We’ve spent a lot of time in recent weeks on this podcast thinking about what comes next. And indeed, as the political winds of the United States shift, we suspect there will be ongoing shifts in the DEI space. What does that mean for DEI practitioners? How do you keep a sense and sensibility about you when the world - and the professional world around you - seems bewildering. Today’s guest is going to help us make sense of all of this complexity by centering the role of consciousness. Aang Lakey is the founder and CEO of Increasing Consciousness, a company created to increase the global consciousness to better facilitate equity all across the world.

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Kelly Crace is William & Mary’s Associate Vice President for Health and Wellness. He’s also the director of the Center for Mindfulness and Authentic Excellence. He’s a licensed psychologist and he’s the co-author of “Authentic Excellence: Flourishing and Resilience in a Relentless World.” Today we’ll be looking at how to find belonging in the midst of a world that seems to incentivize division and polarization.

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As we approach one of the most heated and consequential elections in recent history here in the U.S., the question of how we talk to one another - and more importantly how we listen - feels more urgent than ever. That’s why we’re beyond excited to have Maria Arpa with us today. Maria has spent her career helping people resolve conflicts from corporate board rooms to street gangs and beyond. She’s developed an incredible tool called The Dialogue Roadmap to help bridge even the deepest divides. Today we’re going to dig into how her work applies to the tense, polarized climate we’re living in, and how we can find compassion and belonging amidst all the noise.

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