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Recentering Respect: Transatlantic Insights on Practices for Dignity and Inclusion
This episode features Dr. Tiffenia Archie (Temple University, USA) and Dr. Wayne Mitchell (Imperial College London, UK) who will explore why it is critical to recenter respect as a guiding value, prioritize human dignity, foster inclusive leadership, and resist manufactured divides. They will offer strategies for navigating external pressures without capitulating to them, mobilizing broader public support, and cultivating inclusive communities that protect academic freedom, expand human dignity, and equip the next generation to imagine a more just future.
Beyond Zero Tolerance: Effective Harassment Prevention for Globalised Organisations
This episode of Translocating Inclusion features Dr. Enya Doyle to examine why zero-tolerance policies and standardized compliance frameworks often fall short in preventing workplace harassment, especially in multinational contexts. Using Enya’s experience supporting organization with harassment prevention, we will offer practical, intersectional strategies for building accountability-driven cultures where inclusion and safety are the norm.
Negating the Noise: Strategies for Inclusive Practice from UK and EMEA Perspectives
This episode of Translocating Inclusion, welcomes Gamiel Yafai to reflect on why and how companies are actively strengthening their inclusion work despite vocal opposition to DEI. We will examine what all practitioners, whether based in the U.S., UK, or EMEA, can learn from their global peers, how organisations can instead use this moment to build deeper internal capacity, and what it means to lead inclusively in a moment marked by multiple global crises.
Inciting Inclusion: Lessons from a Global Cross-Industry Leader
This episode Translocating Inclusion, features the lens and leadership of Dr. Alicia Williams, Vice President and Head of Stakeholder Engagement, Inclusion and Belonging at Saks Global. With a career spanning Wall Street boardrooms, international academic institutions, and corporate DEI strategy, Dr. Williams offers a unique, cross-sector perspective on the conditions that enable equity to take root and thrive across industries and locations.
Whose Values, Which Priorities? Centering Cross-Cultural Effectiveness in Divisive Times
This episode Translocating Inclusion, features Rosetta Lee, educator, speaker, consultant, and facilitator. Given the ongoing scrutiny faced by inclusion work, we will explore how to move from defensive reactions rooted in declarations and binaries toward effective action. Whose values are centered? Which priorities are driving decisions? How can cross-cultural effectiveness help navigate difference instead of collapsing into divisiveness? Join us as we answer these and other questions!
If We Are Brave: Training for Courageous Allyship and Effective Engagement
Join us for this special edition of Translocating Inclusion, featuring Ali Michael, Ph.D., as we explore the intentional manipulation behind anti-inclusion movements and highlight practical pathways for cultivating courage in the face of orchestrated adversity. Using her extensive research and scholarship, Dr. Michael will offer invaluable insights into recognizing and overcoming fears, developing resilience, and embracing vulnerability as strength. Come learn what it takes to engage openly and consistently in allyship practices.
Designing Neuroinclusive Spaces: Sensory Processing, Cognitive Well-being, and Neuroinclusion
Join us as we discuss how thoughtful design can mitigate sensory overload and enhance cognitive well-being, fostering more inclusive environments for all. Kay will offer practical solutions to common challenges faced by neurodivergent individuals in traditionally designed spaces.
Higher Education and the Evolution of DEI: Lessons Learned and Resilient Inclusive Practices
Join us as we discuss how leaders have demonstrated resiliency in the face of multiple challenges with purpose and strategy. We will engage the simultaneous questions of what's next for DEI generally, what effective inclusion strategies look like in the evolving regulatory landscape, and can higher education institutions or any organization for that matter, be successful without inclusion.
Employee Resource Groups: Unlocking their Inclusive Power and Avoiding Common Pitfalls
Join us as we discuss frameworks and strategies to maximize the benefits of employee networks and address common pitfalls. Ms. Oke will contextualize the transformative impact of employee resource groups (ERGs) on employee engagement, retention, and organizational culture. We will discuss challenges such as balancing inclusivity across groups, securing leadership support, and avoiding the unintended consequence of reinforcing silos.
Forging Forward: The Case for Doubling Down on Inclusive Practices
Join us as we explore why now, more than ever, organizations should double down on their commitment to equity and inclusion practices. We will offer guidance on navigating the evolving landscape, equipping organizational leaders and DEI practitioners with strategies to maintain and deepen their impact in fostering inclusivity.
Communicating and Advancing Core Values: On Inclusive Cultures in the Face of Polarization
Join us for a conversation with Janet M. Stovall on strategies for organizations to effectively communicate and leverage the linkages between their core values, DEI priorities, ESG goals, and attracting and retaining top talent and loyal customers.
