3 Reasons You Should Conduct Social Experiments in Your Employee Resource Groups to Promote Diversity

25/09/2018 7 min
3 Reasons You Should Conduct Social Experiments in Your Employee Resource Groups to Promote Diversity

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Today I'm going to talk about conducting a social experiment. And guess what, the subject of the experiment is you… Here are some key messages from this episode: Why you should think of your employee resource group as a lab Why your processes should differ for reversible decisions and non reversible decisions Why you should run social experiments for things that truly matter and much much more Play the episode for more. Here are some key takeaways from this episode: Why You Should Think of Your Employee Resource Group as a Lab I discuss why it's useful to think of your employee resource group as a lab: "When I think of a lab, I think of a place where people do research, perform experiments or measure things in general.   This extends beyond old school thinking and is more creative" Why your processes should differ for reversible decisions and non-reversible decisions I explain why reversible decisions don't need to be made the same way as irreversible decisions: "Reversible decisions are doors that open both ways. Two-way doors you can walk in and out of" Why You Should Run Social Experiments for Things that Truly Matter I explain how a Professor suggests that if your decisions are reversible and matter then you should run experiments: "These are the social experiments I'm talking about or you could even do pilot studies for initiatives to cultivate developmental relationships, preparing employees for their appraisals, anything " Here are some resources so you can go deeper Go Fast and Break Things: The Difference Between Reversible and Irreversible Decisions Developmental Networks: The Most Important Career Tool You've Never Heard Of Check out these related episodes of the show Why Using Common Sense is a Diversity & Inclusion Mistake The Powerful Inclusion Tactic I Tell My Clients To Improve The Performance Of Their Employee Resource Groups Whenever you're ready, there are a few ways I can support your Inclusion Journey: 1.     Work with me 1:1  2.     Get Practical Book Insights  3.     Get our Free Email Course  For everything else check this https://linktr.ee/elementofinclusion