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Inclusion in Practice: Takeaways from the DMI Conference
Author(s) -
Myers Cheryl
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
design management review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1948-7169
pISSN - 1557-0614
DOI - 10.1111/drev.12131
Subject(s) - inclusion (mineral) , conversation , diversity (politics) , value (mathematics) , representation (politics) , engineering ethics , key (lock) , sociology , process (computing) , design thinking , public relations , political science , computer science , engineering , social science , communication , human–computer interaction , law , computer security , machine learning , politics , anthropology , operating system
DMI's recent Design Leadership Conference highlighted the challenges and opportunities of diversity and inclusion while also confirming the unique value that practitioners of design thinking bring to this global conversation. This article presents key takeaways from the conference and shares design thinking insights that may be valuable to anyone seeking to cultivate more diversity and inclusion in their workplace and their way of thinking. What is a diverse team? What really defines an inclusive process? Simply focusing on representation isn't the answer.