Many Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion strategies and plans fail

There are a few key reasons why DEI strategies fail (see image below). Here are just a few examples of how Diversity, Equity, and...

What a “minor” event looks like to a marginalised person vs a privileged person

  In the image above, the left figure shows how I react to a “minor” event that triggers deep emotional reactions based on previous...

Neutral sides with oppression

If a car’s steering wheel is biased to the right, the car will continue to drift to the right if we keep the steering...

Systemic imbalance still exists

Systemic discrimination There is an imbalance in the system that is biased against people from marginalised groups. We cannot fix this imbalance by treating...

Lack of concrete, practical discussions around DEI

There is still systemic imbalance and lack of diversity in the workforce that leads to a lack of opportunity for people from marginalised groups....

Understanding “All snakes and no ladders” and the cumulative effects of discrimination

Snakes and Ladders This image below shows the idea of subtle discrimination and how they accumulate over time. The cumulative problems are shown here...

Capability Maturity Model for Diversity in Organisations

This is the Capability Maturity Model that has 5 levels – systems encouraging lack of diversity, systems neutral that keeps status quo, individuals actively...

Resource: Intersectionality Spectrum

I created a model to help visualise “degree of difficulty” based off the snakes and ladders picture below, so that it can be taken...

Empowering Refugee Communities: A Practical Guide to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

We are proud to share this article that was co-written with  Richard Dushime, our first ever PDI fellow. Empowering Refugee Communities: A Practical Guide...

Helping intersectionally marginalised people as an individual

Introduction In my presentations on improving diversity and inclusion in organisations, I always talk about how you can make a difference as an individual....