You will have an opportunity to have a very short introduction into how to increase your own, and your organizations, cultural awareness, with the hope that we can help create more inclusive workplaces. Be prepared to be actively engaged in your learning.
This workshop fits into the OD Competency Framework: https://www.odnetwork.org/page/global-framework
Systems Change Expert (Culture Builder)
Fosters commitment, equity, diversity, and engagement based on an environment of trust
Advises on and supports shaping and changing an operational culture to align with strategic business goals
Promotes the health and vitality of an organization to embody its mission, vision and values
Supports aligning organizational processes, policies, systems and technology to be congruent with the desired results and organizational culture
Supports aligning internal culture with external brand promise and reputation
And/or
Credible Strategist (Cross Cultural Navigator)
Applies a global perspective to recognize and address issues that are beyond a national perspective
Understands and takes into account the global, local, historical, political, cultural and social contexts and underlying issues of diversity to effectively intervene in the organization/system
Able to effectively work with and within diverse cultures
Effectively navigates the complexity of global and multi-national structures and intervenes appropriately
Well informed and up to date about global trends that affect organizations
Workshop Leaders
Kim Haxton is a multifaceted, multidimensional educator, rooted in knowledge and steeped in community. She is Potowatami from Wasauksing. She has worked across Turtle Island and abroad in various capacities, always emphasizing local leadership development toward genuine healing. In her work with Indigeneyez, a creative arts based organization she co-founded, Kim works with Indigenous communities toward decolonization and liberation. Grounded in the arts and the natural world for embodied awareness and facilitated rites of passage, Kim develops de-escalation skills, trauma recovery, diversity and anti-oppression education. She had been working with traditional plant medicines. Kim has developed and facilitated programs in land-based education and leadership in corporate and non-profit agencies for the past 25 years.
Patience Cox is a Jameson from the Upper Similkameen Indian Band. She is a results-focused leader and educator with extensive experience working with and within Indigenous communities. Patience has 30 years of experience developing curriculum, supporting community leadership, mentoring emerging leaders and providing expertise to help organizations decolonize and reconcile within their communities.