Lisa D. Belfield writes about what it means to be culturally diverse and about why cultural diversity is a good thing. She gives ideas about how we can better support cultural diversity

Are diverse companies really more innovative? Rocío Lorenzo and her team surveyed 171 companies to find out — and the answer was a clear yes. In a talk that will help you build a better, more robust company, Lorenzo dives into the data and explains how your company can start producing fresher, more creative ideas by treating diversity as a competitive advantage.

With tart humor, Hayley Yeates makes the case that investing in cultural diversity is just as important as fostering gender diversity.

We’re taught to believe that hard work and dedication will lead to success, but that’s not always the case. Gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation are among the many factors that affect our chances, says writer and advocate Melinda Epler, and it’s up to each of us to be allies for those who face discrimination. In this actionable talk, Epler shares three ways to support people who are underrepresented in the workplace. “There’s no magic wand for correcting diversity and inclusion,” she says. “Change happens one person at a time, one act at a time, one word at a time.”

Imagine a workplace where people of all colors and races are able to climb every rung of the corporate ladder — and where the lessons we learn about diversity at work actually transform the things we do, think and say outside the office. How do we get there? In this candid talk, inclusion advocate Janet Stovall shares a three-part action plan for creating workplaces where people feel safe and expected to be their unassimilated, authentic selves.

Psychologists at Harvard, the University of Virginia and the University of Washington created “Project Implicit” to develop Hidden Bias Tests—called Implicit Association Tests, or IATs, in the academic world—to measure unconscious bias. Your willingness to examine your own possible biases is an important step in understanding the roots of stereotypes and prejudice in our society.

Dushaw Hockett argues that the way in which “we think about, talk about, and act on issues of racial bias and other difference is woefully inadequate and incomplete.”

“Microaggression” is the buzzword of the new school year, but why exactly is it so harmful? Watch this explainer on microaggressions through Hollywood movies.

Bad driver. Math wizard. Model minority. In this hilarious and insightful talk, eighteen-year-old Canwen Xu shares her Asian-American story of breaking stereotypes, reaffirming stereotypes, and driving competently on her way to buy rice.

Psychologists once believed that only bigoted people used stereotypes. Now the study of unconscious bias is revealing the unsettling truth: We all use stereotypes, all the time, without knowing it.

This article teaches about the importance of learning how to be better at cross cultural conversations. It also talks about some of the most common sources of miscommunication across cultures.

This article gives a great example of how important it is to know how best to communicate with audiences of diverse backgrounds.

Successfully communicating with diverse audiences requires a concerted, coordinated and comprehensive company wide strategy. For optimal success, companies must be active and visible within the diverse communities they serve. Renee Walker walks through the steps of how to do this best.