Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Cultural Agility

Neuroscience of Inclusion: Good Intentions Are Not Enough

When it comes to working across differences the brain can work both for us and against us. Learn the mechanisms that block inclusion, and how we can override and maximize the ways the brain can help us work more effectively across differences.

Understanding the Brain, Bias and Behavior

Gain insight into the interplay of the brain, biases (both conscious and unconscious), and the impact on behavior. Understand  the dynamics that play into unconscious bias, and learn strategies to notice and manage them effectively in order to demonstrate inclusive behaviors.

A.C.T. Inclusively™ – Override and Repattern Bias in the Brain

Good news – bias is malleable in the brain, and with work biases can be repatterned. We can train the brain to A.C.T. Inclusively and engage more readily across a myriad of differences, even if they cause initial discomfort.

Cultural Agility

Cultural agility is an essential skill in working across a myriad of differences. It beings with creating an understanding of one’s own cultural set points and cultural dimensions, and increasing metacognition and the ability to flex in order to work across cultures more effectively.

Becoming an Anti-Racist

Self-awareness and self-reflection are critical in being anti-racist, yet not always readily available from a brain perspective. Learn how to increase self-awareness and lean into and challenge conditioned narratives around race.

S.A.V.E. Communication from the Defensive Brain

Learn how to quiet the fear circuitry during difficult conversations to shift away from defensive brain reactions and focus on engaging the neuroscience of appreciation to increase care, trust, collaboration, motivation, and engagement.

Leverage the Brain and Body to Increase Inclusion & Racial Equity

How to leverage the brain- body connection to increase awareness of the unconscious brain’s response to differences that impact the nonverbal messages you send, and how open or closed you come across to others in your interactions. The brain and the body can be powerful allies in developing the skills needed to create the kind of connection needed to advance inclusion and equity.

Understanding and Leveraging Neurodiversity

Did you know that 15%-20% of the population is estimated to be neurodivergent? An often-overlooked dimension of diversity is cognitive and the infinite range of invisible differences in how the brain functions.  Learn what cognitive diversity is, what it is not, and how you can leverage inclusive thinking in your team to help drive creativity and innovation.  

Every Interaction Counts: Creating Equitable “We Space”

Learn practical brain-based tools and skills to co-create equitable, shared power in every interaction, what we call co-creating “We Space” – which is any time two or more people are interacting with each other. “We Space” creates the opportunity to develop and maintain strong working relationships that are based on mutual trust and respect, successfully balance commonalities and differences and a deep understanding of the complexities of identities.

Being an Effective Ally and Engaged By Stander

How to understand and lean into multiple levels of truth in order to have agency to voice needs, and to be effective allies and advocates. Historical and systemic racism can impact how people show up, particularly when there are microaggressions and current events that can cause retraumatization for BIPOC communities. Learn how to step in effectively to address inequities and disrupt exclusionary behavior.

Hiring Manager Intensive

A multi-part series specifically for anyone involved in the hiring process on how to notice and manage biases, and ensure more equity in all steps of the hiring process. This process involves targeted skill building in 3 levels of change – intrapersonal, interpersonal and organizational. 

Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Learning Communities

To support ongoing development work with the IDI, the learning community is a multi-session series focused on development. Topics in the 101 and 201 series include: your identities, your learning goals, community learning goals,  self-awareness and the IDP, becoming culturally agile, navigating difficult conversations, power and privilege, unpacking minimization, institutional and structural racism.

Train-the-Trainer

Develop a cadre of internal facilitators to deliver specific learning content, and/or to facilitate internal diversity, equity and inclusion discussions. DEI facilitation is unique in many ways and the train-the-trainer will set up your internal facilitators for success.