When we consider change, it is rarely about supporting structures or effective strategies – it is often about ideologies and, quickly, about attitudes, values and behaviours. My latest video trilogy shows how we can shape the future together. (German article)
Current analyses have already questioned the positioning and impact of mainstream DEI programmes. Read about the questions we need to ask to get to meaningful moments of truth.
Backlash is not failure, polarisation is. Both provide the chance to rebuild DEI in a more informed way, for impact, engagement, and leadership.
When people talk about bias & barriers or privilege & power, older white males seem to be the implicit object of description. Increased activism (and polarisation) intensifies the blame & shame on this group. At the same time, they are asked – or urged – to become active allies and empathetic mentors. Can we have […]
Both Diversity activists and rationalists have been relentlessly exploring and explaining the need to overcome monocultures – particularly in today’s complex business contexts. What began as a joint effort has become – at times – a fight over narratives, followers and the prerogative of interpretation. Less divisiveness and polarisation – even within DEI – is […]
For sad reasons, RacialEquity became a focus topic (once more) in recent years and months. Journalists from the DW TV explore corporate responses in the field – on both side of the Atlantic – including a 4-minute summary on European specifics.
A new series of articles reframes D&I to shift the focus from special interest groups to large audiences. It was often proclaimed that ‚everyone‘ should be part of D&I and that it is an embedded business topic. Here are three related deep dives.
A current re-analysis of Eurobarometer data by the OECD reveals that European public opinion expects immigrants to blend into their future home countries. This understanding of integration of migrants has implication for D&I, as our considerations show.
The Digital Explorers initiative connects Lithuania’s ICT sector with young Nigerian IT specialists – a bold experiment in talent mobility. A training in Kaunas highlighted both the potential and the subtle pitfalls of the project. >>> A Bold Pilot Between Lithuania and Nigeria In 2019, Lithuania launched an unprecedented initiative: Digital Explorers, a three-year project […]
For many years, football used to be an example of a perfectionised monoculture with vast biases. The global association, FIFA, reaches millions or billions of people so that their new anti-discrimination policy is a key move.
