth Ayer
@elizayer@mastodon.social

Hi! I do civic tech, product, and org design, currently in government. My happy place is down a rabbithole, occasionally ejecting content as a proof of life. Posts usually about software, with some politics, history and philosophy thrown in, but secretly still about software. Based in # Tacoma , superfan of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and # infrastructure in general. Pronouns: she/her Countries: UK/US # productmanagement # ProductLeadership # Leadership # SystemsThinking # TeamTopologies

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Elizabeth Ayer
Elizabeth Ayer
@elizayer@mastodon.social

Hi! I do civic tech, product, and org design, currently in government. My happy place is down a rabbithole, occasionally ejecting content as a proof of life. Posts usually about software, with some politics, history and philosophy thrown in, but secretly still about software. Based in # Tacoma , superfan of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and # infrastructure in general. Pronouns: she/her Countries: UK/US # productmanagement # ProductLeadership # Leadership # SystemsThinking # TeamTopologies

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@elizayer@mastodon.social · 6d ago

On the plus side, at least future generations won't have the cognitive skills to judge us harshly.

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Elizabeth Ayer
@elizayer@mastodon.social

Hi! I do civic tech, product, and org design, currently in government. My happy place is down a rabbithole, occasionally ejecting content as a proof of life. Posts usually about software, with some politics, history and philosophy thrown in, but secretly still about software. Based in # Tacoma , superfan of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and # infrastructure in general. Pronouns: she/her Countries: UK/US # productmanagement # ProductLeadership # Leadership # SystemsThinking # TeamTopologies

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Elizabeth Ayer
Elizabeth Ayer
@elizayer@mastodon.social

Hi! I do civic tech, product, and org design, currently in government. My happy place is down a rabbithole, occasionally ejecting content as a proof of life. Posts usually about software, with some politics, history and philosophy thrown in, but secretly still about software. Based in # Tacoma , superfan of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge and # infrastructure in general. Pronouns: she/her Countries: UK/US # productmanagement # ProductLeadership # Leadership # SystemsThinking # TeamTopologies

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@elizayer@mastodon.social · Mar 13, 2026

RE: @jalefkowit@vmst.io

Worst. Supreme Court decision. Ev-- So far.

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