Ahead of Tomorrow Keith Keating

There is finally a heightened discussion on racism, equity, and diversity happening in the workplace today. However, with many now living at work in our virtual environment, we can no longer separate our personal and professional lives. To explore who we are at work means we need to explore who we are at home.

Reflecting on our behaviors in our personal life will help us identify ways we may have unconscious bias, micro-aggressions, or subconscious behaviors that may be racist.

Talethea Best, Founder & CEO of Best Innovations Consulting LLC and diversity, equity, and inclusion leader, and I will explore:


5 questions to ask yourself to help you identify your relationship with racism
The importance of understanding yourself within a framework of others
What it meant for Talethea to learn she was Black
Ways to acknowledge your privilege
How to be an Ally

We cannot change the system of racism if we do not first take a step back and reflect on ourselves, and our behaviors to recognize the role that we play within the system. Only then can we begin to make the necessary changes.

“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. " Desmond Tutu

Optimizing Virtual Learning Series is relevant for ANY facilitator, trainer, teacher (adult or K-12).  But really - I recorded this to help those in greatest need right now: our K-12 teachers.

This episode will provide tips/tricks & best practices for keeping your students engaged in the virtual classroom through:


Energizers
Ice Breakers
Non-verbal Communication Tools

*NOTE - these are all great tricks for keeping corporate meetings engaging and interactive too!

Virtual CAN BE just as engaging and beneficial as in-person...if we design and deliver content in a meaningful way.

Our world shifted overnight from in-person to virtual, including the way we learn. It's possible you spent your entire teaching career in the classroom - you knew your syllabus by heart, you knew the way your students learned, and you knew how to keep them engaged. And now you are having to unlearn what you knew and relearn a new reality. But how could you possibly have time to unlearn and relearn when you are navigating the pandemic, your personal life, and making every effort to ensure your students are safe. Maybe little direction, or even no direction, has been given to you for best practices or tips & tricks.

Maybe not every best practice will be valuable for you, but I assure you many will be worth your time.  And don't forget - you can listen to podcasts with increased speed to save time. Change the speed on your platform if I, or anyone else, is talking too slow.  Personalize the speed for your need.

Please reach out to me on Linkedin or keith@keithkeating.com if I can be of service to any teacher organization (K-12).

Thank you teachers for all that you do.  You are the bedrock of our future.

Optimizing Virtual Learning Series is relevant for ANY facilitator, trainer, teacher (adult or K-12).  But really - I recorded this to help those in greatest need right now: our K-12 teachers.

This episode will focus on a 4-step process to consider as you are planning your virtual content:

1. Focus on essential content (Lift & Shift does NOT work)

2. Calculate how long you need, versus how long you actually have

3. Plan your critical activities

4. Thread in the content

 Virtual CAN BE just as engaging and beneficial as in-person...if we design and deliver content in a meaningful way.

Our world shifted overnight from in-person to virtual, including the way we learn. It's possible you spent your entire teaching career in the classroom - you knew your syllabus by heart, you knew the way your students learned, and you knew how to keep them engaged. And now you are having to unlearn what you knew and relearn a new reality. But how could you possibly have time to unlearn and relearn when you are navigating the pandemic, your personal life, and making every effort to ensure your students are safe. Maybe little direction, or even no direction, has been given to you for best practices or tips & tricks.

Maybe not every best practice will be valuable for you, but I assure you many will be worth your time.  And don't forget - you can listen to podcasts with increased speed to save time. Change the speed on your platform if I, or anyone else, is talking too slow.  Personalize the speed for your need.

Please reach out to me on Linkedin or keith@keithkeating.com if I can be of service to any teacher organization (K-12). 

Thank you teachers for all that you do.  You are the bedrock of our future.

If you have a brain, you have bias.

Bias forms from our own experiences, it forms from the invisible lens through which we all subconsciously see the world. And it exists in all aspects of our lives.

Rooted in the creative problem-solving methodology of Design Thinking are tools that are intended to help us overcome bias. But, without being aware of it - design thinking itself can inherently be bias.

One of the best ways to take combat bias is simply recognizing where it exists.

In part 2 of our series, Sharon Boller and I will be discussing ways bias can occur within each phase of design thinking and what you can do to overcome it.  Collectively we can tame unintentional bias and uncover the real truth for our customers.

If you have a brain, you have bias. 

Bias forms from our own experiences, it forms from the invisible lens through which we all subconsciously see the world. And it exists in all aspects of our lives.

Rooted in the creative problem-solving methodology of Design Thinking are tools that are intended to help us overcome bias. But, without being aware of it - design thinking itself can inherently be bias.

One of the best ways to take combat bias is simply recognizing where it exists.

In this two-part series, Sharon Boller and I will be discussing ways that bias can occur in design thinking to help you be more aware of it.  Collectively we can overcome unintentional bias and uncover the real truth for our customers.

Ask yourself this:

- Do I know which roles will continue to exist in my organization in 3-5 years?

- Do I know which roles in my organization are in greatest demand and those in greatest decline?  

- And am I adjusting my talent & development strategy to actually service this gap?

If the answer is "No" or "I don't know" - this episode is a MUST LISTEN NOW episode. 

The burgeoning skills gap is REAL! An estimated 80+million people need to further develop their skills...whether it's upskilling, reskilling, second-skilling, new skilling, or recognizing transferable skills, it's ALL ABOUT SKILLS!
On this episode, learning strategist and consultant Matthew Daniel shares insights on the need to create equitable development opportunities for frontline workers and actionable strategies we can execute today to start closing the skills gap.

We will discuss:
- Increased need for #equity and #inclusion in L&D and ways to create it
- Scenario-based planning vs strategy planning
- How we enable reskilling in organizations
- L&D industry's moral obligation to support and protect our learners - especially the frontline learners