Free Resources
The below resources are based on our core values:
Shame-Free, True Inclusion, Evidence-Based, Curiosity, Action
Bookmark this page for regular updates of resources from the field of organizational inclusion and strategy.
Shame-Free
Environments
Articles
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"High-Performing Teams Need Psychological Safety. Here's How to Create It" by Laura Delizonna - link here
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"How to Drive Psychological Safety Through Inclusive Leadership" By Brittainy Charette - link here
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"Psychological Safety Boosts Inclusion" by Wendy Fong - link here
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"To Excel, Diverse Teams Need Psychological Safety" by Henrik Bresman and Amy C. Edmondson - link here
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"How Leaders Fake Psychological Safety" by Ron Carucci - link here
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"Diversity Doesn't Stick Without Inclusion" by Laura Sherbin and Ripa Rashid - link here
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TED Talks
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"How Diversity Makes Teams More Innovative" by Rocío Lorenzo - link here
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"The Power of Vulnerability" by Brené Brown - link here
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Podcasts
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"Dare to Lead" by Brené Brown
Books
True Inclusion
​Articles
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"Why Diverse Teams Are Smarter" by David Rock and Heidi Grant - link here
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"The Power of Listening in Helping People Change" by Guy Itzchakov and Avraham N. Kluger - link here
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"Inclusive Leadership: The View From Six Countries" by Jeanine Prime and Elizabeth R. Salib - link here
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"Neurodiversity as a Competitive Advantage" by Robert D. Austin and Gary P. Pisano - link here
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"The Costs of Code-Switching" by Courtney L. McCluney et al. - link here
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TED Talks
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"The Danger of a Single Story" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - link here
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"How to Build a Company Where the Best Ideas Win" by Ray Dalio - link here
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Podcasts
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"WorkLife with Adam Grant"​
Books
Evidence-Based
General
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"In search of the magic bullet: Results from the Building Audiences for Sustainability Initiative." by The Wallace Foundation - link here
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"Diversity Wins: How Inclusion Matters" by McKinsey & Company - link here
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US Demographics
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"Demographic Turning Points for the United States: Population Projections for 2020 to 2060" by Jonathan Vespa, Lauren Medina, and David M. Armstrong, Current Population Reports, P25-1144, U.S. Census Bureau - link here
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"The US will become 'minority white' in 2045, Census projects" by William H. Frey (March 14, 2018) - link here
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"Megaregion projections 2015 to 2045 with transportation policy implications" by Arthur C. Nelson, Transportation Research Record, 2654(1), 11-19 (2017) - link here
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"Decolonizing the Colony: Challenges to Systemic Change in the American Art Museum" by Adam McClellan, Journal of Curatorial Studies, 10(2), 202-229 (2021) - link here
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"Race/ethnicity, place, and art and culture entrepreneurship in underserved communities" by Qingfang Wang and Lara Richardson, Cities, 115, 103243 (2021) - link here
Curiosity
Articles
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The Business Case for Curiosity" by Francesca Gino - link here
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"Curiosity At Work: Driver Or Danger?" by David Sturt and Todd Nordstrom - link here
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"How to Stay Open and Curious in Hard Conversations" by Mónica Guzmán - link here
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"We Have to Talk: A Step-By-Step Checklist for Difficult Conversations"
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How to develop curiosity in your team" by Clement Verna - link here
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"Why should your company hire curious people?" by Anna Eisner-Kollmann - link here
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​TED Talks
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"How Curiosity Will Save Us" by Mónica Guzmán - link here
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"Curiosity Is Your Super Power" by Spencer Harrison and Jon Cohen - link here
Podcasts​​
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Your SuperPower Curiosity with Spencer Harrison - link here
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Books
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"Seek: How Curiosity Can Transform Your Life and Change the World" by Scott Shigeoka - link here
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"I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times" by Mónica Guzmán - link here
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"Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know" by Adam Grant - link here