Thinking today about application processes and requirements and how inaccessible most of them are. Some of the sharpest, most capable people I know would never fit boxes like 'must have x years experience' for all sorts of reasons, often because the industry doesn't welcome them.

How many people don't apply because their gut tells them what's waiting on the other side isn't welcoming? Why do we expect these people to come to us? Why are we fixated on the status quo and keeping things working the same as they always have?

In the case of development opportunities for example - have you thought about how someone with chronic pain or fatigue who only has an hour active time (on a good day) will interact with it? If not, are you essentially saying that they don't deserve development?

If you're asking working class folks to engage with your programme, are you asking them to pay for their own travel across town? Are there expectations that they can and will spend money simply to be involved and present at the programme location?

For disabled applicants, what accessibility options do you have for your application process? 'We accept video and audio applications' covers a few bases but it's hardly exhaustive.

The world is in an absolute state right now, and we can wallow in that or we can fuck shit up and do things better. Rather than leaving people behind again, how do we form processes that support their inclusion rather than using it as a buzzword to make ourselves feel better?