Improving Police/Community Relations w/ Kona Shen
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Kona Shen co-founded My90 in 2016 to help the public and police communicate using accessible, data-driven technology. Kona joined Axon in 2021 when they acquired the company. Prior to co-founding My90, Kona founded GOALS Haiti, an award-winning non-profit that uses sport as a tool to spark long-term community development. She holds a B.A. in Development Studies from Brown University and an M.A. in International Policy Studies from Stanford University.
Mentioned on the Show:
- Connect with Kona Shen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/konashen
- Learn more about My90 on the Axon website: https://www.axon.com/products/my90
- Support efforts in Haiti: https://www.goalshaiti.org/
- Listen to the People Business episode all about hardiness with Dr. Steven Stein: https://peoplebusinesspodcast.com/stevenstein/
Timestamps:
(2:26) - Welcoming Kona
(3:17) - What is social entrepreneurship?
(5:18) - How do you think about incentives?
(8:01 ) - What are best practices in setting up a nonprofit board with checks and balances?
(9:55) - How would you lead with more humility and weakness if you were starting over?
(14:40) - Cockroach mentality.
(16:08) - What is My90?
(24:28) - How did you overcome people’s skepticism about the project?
(34:28) - Are there any other best practices you’ve learned about surveying?
(36:23) - What types of police interactions are you NOT surveying?
(37:57) - What have you learned surveying sexual assault victims?
(42:21) - How do you see leaders in law enforcement balancing vulnerability and confidence?
(48:01) - How are police departments using this internally and externally?
(53:35) - Have you seen them use the survey to influence types of incidents that you’re not surveying?
(55:15) - What other areas do you feel this type of feedback would make a big difference?
(57:54) - What advice do you have for those who would like to reach out and ask these questions but don’t know how to?
(1:00:29) - What’s the best way for people to find you and get connected?
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