Comments on: Elevating Inclusion and Diversity in the Toronto Tech Scene https://liisbeth.com/elevating-inclusion-diversity-toronto-tech-scene/ ยค Field Notes for Feminist Entrepreneurs Sat, 30 Jun 2018 14:35:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 By: PK Mutch https://liisbeth.com/elevating-inclusion-diversity-toronto-tech-scene/#comment-191 Tue, 21 Nov 2017 14:48:59 +0000 https://www.liisbeth.com/?p=4362#comment-191 In reply to Jeff Waldman.

Thank you for your salient thoughts Jeff!

]]> By: Jeff Waldman https://liisbeth.com/elevating-inclusion-diversity-toronto-tech-scene/#comment-143 Fri, 01 Sep 2017 22:17:50 +0000 https://www.liisbeth.com/?p=4362#comment-143 This is an interesting article and it’s refreshing. I think it points to what we in the business world still don’t understand when it comes to diversity AND inclusion. I have some credibility here as I have a severe hearing disability since birth and work in the HR/Recruitment industry in Toronto. I am also an entrepreneur and have run dozens of events during my career.

We have been talking about diversity, which is the mix, but we’re still clueless about how to enable organizations to be inclusive, regardless of our differences. Organizing an event, running a company, or whatever the case may be that involves groups of people requires an understanding of inclusion.

I absolutely applaud any initiative that aims to lead change. I also know that mistakes will be made because we are human and we’re learning. My hope, in the spirit of inclusion, is to learn from our mistakes, own them, recognize them, and do better as we move forward.

I know running events is a costly endeavour but I have been able to successfully run over 40 events during my career without ever taking a loss. The good news is that the attendee has spent an everage of $30 per ticket. It requires some science and some art to make this happen.

Personally, I cringed when I saw the ticket prices for Elevate. I cringed even further when I saw the program that singled out people who may fit the “diverse category”. I see the positive intent, but the execution did the absolute opposite.

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