Why Most D&I Trainings DON'T Work in 2024
Channel: Our Queer Impact
Date: 2024-04-04

Andrew McGeehan (he/him), Founder of Trident Training & Consulting, shares the candid reality of diversity & inclusion today. 

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📚 BOOKS / RESEARCH MENTIONED
The name-pronunciation effect: Why people like Mr. Smith more than Mr. Colquhoun - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022103111002927
The mixed effects of online diversity training - https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1816076116
DEI Deconstructed by Lily Zheng - https://amzn.to/3VfN50e

⏰ Timecodes 
0:00 Intro
1:14 - The name 'Trident' and Greek mythology
2:56 - Why EVERYONE has unconsious bias
12:23 - How to FIX your own unconscious biases
20:01 - What is a D&I consultant?
23:24 - MOST common bias in Singaporean schools/workplaces?
28:14 - Easier names = better lives study
34:32 - What is Restorative Justice (RJ)?
39:09 - Why MOST D&I trainings DON'T work
51:59 - How to be a good ALLY
55:09 - Being LGBTQ+ in Singapore
1:04:46 - Best piece of advice
1:08:52 - Why Andrew NEVER asks for pronouns 

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