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Great IDEAS
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, Strategy

Sometimes it feels like understanding inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and strategy (IDEAS) are complicated. What we hear on television and social media often leads to confusion. And, the terminology seems ever-changing. Consequently, it can be easier to avoid the subject of inclusion, diversity, equity, access and strategy unless necessary.

At the WEBB Advisory Group we know that to begin any great change it is necessary to know exactly what you mean. The WEBB Advisory Group has prepared a list of the most consistent terminology to use when having conversation around these issues.

So, how do you start great IDEAS? It starts with understanding exactly what those words mean. As we strengthen our understanding through learning, we learn to identify key issues, frame questions, and create organizational environments based on understanding.

INCLUSION - INCLUSION REFERS TO A WORKPLACE CULTURE WHERE ALL MEMBERS ARE AND FEEL RESPECTED, HAVE A SENSE OF BELONGING, AND ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE AND ACHIEVE TO THEIR POTENTIAL. ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE BOTH DIVERSE AND NON-INCLUSIVE AT THE SAME TIME, THUS A SUSTAINED PRACTICE OF CREATING INCLUSIVE ENVIRONMENTS IS NECESSARY FOR SUCCESS AND MUST INCLUDE THE PREMISE THAT ALL VOICES ARE WELCOMED AND ENCOURAGED.

DIVERSITY - DIVERSITY REFERS TO THE PRESENCE OF HUMAN DIFFERENCE, SOCIAL IDENTITIES, AND SOCIAL GROUP DIFFERENCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RACE, ETHNICITY, CREED, COLOR, SEX, GENDER, GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL IDENTITY, SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS, LANGUAGE, CULTURE, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY, AGE, AND (DIS)ABILITY.

EQUITY - EQUITY ENSURES ACCESS TO FAIR AND JUST PRACTICES AND POLICIES SO THAT THOSE WITH DIFFERENCES CAN THRIVE. EQUITY IS DIFFERENT THAN EQUALITY IN THAT EQUALITY IMPLIES TREATING EVERYONE AS IF THEIR EXPERIENCES ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. BEING EQUITABLE MEANS ACKNOWLEDGING AND ADDRESSING STRUCTURAL INEQUALITIES FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNDERREPRESENTED AND HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY DISADVANTAGED.

ACCESS - ACCESS REFERS TO THE COMMITMENT FOR EVERYONE TO BE INCLUDED IN ALL PROGRAMS ANDD ACTIVITIES.

WEBB Advisory Group Assessment Tools

To begin any great change, it is necessary to know exactly where you are and where you want to go.

The WEBB Advisory Group has prepared tools to help you understand the most consistent terminology when having conversation around diversity, equity and inclusion and organizational strategy.

These tools will help:

Provide you with a set of information to help you understand commonly used terminology, so your teams are all having the same conversations.
Provide you with a starting point or baseline in which to begin culturally competent discussions. These are called Key Informant Interviews
Help develop a framework and develop strategic priorities for an action plan.
Help assess your organization for future growth and areas of needed behavioral change through our organizational/environmental scans.
Help your organization develop an equity strategic action plan (e-SAP).
Help your organization improve communication.

Click Here for WEBB Advisory Group's Working Definitions of
Inclusion | Diversity | Equity | Access

Click Here to take our SAMPLE WEBB Advisory Group Environmental Scan

*We provide customized environmental scans for each organization.