With, not For

Did you know the ‘job interview’ is redundant, and leadership courses are following outdated perceptions? Hear what Nadya Powell, CEO and founder of Utopia, has to say about why today’s businesses must change, and what Nadya and her fellow activists are doing to challenge businesses in the name of inclusion.

Read the full transcript here: https://centreforinclusivedesign.org.au/index.php/featured/2023/02/07/ep-13-disrupting-the-status-quo-utopias-nadya-powell/

The United Nations pledged to remove all obstacles to gender equality and the empowerment and advancement of women. Today, 25-years later, only a handful of businesses have achieved the UN’s goal. Sandra D’Souza, CEO and founder of Ellect, has developed a model to encourage and reward all size businesses to bridge the gender gap and achieve diversity, equity, and inclusion. Sandra chats about what inspired her and the processes on With, Not For.

For more on Sandra and Ellect check out the website: https://www.ellect.biz/

While a picture can say more than words, it doesn’t always reflect the truth. In this podcast we speak to Kate Rourke, Asia-Pacific Head of Creative Insights for Getty Images about what Getty’s is doing to debias our view of the world. Kate also explains how we can use Getty’s resources to promote a more inclusive society, exhibiting diversity and challenging stereotypes.  

Read the full transcript here: https://centreforinclusivedesign.org.au/index.php/featured/2022/10/19/ep-12-debiasing-pictures-kate-rourke-getty-images/

Getty Images’ resources: 

•  iStock and iStock's Visual GPS platform - https://www.istockphoto.com/  and https://www.istockphoto.com/visual-gps/insights 

In this day and age, it is shocking to learn 75 percent of LGBTQ+ young people are being bullied, and 59.1 percent contemplate suicide as the answer to their problems.   

Lara Husselbee, Experience Designer, Board Director and co-President of Wear it Purple talks about the issues facing queer young people, what an Experience Design is and how it promotes inclusion, and what it means to be an ‘active’ ally.  

Read the full transcript here: https://centreforinclusivedesign.org.au/index.php/blog/2022/10/04/ep-11-queer-young-and-a-long-way-to-go-with-lara-husselbee/

Link to the Wear it Purple website: https://www.wearitpurple.org/

Our guest on this episode of With, not, For is author, podcaster, producer and storyteller, Rojé Augustin. Rojé is a native New York based in Sydney. In this conversation Rojé and Manisha talk candidly about racism, it's cost to the workforce and what we can do about it. 

Read the full transcript here: https://centreforinclusivedesign.org.au/index.php/featured/2022/04/12/ep-9-racism-the-cost-to-the-workforce-and-what-we-can-do/

Find more of Rojés' writing on the costs of racism in her ABC article: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-03/racism-costing-the-australian-economy-billions/100252786

Listen to her exploration of the relationship between creatives and their workspaces on her podcast The Right Space: https://therightspace-show.squarespace.com/introduction

In this episode, Manisha Amin speaks with professional funny person Madeleine Stewart. Madeleine is an award-winning comedian, writer, producer, life-long disability advocate and creator behind Crips and Creeps: Sydney’s first accessible comedy club.

Read the full transcript here: https://centreforinclusivedesign.org.au/index.php/blog/2022/03/04/ep-8-activism-through-comedy-with-madeline-stewart/

In this episode, Manisha Amin speaks to Jan Golembieski. Jan is a world leader in researching architectural design psychology, with a focus on the relationship between experiences and the neurological mechanisms that cause them.

Read the full transcript here: https://centreforinclusivedesign.org.au/index.php/with-not-for/2021/12/06/ep-7-how-the-built-environment-affects-our-mental-health-with-jan-golembiewski/

Find out more about Psychological Design, or connect with Jan on LinkedIn

Visit the Centre for Inclusive Design website

Connect with Dr Manisha Amin on LinkedIn, and follow CfID on LinkedIn

This month we speak with Melinda Briana Epler, a TED speaker, diversity and inclusion advocate, and, being CEO of Change Catalyst, Melinda is a leader building inclusion innovation across the globe. She has also released a book, How to Be an Ally, actions you can take for a stronger, happier workplace. Hear Melinda talk about her book and the practical steps we can take to be a better ally.

Read the full transcript here: https://centreforinclusivedesign.org.au/index.php/featured/2021/10/14/ep-6-how-to-be-an-ally-with-melinda-briana-epler/

In this episode, Manisha Amin speaks with activist and model, Angel Dixon, and Lead Researcher, Kelsey Chapman about their work on The Dignity Project, a community-building project aiming to uncover the meaning of dignity for people with disabilities or impairments.

Read the full transcript here: https://centreforinclusivedesign.org.au/index.php/blog/2021/09/06/with-not-for-ep-5-the-dignity-project-with-angel-dixon-and-kelsey-chambers/ 

Centre for Inclusive Design Website: www.centreforinclusivedesign.org.au