Cultures of belonging: Workplace diversity, equity, & inclusion
summary
Design teams build an Alexa that code‑switches Spanglish, add an Echo Show feature that reads household items for low‑vision users and ships before Thanksgiving, and a cloud‑based refugee skills platform that matches displaced, credentialed professionals to jobs — one hired worker becomes a certified accountant. Claims include a multi‑trillion economic upside from closing wage gaps and a 50/50 leadership target by 2025. Concrete actions: sponsor talent, audit pay with data, put disabled and multilingual users in the design loop.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Start
- 3:19Internet-of-Things Practice at Deloitte
- 9:37Code Switching
- 38:30Conclusion
- 39:26Prediction for the Workplace and the Workforce in 2025
- 59:28Getting out of the Echo Chamber
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