In this episode, host Amri Johnson welcomes Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey, founder of The Element of Inclusion, to discuss evidence-based inclusion and its importance in creating more effective diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies.
Timestamps
06:46 Influences and Inspirations: Personal and Professional
16:12 The Importance of Evidence-Based Decision Making
19:33 The Rhetorical Problem in Diversity and Inclusion
22:12 Evidence-Based Inclusion and Emotional Appeals
22:36 Unconscious Bias Training: Effectiveness and Critiques
23:41 The Role of Credibility in DEI
24:50 Understanding Data vs. Evidence
25:34 Current State of DEI and Pushback
27:37 Challenges in DEI Implementation
40:56 Choosing the Right DEI Practitioner
Highlights
- Dr. Jonathan explains the concept of evidence-based inclusion and its four key areas: research, stakeholder input, organizational data, and professional expertise.
- Discussion on the limitations of unconscious bias training and the need for more rigorous approaches in DEI.
- Exploration of the "rhetorical problem" in DEI, emphasizing the need for logos (logic) and ethos (credibility) alongside pathos (emotion).
- Insights on how evidence-based inclusion can help mitigate negative perceptions of DEI practitioners.
- Advice for organizations on selecting qualified DEI consultants and implementing effective strategies.
About the Guest
Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey, the world-renowned authority on Evidence-Based Inclusion in the workplace, has helped global brands like Conde Nast, Sony and Meta. With a PhD from the London School of Economics, he combines academic rigour with practical insights to deliver impactful solutions. He is also the host of The Element of Inclusion, a popular podcast that informs and educates using applied research and thought leadership.
Dr. Jonathan's expertise has been featured in prestigious media outlets like the FT, Bloomberg and the BBC. He is on a mission to help a million people make their workplaces inclusive.
Connect with Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey:
Website: https://elementofinclusion.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjonathan/
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About the Host
As CEO/Founder of Inclusion Wins, Amri B. Johnson and a virtual collective of partners converge organizational purpose to create global impact with a lens of inclusion.
His theory of change is focused on building ‘Inclusion Systems.’ Inclusion systems provide direction and momentum in the complexity of organizations that allow them to be antifragile—leaning into and engaging with resistance, stressors, disruptions, and disequilibrium and being stronger as a result of such engagement.
His book, Reconstructing Inclusion: Making DEI Accessible, Actionable, and Sustainable outlines how organizations can create inclusion-normative cultures and build approaches to DEI that are designed for and with everyone, unambiguously prioritized, and purpose aligned.
Born in Topeka, Kansas (USA), Amri has worked and lived in the U.S., Brazil, and currently lives in Basel, Switzerland, with his wife Martina and their three kids.
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