August 5th, 2010
“To be creative requires divergent thinking (generating many unique ideas) and then convergent thinking (combining those ideas into the best result).” -Newsweek I do an increasing amount of speaking and presenting on cognitive diversity…what it is, why it matters, how to benefit from it, how it is linked to better decision making and innovation. I [Read More…]
August 3rd, 2010
Maybe TED will announce a new conference in 2011 focused on good intentions? There has been some really interesting conversation around the TEDWomen conference that was recently announced and if you have not yet read this and this and this from CV Harquail and this from Jamie Notter you should…very thoughtful, very well informed comments [Read More…]
August 1st, 2010
Joe is an authentic, engaging leader who has been able to leverage his exceptional facilitation skills towards delivering an understanding of diversity and inclusion within our organization. He leverages stories of past and current events to provide people with opportunities to gain a foundational and personal awareness of the impact and value of difference. He [Read More…]
July 28th, 2010
I pay a lot of attention to how business and other types of organizations (non-profits, government and educational institutions, faith communities) are functioning, evolving and interacting with their employees and those they claim to serve. This is going to sound overly dramatic, but I think that there is a struggle for the heart and soul [Read More…]
July 27th, 2010
Just a quick note on a couple of other places you can find or listen to my ramblings… This Friday, July 30th I will on the Proactive Employer Podcast and will be talking about “Resetting the Diversity and Inclusion Conversation.” I am also going to be a regular on the Workplace Diversity Network. I have [Read More…]
July 21st, 2010
Reverse discrimination (its in Wikipedia, it must be real), something to really get pissed off about… We have a long history of profound dysfunction regarding race and gender and orientation and a bunch of other stuff in this country and a lot of that dysfunction continues to show up in our alleged “conversations” about these [Read More…]
July 20th, 2010
I have not done a recommended reading post in a while and thought that it might be time… I have mentioned both Jamie Notter and Rosetta Thurman several times here and they continue to be highly, highly, highly recommended. Big brains, fat hearts, warm souls. Some others to read / follow / observe / politely [Read More…]
July 16th, 2010
I am a fan of all things Rosetta Thurman and I highly recommend that you read her and follow her and pay very close attention. Smart, funny, gifted, passionate, going places. She recently wrote a post (Diversity is not the right word) that really resonated with me and touches on a topic that I have [Read More…]
July 14th, 2010
Ten things everyone should understand regarding diversity and inclusion… ten things View more presentations from joe gerstandt.
July 9th, 2010
Was recently reminded of a favorite passage of mine from Lila, by Robert Pirsig (Thanks Ronen!) and thought I would share… “But if you manage to absorb it and not pass it on, that’s the highest moral conduct of all. That really advances everything, not just you … some of the great moral figures of [Read More…]