{"id":71540,"date":"2021-04-07T12:11:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=71540"},"modified":"2021-04-07T12:11:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T16:11:53","slug":"brock-event-to-explore-the-value-of-inclusivity-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2021\/04\/brock-event-to-explore-the-value-of-inclusivity-in-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock event to explore the value of inclusivity in business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An online community event hosted by Brock University next week will go beyond buzzwords when it discusses inclusive decision-making in business.<\/p>\n<p>The free public panel discussion will highlight experiences and evidence related to the value inclusivity brings to organizations across different industries.<\/p>\n<p>Business Matters: Inclusivity in Decision-making takes place Tuesday, April 13 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The sixth in a <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/goodman\/community-services\/business-matters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">series of panel talks<\/a> organized by Brock\u2019s Goodman School of Business, the event will be moderated by Todd Green, Associate Professor of Marketing at Goodman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWords like inclusivity and diversity have very different meanings to different people,\u201d said Green, who emphasized the importance of having ongoing dialogue on the topic. \u201cTo understand and go beyond the buzzwords and to discuss how inclusivity benefits organizations is going to be a very fascinating conversation to be a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Panelists include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mark Dockstator, former President of First Nations University and current leader of the Indigenous Knowledge Initiative at Queen&#8217;s University<\/li>\n<li>Leela MadhavaRau, Director, Human Rights and Equity at Brock University<\/li>\n<li>Ivana Musich, VP, Managing Director and Digital Products at No Fixed Address Inc. and Founder of Nomad<\/li>\n<li>Yvonne Nasri, Founder and CEO of Victory &amp; Co.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dockstator, who is also Chair of Goodman\u2019s Advisory Council, said literature on the topic provides a lot of information, but the event\u2019s format will give attendees a chance to hear practical applications and experiences from panelists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think this is an issue a lot of people and organizations have a lot of questions about, and they want to learn more,\u201d he said. \u201cIs it as simple as we want to be more inclusive in our decision-making and practices, so we just do it? Or is it more nuanced than that?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To receive a link to the free online community event, <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/goodman\/business-matters-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">register online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Previous Business Matters discussions have focused on craft businesses, women in business, sustainability, innovation and music. Business Matters is supported by the Willmot Foundation and is part of the D.G. Willmot leader series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What:<\/strong> Business Matters: Inclusivity in Decision-making panel discussion<br \/>\n<strong>Who:<\/strong> Panelists Mark Dockstator, Leela MadhavaRau, Ivana Musich and Yvonne Nasri<br \/>\n<strong>When:<\/strong> Tuesday, April 13 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> Online via video streaming (<a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/goodman\/business-matters-registration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">register to receive the link<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An online community event hosted by Brock University next week will go beyond buzzwords when it discusses inclusive decision-making in business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":71414,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39,9794,7,3319,1,4],"tags":[5130,4402,10160,2852,594,10159,4337],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71540"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71540"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71541,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71540\/revisions\/71541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}