apidays Helsinki & North 2025 - How (not) to run a Graphql Stewardship Group, Gadiel Cruz (Alpha-Sense)

How (not) to run a Graphql Stewardship Group
Gadiel Cruz, Senior Software Engineer at Alpha-Sense

apidays Helsinki & North 2025 - APIs for Innovation, Intelligence, and Impact
June 3 & 4, 2025

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Transcript

1. Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Distribute. How (not) to run a GraphQL Stewardship Group API Days Helsinki & North 2025
2. Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Distribute. 1 How (not) to run a GraphQL Stewardship Group A journey from chaos to clarity (Hopefully!)
3. Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Distribute. 2 How (not) to run a GraphQL Stewardship Group GraphQL Center of Excellence. Source. Apollo GraphQL Docs Concepts - The b…oring side 󰷹 Stewardship Group is more than just a forum; it's about active ownership and collective improvement.
4. Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Distribute. 3 How (not) to run a GraphQL Stewardship Group Handle necessary complexity. Why to bother? - The GraphQL Wild West 🤠 O(no)
5. Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Distribute. 4 How (not) to run a GraphQL Stewardship Group Getting Started 🤔 - Optional
6. Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Distribute. 5 How (not) to run a GraphQL Stewardship Group Freedom, awareness & influence Stewards 🧠
7. Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Distribute. 6 How (not) to run a GraphQL Stewardship Group Goals … or the struggle to make progress 🚡 Awareness + tracking Maximum value where alignment is critical
8. Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Distribute. 7 How (not) to run a GraphQL Stewardship Group Moderation - Fighting for a safe space 📢 Simple terms Share the achievements Trust is what you are after when asking for change. Source. Apollo GraphQL Docs
9. Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Distribute. 8 How (not) to run a GraphQL Stewardship Group Keep it relevant 🥱 Core team contributions Share the wins to escalate the impact
10. Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Distribute. 9 How (not) to run a GraphQL Stewardship Group Ideas for the Future: Elevating Your Impact 🌟 Leadership needs to recognize the GraphQL graph as a strategic asset. Source. Apollo GraphQL Blog The measure of a GraphQL schema's fitness is its value to clients. Source. Apollo GraphQL Blog
11. Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Distribute. 10 About us How (not) to run a GraphQL Stewardship Group
12. Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Distribute. 11 Thank you! How (not) to run a GraphQL Stewardship Group
13. Proprietary & Confidential. Do Not Distribute. 12 Gadiel Cruz How (not) to run a GraphQL Stewardship Group Careers LinkedIn Senior Software Engineer API Team