Emphasizing Fairness to Transform DEI
In today’s climate, organizations face both opportunity and challenge in advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Many traditional approaches have fallen short, leaving DEI efforts vulnerable to backlash, legal risk, or superficial outcomes. In this session, author Dr. Billy Vaughn will share insights from Reimagining Fairness: An Equity, Cultural Diversity, and Inclusion Competency Approach.
Together, we will explore how DEI practitioners, allies, and the “DEI-curious” can move beyond performative gestures to foster sustainable cultural transformation. The discussion will highlight the distinctions between equity and equality, the central role of organizational culture, and how to create inclusive pathways that bring people into the conversation—especially in a landscape of increasing DEI avoidance.
What You’ll Gain:
✅A clearer conceptual understanding of equity vs. equality and why cultural diversity matters.
✅Practical strategies for embedding equity into organizational culture through frameworks like ECDI.
✅Inclusive communication approaches that reduce defensiveness, strengthen allyship, and encourage broader participation in DEI efforts.
