The concept of workplace diversity isn’t new. It’s been around since the 1960s, growing out of the Civil Rights movements—which included the Women’s movement and Gay Rights movement. In a large part, these complimentary movements focused on fairness and social justice, not smart business per se. But since the early 2000s, etymology has evolved significantly. Today, rather than only discussing diversity, we talk about DEI (or DE&I) an acronym for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. 

The Kaleidoscope Group’s weekly podcast Becoming Inclusive, hosted by Reggie Ponder and Kat Potts, dig into this topic in this episode featuring Kevin Strader, a Client Services Manager. Strader, Potts, and Ponder don’t hold back in honestly discussing how the evolving language around DEI is impacting businesses, organizations, and society at large. It’s real talk from a diverse and inclusive group of professionals—all coming from different backgrounds, offering different perspectives based on those backgrounds. Watch the episode here. 

The Kaleidoscope Group is a full service Diversity, Equity & Inclusion firm in Chicago serving clients world-wide. We can help you develop organizational change that actively engages everybody in your organization, turning resistance into energy and motivation for change. Let’s talk about where you’d like to go and how to get there. Visit us at https://kgdiversity.com