IS DEI TRAINING ACTUALLY EFFECTIVE? Isaac talks with Chloé Valdary
Over the last few years, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) training has become a hot topic in the United States.
After George Floyd’s murder, a culture war about how to address racism - and to what extent - played out all across the country. In response, many corporations and organizations implemented DEI trainings as a way to respond to rising racial tensions. But some have argued that DEI training is ineffective, and could even worsen race relations in the workplace.
Recently, I got a chance to sit down with Chloé Valdary, who developed the Theory of Enchantment, a “framework for compassionate antiracism work that combines social emotional learning, character development, and interpersonal growth as tools for leadership development in the boardroom and beyond.” She’s now led trainings all around the world, including in South Africa, The Netherlands, Germany, and Israel. Theory of Enchantment has been covered by international media outlets, and her writing has been featured in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
Today, we discuss how it all came to be, how Theory of Enhancement actually works, what she thinks of other DEI programs, and how she views her politics at this moment.
Love what you see? More Tangle here:
NEWSLETTER - www.readtangle.com/
PODCAST - podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...
TWITTER - / tanglenews
INSTAGRAM - / tangle.news
FACEBOOK - / tanglenews
COOL MERCH - cottonbureau.com/people/isaac...
DONATE - tangle.outpost.pub/public/don...
GIFT A TANGLE NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION - tangle.outpost.pub/gift_subsc...
Пікірлер: 9
Exciting, fresh-many thanks! I work in the DEI space, too, in quite different ways and environments, and am so relieved to know about this work. Will pass it on!
Yes, I am totally on board with her ideas :). Thank you for a great interview!
What a mind. Brilliant. Love the ideas and approach.
This is amazing!! DEI so often feels antagonistic, but this is refreshing, and hopeful. Thank you for this interview.
So much of this sounds akin to Non-violent communication practice, and I wonder if Valdary came across that in developing the program. Glad to be introduced to her work!
I like what Chloe is trying to do. But I wonder if Kendi and DiAngelo haven’t already poisoned the “DEI” well. I would say they have. Chloe seems to have a mind for “branding”. She probably needs to distance herself from the term “DEI”. I don’t know anyone who doesn’t associate that term with DiAngelo and Kendi-in the most negative way possible. So. Good luck, Chloe. You have your work cut out for you.😢