Commitment Webinar Series - Clinton Foundation · 2019-12-17 · What is Diversity, Inclusion, Access and Equity? Inclusion is about ensuring that the right conditions are in place

Commitment Webinar Series

Building a Better and More Inclusive Tomorrow:

A Business Case for Why Diversity, Inclusion, Access and Equity

Matter to Your CGI U Commitment

Ryan Ubuntu Olson, MPS- Global LGBTI Human Rights Advocate; CGI U LGBTI Commitment Mentor

“Our differences matter, but our common humanity matters

more” - President Bill Clinton-

“What we have to do…is find a way to celebrate our diversity

and debate our differences without fracturing our communities”

- Secretary Hillary Clinton-

“Millennials are often portrayed as apathetic, disinterested, tuned

out and selfish. None of those adjectives describe the Millennials

I've been privileged to meet and work with”.- Chelsea Clinton-

Who am I?

• Global Human Rights Advocate, particularly

for marginalized and vulnerable populations.

• Accidental Activist

• International Development Practitioner

• Diversity and Inclusion Champion

• Graduate of the Clinton School of Public

Service

• CGI U LGBTI Mentor for the Past 7 years.

• Social Justice Warrior

• Global Citizen

• Inspired by Do-Gooders

• A Lover of the Stars

What we will explore today:

• What is Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Equity?

• The Business Case and Evidence Base

• Application to Social Entrepreneurial Efforts

• Bringing it Home






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What is Diversity, Inclusion, Access and Equity?

Diversity is about difference and the variety of characteristics that we all

bring to the world but might not necessarily share. It’s not just about

religion, age, disability, gender, sexual orientation or race, but other

characteristics too such as socioeconomic background, personality type,

and a multitude of characteristics both visible and hidden that make up a

person. The breath of diversity available to us is infinite.

Race

Gender

Sexual Orientation

Age

Thoughts/

Perspectives

Personality Profile

Socioeconomic Background

Education

Life Experiences

Ability Status

Value System

Learning Style

Culture

Work Style

Language




Inclusion is about ensuring that the right conditions are in place so that

every person is able to achieve their full potential regardless of personal

characteristics, socioeconomic background or personality type.

Wherever we operate in the world, and across every part of our work,

we strive to create an inclusive culture in which difference is both

recognized and valued.




Accessibility an umbrella term for all aspects which influence a

person’s ability to function within an environment. Accessibility can be

defined as the "ability to access" the functionality, and possible benefit,

of some system or entity and is used to describe the degree to which a

product such as a device, service, environment is accessible by as

many people as possible.



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Equity is an approach that ensures everyone has access to the same

opportunities and are recognized and valued. Equity recognizes that

advantages and barriers exist, and that, as a result, we all don’t all start

from the same place. Equity is a process that begins by acknowledging

that unequal starting place and continuously works to correct and

address the imbalance.












The Business Case and Evidence Base

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Risk Innovation

Companies that Value Diversity and Inclusion

Source: Juliet Bourke, Which Two Heads Are Better Then One? How Diverse Teams Create Breakthrough Ideas and Make Smarter Decisions (Australian Institute of Decision Makers, 2016)

The Business Case and Evidence Base Empowered &

Growing

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Value &

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Valued Empowered

Confidence Energized

Fairness &

RespectRecognized Safe

Connected Inspired

Equal Knowledgeable Trusted

Source: Bersin by Deloitte, High-impact diversity and inclusion: The new maturity model, 2017;;

Juliet Bourke and Bernadette Dillon, Waiter, is that inclusion in my soup? A new recipe to improve business performance,

Deloitte Australia and the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission, 2012


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Compliance

Employees

Customers

Diversity of Thought


The Business Case and Evidence Base Diversity of Thought

Gender

Race/Ethnicity

Other Visible Attributes


Heartland


The Radical Transformation of Diversity and Inclusion The Millennial Influence

Source: Smith & Turner, “The Radical Transformation of Diversity and Inclusion- The Millenial Influence, Deloitte University (2015)











Application to Entrepreneurial Efforts

A Road for

EveryoneConstructing a

School for Girls

Drone

Technologies to

Prevent

Poaching

Campus

Commitment to

Recycling

A Road for Everyone- Scenario

Marta spent a summer volunteering in Guatemala working with a local fishing

village that often traveled on an old and crumbling dirt road with it’s daily catch to

sell in the major city. Along this road many women sold their wares, children went

to and from school and livestock, pets and other animals frequently roamed.

However, the villagers often struggled to reach the city because of the

deteriorating road conditions. As a part of her CGI U Commitment, Marta decided

that she would work with the village elders, all men, as well as with some

contractors Marta knew from her time spent in the city to begin conceptualizing

the construction of a new road from the village to the city. What does she need to

consider when it comes to diversity, inclusion, access and equity?

John recently returned home from a long period of time working with the

International Rescue Committee in rural Pakistan where he saw that there

were a number of girls committed to getting an education, but had no place to

learn. To address this, and as a part of his CGI U Commitment to Action, John

has partnered with his friends and their organization to build a school for girls

in the village where he lived and worked. What can John and his friends do to

ensure all girls have access to the school he builds?

Constructing a School for Girls- Scenario

Kobwana was tired of hearing about poachers staling the lives of threatened

animal species throughout his home country of Botswana and wanted to do

something. After learning about drones in his engineering class he began to

think about how the technology could help to support locally led efforts to

address this problem. As a part of his CGI U commitment to action, he has

developed a system using drones to help farmers monitor the growth of their

fields and local rangers in Chobe National Park to monitor poaching. What

does he need to consider in relationship to diversity, inclusion, access and

equity?

Drone Technologies to Prevent Poaching- Scenario

Campus Commitment to Recycling - Scenario

Suneeta is passionate about climate change and has created a CGI U

commitment to get more of her fellow students to reduce, reuse and regularly

recycle as well as to ban harmful materials from campus such as plastic bags

and straws. She has already made a lot of headway, but some students with

disabilities who use straws regularly have complained and some local

businesses that use plastic bags have also questioned the push for this

program on campus. How can Suneeta ensure she considers elements related

to Diversity, Inclusion, Access and Equity?











Bringing it Home: 6 Signature Traits of an Inclusive Leader


Bringing it Home

In my life With those I work closely with to

complete my commitment.

With beneficiaries of my

commitment:

With those I partner with to make my

commitment happen:

THANK YOU!!!

Contact: [email protected]

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Commitment Webinar Series - Clinton Foundation · 2019-12-17 · What is Diversity, Inclusion, Access and Equity? Inclusion is about ensuring that the right conditions are in place