https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c Share your thoughts and experience here! en-us 2022-08-29 17:44:11 UTC 2022-08-30 17:39:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276584930 Meeting agreements for Natural Systems departmental meetings to extend DEI lens to non-DEI focused spaces]]> 2022-08-30 17:26:07 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276584930 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276585747 I have had the good fortune to be a participant in an organically-created DEI work discussion group. We spent the first meeting discussing ground rules and they set the stage for some vulnerable conversations. ]]> 2022-08-30 17:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276585747 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276587129 Spent time in pilot work group developing meeting agreements/ground rules to lay foundation for future discussions]]> 2022-08-30 17:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276587129 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276587673 Used to engage folks from different cultural and religious backgrounds and support continued conversations and connection.]]> 2022-08-30 17:28:08 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276587673 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276589004 I've been a part of numerous meetings with various stakeholders where "ground rules" are one of the key first steps, each time the group convenes.  this approach is helpful when discussing an issue / project where different people come to the table with different interests.]]> 2022-08-30 17:29:01 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276589004 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276590335 A group of folks at CWS interested in EDIJ work connects monthly to talk about equity and inclusion work and how it connects to our broader work. Guidelines are used to support engagement and continued conversations.]]> 2022-08-30 17:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276590335 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276590339 I don't *know* the right answer to this question, but I posit that by setting up guidelines, there is an assumption that we, collectively as an organization, are going here - we are moving together to look at systems that prohibit diversity, equity and inclusion in our workplace and we are dismantling systems that prevent DEI and building new systems that incorporate - even, center - DEI in the workplace. And the guidelines also give us boundaries and pathways to success. ]]> 2022-08-30 17:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276590339 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276592474 If you're a talker -- please talk less. If you're a silent thinker -- please speak up. We did call them groundrules! To prevent a feeling of being attacked, please disagree with opinions, not people. ]]> 2022-08-30 17:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276592474 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276592731 Individual understandings shaped by guidelines at a meeting level or larger organization level compound to become an accepted practice/way of interacting with one another and this compounding allows for advancing DEI in large systems!]]> 2022-08-30 17:30:49 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276592731 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276593185 Helps create space for difficult and dynamic conversations as folks are able to be vulnerable and more fully present and engaged.]]> 2022-08-30 17:31:11 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276593185 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276593272 Set a time limit. When someone is speaking, no one else can speak. Helps keep things civil. Put a clock on the table. Have people write things down then look for common ground. ]]> 2022-08-30 17:31:15 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276593272 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276595306 Guidelines that cover entire organization that is split between small offices across the entire state that may have individual cultural differences based on location]]> 2022-08-30 17:32:57 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276595306 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276595438 As we bring different backgrounds and experiences, guidelines allow some common ground on which we can connect so that we can further learn from one another and within ourselves. It can support connections inside the organization, with partners, and with community members.]]> 2022-08-30 17:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276595438 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276595969 i think agreed upon guidelines and striving to implement can help give each participant a "voice" at the table, or at least acknowledge that different perspectives are valuable and want to be heard.]]> 2022-08-30 17:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276595969 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276596150 publish list of suggested "ground rules" for open discussion & evaluation by group. Are these rules appropriate, how do we feel about them?]]> 2022-08-30 17:33:34 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276596150 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276597025
In conversations with others, in meeting others for the first time, asking questions about pronouns, preferred learning styles, preferred language, accessibility needs; (Embracing discomfort/respecting confidentiality)

In supervisory or management role where people come to me and share a lot of about stories/personal lives, or something impacting work, (i.e problem with colleague) (listening for understanding, respecting confidentiality). Giving space for others to speak truth.]]> 2022-08-30 17:34:17 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276597025 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276600564 Example:
Ouch: person feeling they've been slighted in some way by someone else. Acknowledge that & confront.
Oops: Acknowledgement from the offending party.
Whoah: third party observing & intervening]]> 2022-08-30 17:36:47 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276600564 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276601141 Through repetition and consistency. Make sure it's at the forefront. ]]> 2022-08-30 17:37:13 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276601141 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276601860 eg: facilitation training, meeting invitations, posters on meeting room walls, etc.]]> 2022-08-30 17:37:45 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276601860 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276602178 Hearing that some folks have issues even establishing a culture where DEI guidelines are prioritized - definitely indicative of larger systemic culture change needed ]]> 2022-08-30 17:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276602178 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276602280 2022-08-30 17:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276602280 https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276604055 Supported a shift from "safe space" to "brave space."]]> 2022-08-30 17:38:24 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismillett/z43zdllr0b60gm7c/wish/2276604055