What's fair is not equal and what's equal is not fair.
Equity is giving people what they need.
Data‐Driven DEI—Step 3: DEI Insights
T here is something very powerful about learning from the experience of others. It's been said many times and many ways by many people:
“Where there are experts there will be no lack of learners.”—Swahili proverb
“Don't reinvent the wheel, just realign it.”—Anthony J. D'Angelo
“The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.”—Archimedes
“Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself.”—Eleanor Roosevelt
“One thing you can't recycle is wasted time.”—Taiichi Ohno
Before you determine your DEI strategies and measures in Step 4: DEI Initiatives, you will greatly benefit from taking the time to see what has worked in other contexts that might work for you and/or your organization. The benefits are as numerous as the above quotations:
Leverage research, science, and the experience of others who have “been there, done that, and got the T‐shirt.”
Take advantage of the work others have done to create solid wheels.
Optimize your path and accelerate your progress.
Learn from the successes and mistakes of others.
Save yourself time, energy, and effort.
This leads us to the idea of a “What Works” model, which is a core idea for Step 3: DEI Insights.
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