True Blue Inclusion - Briefs, Engineering + Next Up

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As a Reminder You're Invited to A True Blue Inclusion Leadership Deep Dive "This is your conversation. Step into the lead with us. We are going to be with you all the way." This deep dive we will focus our energies on what D&I leaders are sensing as conflicting and competing agendas. The dialogue will help contextualize the changes shaping and reshaping the work you do. We look forward to engaging you in a dialogue with a particular emphasis on: How our global portfolio of relationships is increasingly becoming the new capital for success. The influence of media in shaping individual and collective world views and its impact on how individuals and groups want to be addressed as citizens and contributors to society. The narrative of "The Other" - those who seek and aspire for a better life in our country, by means of Visas, green cards, etc. - and how their positioning and level of comfort has shifted due to recent governmental actions against immigration. How the first 45 days of the new administration may have changed your business priorities and how your company does business. Deep Dive Spotlight :The First 100 Days Essential Strategic Insights

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As a ReminderYou're Invited to

A True Blue Inclusion Leadership Deep Dive

"This is your conversation. Step into the lead with us. We are going tobe with you all the way."

This deep dive we will focus our energies on what D&I leaders are sensingas conflicting and competing agendas. The dialogue will help contextualizethe changes shaping and reshaping the work you do.

We look forward to engaging you in a dialogue with a particular emphasison:

How our global portfolio of relationships is increasingly becomingthe new capital for success.The influence of media in shaping individual and collective worldviews and its impact on how individuals and groups want to beaddressed as citizens and contributors to society.The narrative of "The Other" - those who seek and aspire for a betterlife in our country, by means of Visas, green cards, etc. - and howtheir positioning and level of comfort has shifted due to recentgovernmental actions against immigration.How the first 45 days of the new administration may have changedyour business priorities and how your company does business.

Deep Dive Spotlight :The First 100 DaysEssential Strategic Insights

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We came together in Washington D.C. on January 11th -12th for a candid and no-holds-barredstrategic thought conversation, "The First 100 Days: To Define or Be Defined." The session had

two objectives: (1) explore critical insights for managingD&I thoughtfully through the first 100 days of the Trumppresidency and, (2) assess the current and futurepolitical, corporate and social landscape for Diversityand Inclusion.

Review the one-page "Essential Insights from a TrueBlue Inclusion Strategic Thought Conversation" fora brief overview. As you think about the ways in whichyou engage with the current administration use this onepager as a supporting tool. In addition, spend timereading the POWERbrief which catalogs the discussionin more detail.

The Great Idea HuntWriting the W into EngineeringThank you again for the your participation in the Writingthe W into Engineering Forum.The BluePrint forAction is ready! We're proud of how this final reportrepresents the breadth and scope of the originalthinking and synthesis from our two-day gathering inSeptember, 2016. To download the BluePrint for Action and to view the event webpage, video and photo gallery visitwww.trueblueinclusion.com.

The BluePrint for Action brings all this together in a way that's easy to read and easy tounderstand. It concisely summarizes the gathering's discussions, points out new ideas, andstructures ways to proceed. We also want to point to an invaluable idea that brought focus,legitimacy and credibility to what we all did. We call it The Great Idea Hunt -an insight,perspective & theory swapping round table built to re-imagine solutions. It's a process we'verefined that seamlessly brings consensus to ambiguity. It identifies, captures and prioritizesissues and ideas. We've grown and matured it for business, academic and politicalenvironments.We see it as a hand-in-glove partner with any future work we do or issues weaddress.