The Inclusion Bites Podcast

Being inclusive means leaving no one behind

October 08, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour - 33.5 MB

As an Internet of Things (IoT) innovator she not only creates the future but she also shapes it. Jacqui talks about the challenges that she is advising the UN and governments from around the world on creating technology and online systems that are inclusive for all, and when she says for all, she means all people from every country. Jacqui has spoken at Davos and met with the father of the modern internet, Tim Berners-Lee. We explore how the world has changed over the last 20 to 30 years d...

Why isn’t our public transport network accessible for all?

October 01, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour - 28.6 MB

Disabled people face a real challenge when using public transport. If we focus on the social model of disability then it is the environment that leads a person to be restricted or denied service due to the disability. \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAndy talks about the work he does with transport companies, especially one particular rail franchise\'s approach to Inclusive design for services, that takes into account the necessary adjustments to ensure people of any disability can find that they are being co...

Stress! We don’t need to suffer and be victims to our emotions

September 24, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour - 27.7 MB

Do you know the difference between stress and pressure? Ruth talks about the difference and how illnesses can aggravated by everyday stress that is allowed to build and escalate unchecked. By using techniques we can learn to reduce our stress levels, organisations can also promote good health by removing some of the causes of stress in the workplace. Each person can have their own triggers, often something in their personal life, a lived experience or even some childhood memory that doesn\...

Why is it so hard for women to get into the boardroom

September 17, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour - 27.9 MB

Many women face challenges when trying to progress their career, often organisation don\'t put enough support in place to help women plan their careers. Gillian talks about some of the factors that can often hinder women, some of them structural and some that are down to their own life choices and desires. We talk on the topics of Debiased Recruitment practices and the whole topic of Meritocracy in hiring and progression that often discriminates against those with less typical characteristi...

How to Simplify Inclusion by Focusing on Behaviours

September 10, 2020 05:30 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MB

Jackie talks about her views on how organisations can develop their diversity and inclusion programmes by expanding on the baseline of unconscious bias training to look more intersectionally with a focus on the power imbalance and privileges that exist in the workplace. Jackie feel that that only by using a collaborate strategy that involves everyone and being proactive in our ally-ship is the only way we, as a society and our organisation can truly more a shift change in attitudes on inclus...

Finding your courage and voice to speak out

September 03, 2020 05:30 - 48 minutes - 22.1 MB

Madeline shares how she overcame her own shame and stigma of being the victim of a gang rape at the age of 13. She is now an activist for speaking out for other victims of rape to challenge how these victims who are most often women are treated by both the system and society. \r\n\r\nThrough her own strength, that took many years to find, she is a storyteller with the Forgiveness Project that works to shares stories of forgiveness in order to build hope, empathy and understanding. Madeline i...

Why Love, Respect, Connection and Acceptance Matter

August 27, 2020 05:30 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MB

We are all living in an online world, connected 24x7 without much chance to switch off and recharge. When I caught up with Ling we discussed the impact of living in this connected world on our mental health. We explored the additional pressures that have been introduced by COVID-19 through travel restrictions, wearing masks and the impact on our daily lives. Ling is a former Mental Health nurse of Chinese decent and has foundered a social enterprise where she works with people to help them...

Understanding the conflict between Culture vs Humanity

July 23, 2020 15:05 - 48 minutes - 22.1 MB

In this episode Joanne talks to Hend Halim, a Muslim woman who was born in Egypt and now lives in the UK with her husband and young child. Hend talks about how she was raised in a society that was intolerant of LGBTQ+ identities and how she found the UK and Western Culture around inclusion alien to her at first. \r\n\r\nShe talks about how she has invested her own time to learn and embrace an open culture where there is freedom of expression. Hend also talks about her surprise at the level...

Insights from the science of happiness & positive emotions

June 13, 2020 23:50 - 49 minutes - 68.4 MB

Nic is a statistician, a trained therapist, TED Speaker (without the X) and the founder of Friday Pulse, who specialise in measuring and improving team morale. Nic says that his super power is being able to see the patterns between things, and then being able to communicate that simply without being simplistic. In this episode Nic talks about his TED Talk experience and how his organisation is working with companies to measure the impact of people focused initiatives.

Why we need a more open dialogue on race

June 13, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour - 32 MB

We are in the midst of a world dealing with the effects of COVID-19 and in the middle of this the shocking images and videos of George Floyd hit our screens. A man, a black man murdered by Police Officers in the US has now reignited the global #blacklivesmatter movement. Gamal doesn\'t speak for any one but himself, and we talk about the world we are in now, the impact of Grenfell Tower, Windrush and now this, together with about how White people need to understand what it means to be white...

How the term queer became cool again

June 13, 2020 22:53 - 1 hour - 29.2 MB

In this episode Joe talks about his career and times spent in the pursuit of LGBTQ+ visibility as a journalist, editor of gay times and most recently as the co-founder of Queer Britain, which is the first fixed location museum of Queer History based in London. Joe also talks about the onslaught that trans people are facing at the moment and the struggle that some queer people are having during lock down. We are even joined at one point by Joe\'s mum who interrupts us with a \"hello son\" ph...

Insights from the science of happiness and positive emotions

June 13, 2020 22:50 - 49 minutes - 22.8 MB

Nic is a statistician, a trained therapist, TED Speaker (without the X) and the founder of Friday Pulse, who specialise in measuring and improving team morale. Nic says that his super power is being able to see the patterns between things, and then being able to communicate that simply without being simplistic. In this episode Nic talks about his TED Talk experience and how his organisation is working with companies to measure the impact of people focused initiatives.

It’s all about Acceptance and Authenticity to be able to Achieve

June 13, 2020 22:47 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MB

Michael describes himself as a Transformational Life Coach who\'s super power is being an active listener that is full of compassion. Through his coaching he helps people find a way to achieve what has been holding them back. During his journey he has also had to face his own challenges of coming out as Bisexual and confronting misunderstandings from many. Michael talks in this episode about the work he did managing stages at Bi Pride in London in 2019 and the value he gives back to the LGB...

Swimming upstream against the flow!

June 13, 2020 22:46 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MB

Lewis started his career as a holiday rep, but soon he was back in the UK for a \"proper job\" and found himself working for a company that bullied and discriminated against him, because he was gay. Lewis moved on to a new organisation where he has been embraced by the company and now helps to organise his local Pride and has even started up an LGBTQ+ football team. Listen to Lewis as he describes these experiences as a person who isn\'t just going to go with the flow. Please join in the c...

How good humour can be used to nurture inclusive cultures

June 13, 2020 22:45 - 30 minutes - 14 MB

In this episode talks about his career as a BBC presenter and how he moved into comedy. Jeremy then talks about where the line lays in terms of inclusive humour, when it can over step the mark and how it can be delivered without causing offence. There is a fine line between comedy that is funny, and that which is at someone\'s expense - this especially important in the workplace. Please join in the conversation and leave your comments below.

Diversity fatigue through the lens of a middle aged white guy

June 13, 2020 22:42 - 1 hour - 27.7 MB

Scott talks about his life experiences, his TEDx talks and how he discovered his voice. He talks about his work with #wholemanacademy and through this organisation wants to tell stories of male experiences to remove the stigma of male vulnerability that often lead to high rates of male suicide. Please join in the conversation and leave your comments below.

Embracing diversity & inclusion as a small business owner

June 13, 2020 21:18 - 59 minutes - 27.4 MB

Katie talks about the lead up to her transition and her nervousness. This was not only a personal risk for her, but also for that of her photography business, a business that she had established and grown in her male persona for over 20 years. Anxious about how her customers would react she nervously \"press send\" on an announcement. She goes on to talk about the challenges she has had since and also how she has expanded as a Transgender Ambassador helping business become more trans incl...

It's the Brain Stupid

February 09, 2020 12:00 - 1 hour - 28.3 MB

For this episode, I am joined by Dr Lynda Shaw, who holds a doctorate in cognitive neuroscience, and specialises in unconscious processing of emotion and behavioural change. We discuss how our brains fool us, create biases through heuristics. We discover how some of our previously held beliefs are now being re-written by advances in our understanding of neuroscience. Nothing is out of bounds; gender identity, stereotyping, and how we create in and out groups which leads to discrimination ...