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What is inclusion?

What is inclusion?

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What is inclusion?

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- One of the things that I've noticed from doing this work is that people often put diversity and inclusion together. They're really two very different things. I mean, diversity is really speaking to sort of the mix of different identities and cultures and experiences that our individuals share, and some are common, and some are obviously different from each other. But inclusion is a whole 'nother story. It's an action. It's about being intentional. It's really about building the kind of culture and environment, and especially if you're in a workplace, where people of every background can come and thrive and contribute and be seen. And actually, also, I say three different things sort of make sure that people are feeling included. One is, they're expected to be there, and they're expected to be good. Two is that they are reflected in the policies and the practices. Sometimes those are formal. Sometimes they are informal. And the third thing is that they feel respected and they feel…

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