Sarah and I were both delighted to be asked to take part in this year’s Spring Forward Festival – a month-long celebration of women in digital culture – and to join the fabulous Ladies that UX Brighton group to speak on a subject close to our hearts: namely culture and innovation. Having, between us, been […]
I was in a meeting recently where I heard ‘the thing about inclusion is it’s inefficient…’ Hard to know how to react to a statement that in some ways feels so wrong (is efficiency our ultimate goal?) and yet, in some ways, is probably right. My wonderful business partner and fellow human change agent Sam […]
The ‘diversity and inclusion’ industry has been around for more than 20 years, but the dial isn’t really shifting. We’re more than 50 years from the equality acts, so why does it feel like we’ve hardly moved? Organisations want to become more diverse, consumer brands want to reflect diversity better and membership organisations – from […]
At its simplest, Brexit is about implementing the answer to a question. We were asked, ‘what would be better, x or y?’ we chose x and, in doing so, delegated our authority to the government to make x happen. From watching the sitcom/horror fest that is our parliament dissolving into something beyond nonsense (I feel […]
Could understanding empathy unlock the door to more focus and investment in our organisations? So I imagine life can be very exhausting for diversity and inclusion practitioners – and for business leaders and staff who have a high interest in this area. “We know,” they must think every time a new survey reveals a gap […]
