Inclusive Conversations

PREFACE

The 2020 coronavirus pandemic has put a spotlight on the stark differences in socioeconomic standing that we as a global society face and how it disproportionately impacts different groups of around the world. Inclusive conversations are sorely needed if we, as humans, are going to figure out how to share the planet in ways that foster peace and mutual understanding rather than hate, polarization, and divisiveness. There is increasing evidence in all sectors—from politics to the workplace—that we are not doing a very good job with the former and the latter is becoming a way of life. More and more, our way of communicating about racial, ethnic, gender, religious, gender identity, socio-economic, and political differences is contentious ...