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About the Course

In this new course, you'll gain evidence-based knowledge and practical tools to help you design and lead diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI) teams and organizations. Whatever your background, and wherever in the world you may be, you’ll gain tools to accelerate your personal journey to lead diverse teams and organizations. This program is specifically designed to accommodate learners from different backgrounds (gender, race, country of origin, etc) as well as different starting knowledge points (new to the topic or social justice warriors). In the course, you’ll learn to better understand yourself and your personal identity in the workplace and gain new skills to identify privilege, implicit bias, and microaggressions in your organization and to take action as an active ally and change advocate. After hearing from experts representing a diverse array of real-world perspectives, you’ll understand best practices for equitable organizational processes and norms and inclusive behavioral practices in teams. Finally, you'll learn about best practices for organizational DEI strategy, including the role of metrics in DEI work and how DEI work can be integrated into the heart of an organization. At the end of the course, you’ll create a DEI action plan which you can apply to your own life and workplace. Throughout the course, you'll: - Describe the organizational benefits of diversity, equity, and inclusion - Identify the conditions under which diversity is most likely to benefit teams and organizations. - Deepen your understanding of different demographic differences and how identity, implicit bias, and structural inequalities impact workplace dynamics. - Identify best practices for equitable organizational processes and norms. - Incorporate important considerations for how to lead inclusive teams, including conflict management skills, group decision making best practices, and emotion regulation. - Gain tools for the implementation of DEI strategies in organizations, including the architecture of DEI groups, the role of data and metrics, and tools to integrate DEI into the very heart of an organization....

Top reviews

UY

Aug 20, 2022

Awesome course with intriguing articles and videos to further understand and evaluate your surrounding as you build your DEI background. Need to explore Caste and Buttering system in organisation.

SS

May 5, 2022

Very Good Course for Corporate working Professional to deal day today Confits to identify and reflect , By Learning this course we can learn How to avoid Bias Proactively

S.Srinivas

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By Citlalli R

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Feb 7, 2021

The course materials were relevant, timely and interesting. The pace of videos, readings and personal reflection was engaging and well designed. I enjoyed reading and learning about diversity, equity and inclusion in a professional setting.

By Catherine L K

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Jan 9, 2021

This course has excellent content, intelligent instructional design (good mix of media, challenging, but not overwhelming, weekly assignments), and provides real-world tools to further the learner’s DEI journey. The instructor is easy to understand and knows her information inside and out. I got a lot out of taking this course which will be put into practice ASAP.

By Alexia E A A

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Mar 31, 2021

This incredible course will help you to have a better perspective of life and to learn to have healthy relationships with the people you interact to in your daily life. It's very dynamic and interesting, they have excellent resources for you to learn better and to keep you motivated till the end.

By Gloria Z

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Jan 18, 2021

This was an EXCELLENT course!

By Jael K

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Apr 7, 2022

It's really eye opening and the exercise forces a deep personal reflection and action planning. Content is heavy, so take your time to go through, and don't rush!

By Matthew M

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Dec 19, 2020

This is a great course and I would recommend to anyone interested in learning how to apply DEI principles to an organizational culture.

By TK C

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Oct 19, 2021

This course was EXCEPTIONAL! The Instructor was very detailed and the modules were extremely easy to follow!

By Stephen S

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Mar 24, 2021

The research and various materials were outstanding! Really gave me some different perspectives to use.

By Rishi N

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Jan 29, 2021

Excellent course - informative and engaging! I highly recommend it.

By Adaeze M

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Apr 12, 2021

Was of great benefit and quite expository

By HF R

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Jan 24, 2021

very informative, nice!

By Alejandro M

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Dec 28, 2020

Muy buen curso, en mi caso superó mis expectativas y me ayudó mucho en la comprensión de temas de diversidad que desconocía. Lo que mas destaco es que es una herramienta muy completa para realizar un plan DEI

By Matheus B

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Mar 17, 2024

This course covers a very important topic that top companies are conducting extensive research on: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). These concepts are integral to the Social aspect of ESG. I appreciate how this course's bibliography is heavily grounded in research, experiments, theories, and examples. It provides students with important articles, speeches, videos, and other materials to reinforce learning and prepare for exercises and activities. This demonstrates the importance of the course content. Regarding exercises, the course utilizes a third-party tool called Gamut to create a workbook of mandatory activities known as "Actions." These Actions are part of a collection named "your Action Plan Workbook." I found this structure to be well-organized and beneficial. The Actions are diverse and enhance overall performance, encouraging the creation of long-term and short-term goals based on the SMART framework for the work environment. However, this course is not without its flaws. In my opinion, there are several shortcomings that actually demotivated me and almost led me to quit. Although the course emphasizes the importance of cultural diversity, some lessons were delivered too quickly or rushed, as seen in the "Introduction to Measuring and Publishing DEI Metrics" and "The Diversity Bonus." This can be particularly impractical for non-English speakers. While materials are shared to serve as a foundation for completing the next Action Plan exercise, some materials are not directly related to these exercises. For instance, in the "Metrics of DEI work" section in Week 3 or the "Implication of Bias" section in Week 2. I recommend better filtering of these materials. There is also some redundant or repetitive information, especially concerning Bias, mostly in Week 2. Many materials repeat information throughout this section of the course. It would be beneficial to specify which parts to focus on in these materials. Additionally, some of the actions in the Action Plan Workbook assume that the student is CURRENTLY working as a leader while taking the course. However, not everyone might be taking the course solely for leadership purposes. Some participants may be employees or individuals INTERESTED in becoming leaders or simply learning about DEI or the impacts of diversity at work. Consequently, I found it challenging to complete the final Action Plan lessons for each week, as I did not have a clear view of what goals to achieve, given that I was not in a leadership position or employed at a company. The major demotivating factor for me was the length and monotony of some materials, particularly the articles. While they occasionally contained relevant content, reading through them felt repetitive and tedious. This information could have been more effectively summarized in a video lesson or similar format. Moreover, the course seems to prioritize reading or watching materials over providing proper video lessons, giving the impression that the course organizers did not put much effort into preparing engaging lessons and instead opted to provide a plethora of reading materials.

By Ben N

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Jun 27, 2021

This was a very comprehensive course with everything needed to gain a robust understanding of Leading Diverse Teams and Organizations. I compared this to several other similar courses both on Coursera and through other MOOC's and this stands out among the rest. The Instructor did an excellent job of bringing all the concepts together with relevance .

By Catina H

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May 11, 2021

There was so much great content. It really helped provide more in depth knowledge around the value and importance of DEI, how to work on our internal bias along with recognizing external bias, how to advocate and be an ally, best practices for leading a diverse and inclusive team, and great strategies for creating change within our own organization.

By Rashmi R

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Jan 21, 2022

This course was very well designed. Home work is very practical and helpful as you decide your SMART goals. Professor Linred Greer is excellent in explaining each topic thoroughly and practical application of each area was the most important for me. I highly recommend this course !!!!

By Laura I

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Apr 25, 2021

This course has helped me build a broader foundation of knowledge around the why and how of creating a successful DEI plan for any organization. I can't wait to put these learnings to use in my efforts to be a change agent.

By Adaline B

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Sep 6, 2022

I went into this course thinking I had DEIB mostly figured out, but was soon humbled by the amazing content and delivery of the course. I know that I am more prepared than every to lead diverse teams and organizations.

By Christian Z

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Jan 6, 2023

Lots of good resources for all things DEI related. Many good videos used to emphasize what was included in instructor videos. Good course for anyone managing any sort of company or workforce to complete.

By Umesh Y

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Aug 21, 2022

Awesome course with intriguing articles and videos to further understand and evaluate your surrounding as you build your DEI background. Need to explore Caste and Buttering system in organisation.

By SRINIVAS S

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May 6, 2022

Very Good Course  for Corporate working Professional  to deal  day today  Confits to identify  and reflect , By Learning this course we can learn How to avoid Bias Proactively

S.Srinivas

By Ravinder K

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Mar 14, 2024

The DEI helps to improve individual behaviour, ensure equity, how to promote inclusive environment, make a difference, sense of belongingness, fairness in structure and systems.

By Natalia U

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Mar 10, 2023

This course's game - changer. Now (after this course) I truly believe that a great future in companies with DEI leaders and this course is a ticket to this bright future.

By Hanna W

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Dec 30, 2022

Excellent! One of the best courses I've ever taken. A lot of knowledge, resources, data, tools. I'm going to go through these materials again several times for sure.

By Dyams S

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May 11, 2022

I feel the reflection, writing and activities use SMART is genius in us putting thoughts down for betrer comprehending such complex issues and challenges.