DEI - Inclusion in Action: 9 Skills for Communicating and Collaborating Across Differences

The Inclusion in Action eLearning course was designed to teach and inspire participants to practice 9 Inclusive Skills for communicating and collaborating more effectively across differences of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, age, language and more. These skills not only interrupt common patterns of thought and behavior, but also provide new ways of thinking, speaking and acting. This encourages greater openness, transparency and collaboration, all of which are critical to the success of an organization. The Skills can be easily integrated into your Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training curriculum, or they can be used as foundational guidelines for DEI and general HR initiatives. Inclusion in Action was created in partnership with Liberty Mutual Insurance and is based on the work of Dr. Valerie Batts, Executive Director at VISIONS Consulting. The course has been recognized with a Telly Award and a Brandon Hall Excellence Award for "Best Inclusion and Diversity Strategy." It was also honored as the winner of the 2020 Diversity and Inclusion Initiative of the Year by the U.S. Insurance Awards. Inclusion in Action is divided into nine modules, one for each of the 9 Skills. There is a tenth module at the end for review and reflection. We recommend that learners digest one module at a time as opposed to powering through the entire course in one sitting. This award-winning course, which meets high standards of accessibility, includes an engaging combination of video scenarios, activities, exercises and a PDF takeaway to ground learners' understanding. This course provides a foundation for your diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) work to promote allyship, bystander intervention, and inclusive leadership. The goal of the Inclusion in Action series is to learn 9 Skills for inclusion in order to interrupt one's common patterns of thought and behavior, which are often influenced by unconscious biases.