Setser Group was founded amidst three pandemics: COVID-19, White Supremacy, and Misinformation. We knew we wanted to build the future of learning and work. And, we were also keenly aware that we needed to learn a lot and better understand our roles in the three pandemics in order to contribute to building a just and equitable society for all.
An inclusive society is not a one-month tour of Black History Resources, rather it is much like having a high-interest credit card that you no longer use and are trying to pay down with consistent choices and steps (Coates). We have more work to do to lower our debt to society. Liberals, conservatives, and moderates cannot solely seek peace and order. Our collective jobs to be done are to move from awareness to allyship to action until the equity debt is paid.
Five critical questions we ask weekly:
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We cannot be devoted to order over justice. We need to cause good trouble to better understand the path forward. Who should we study? Who should we talk to in terms of a better future state? What role can we play in building such a future?
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Pro Tip from Setser Group: Make Learning A Goal With Metrics
How many staff will be trained? How much money will be invested? What products do you expect staff to create? Do you have a #onefirm channel on Teams or Slack? Do you schedule lunch and learns or skillshare series over digital tools? Can you invest in training your people in DEI practices? If you are what you budget, then where is your money going to ensure you can answer the first two questions in the graphic above.
Check out some tools below that we have used over the past year, and decide if your organization can move from awareness to allyship by answering today's challenges amidst the three pandemics.
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ALLYSHIP
Allyship is the practice of emphasizing social justice, inclusion, and human rights by members of an ingroup, to advance the interests of an oppressed or marginalized outgroup. Allyship is part of the anti-oppression or anti-racist conversation, which puts into use social justice theories and ideals. Set a goal of monthly or weekly sessions over Q2 and throughout 2021. Have your folks read, understand, and confirm they will move from awareness to allyship to action by understanding some of these resources from Dismantle Collective and Concord Academy.
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HIRE DIFFERENTLY
Tampa Bay's offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, defensive coordinator Todd Bowles, special-teams coordinator Keith Armstrong and run-game coordinator/assistant head coach Harold Goodwin are all black. The Buccaneers are the only team in the NFL with all black coordinators. And they have two female coaches on staff as well. What intentions do you have for 2021? Can you start with interns? Or contractors?
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READ TOGETHER
Check out the following authors on Critical Race Theory. Launch an online book study together as an organization. Don’t just use Zoom, but rather start a discussion thread on the work by close-of-business on a particular day. Host a MS Teams or Slack festival in one hour of inputs on the authors and/or on a learning Friday throughout the day. Share a quote, a line of text from these authors below and learn together.
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REIMAGINE RE-OPENING
Learn from Brooklyn Lab, President Biden's Administration, various universities, and IBM on the lessons learned this year and what you can do to reimagine a more equitable vision for opening schools, universities, and workplaces with these resources.
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What can we learn from people and teams who are moving from allyship to action?
Act: Higher Ed leaders should acknowledge their business models need a major overhaul. They should redesign for the bundling and unbundling of their services and products. And, they should collaborate across business units and faculty to finally listen to the voices of their customers (parents and students). The higher education sector is facing historic financial losses in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. The data reveals a rough 14% aggregate decline in revenues in 2020 and 2021, or in total, a whopping $183 billion. They should act now and not let this crisis go to waste in terms of opportunities that exist for redesign and new design.
Put People First: Setser Group is excited to be joining this workgroup studying the current and future implications of conferences, events, meetings, and trade shows (CEMTS) in the wake of the pandemic – and lasting implications of what we’re learning to do now. Like DistributED itself – www.distribut-ed.com – the Future of Coming together places people first and then uses methods, practices, and tech to reimagine what it means to be together and how to be more effective in doing it.
Create in Sprints: Watch this incredible look behind a week in the life at SNL. Such an interesting glimpse at the discipline and genius behind creativity.
Retain: DEI strategy isn't just about recruiting diverse talent. 39% of millennials turned down or didn't pursue a job opportunity because they believed DEI wasn't a priority for an organization. Your DEI strategy is your talent acquisition strategy. (Source: Allison Salisbury, Senior VP Guild Education)
Breakthru: Use this wellbeing tool for Microsoft Teams. Learn to move to reset your mind and body. Breakthru is two-minute immersive microbreaks for the work and school day. It helps us combat sedentary behavior, modulate our sense of time, and build collective break-taking habits. Create energy for you and your team.
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