Creativity, engineering and a seat at the table
Kiara Rao joined the Creatives and STEM panels at the University of Lincoln’s Her Seat at the Table conference.
More than one way to build a career
Our founder Kiara Rao joined the BAME Women Network’s Her Seat at the Table conference at the University of Lincoln. Speaking on both the Creatives and STEM panels brought two parts of her experience into the same conversation: engineering and building a creative business.
The interests can sit together
A technical background and a creative practice do not have to develop in separate directions. For Kiara, materials, problem-solving and the practical work of delivering an experience sit alongside the visual and social decisions that shape it. The panels gave that combination a place in a wider conversation about careers and entrepreneurship.
Several routes deserve to be visible
The conference brought Black, Asian and minority ethnic women into conversations about their work and the routes they had taken. Different experiences gave the programme its breadth, with room for participants to hear about creative and technical careers without reducing either to a single path.
A conversation beyond the making table
The appearance extends our interest in creativity and connection into talks and panels. The subject changes, but the value of sharing a practical experience remains: a real account of work, learning and the decisions involved in building something.