Dancing Toward Courage, Connection, and Self-Awareness

Debra Giunta is the Founder of Design Dance. Design Dance is a community-based dance education company partnering with schools and community spaces throughout the Chicagoland area.

DEITom AlexanderDecember 4, 2018Design Dance, Chicago, education, connections, self-awareness, social-emotional, Students, Debra Giunta, Chicagoland, Maja, Maja Jovicic, interview

Empowering Reminders for Women in Business and Society

I’ve never felt more empowered after meeting people for the first time! Here are some empowering reminders, shared in our conversation, that every woman, no matter how young or old, should always keep in mind no matter what season of life they are going through.

How gamification could be a game changer for your company

A typical game consists of mainly three components: The player, the goal, and the obstacle. This obstacle can be anything from a gigantic mountain to another human being. But it’s these obstacles that motivate us to keep going.

DEIDeepa KarthaSeptember 13, 2018company, gamification, tech, games, changes, Deloitte, University of Washington Center for Game Science, online puzzle, Gabe Zichermann, Gamification Summit, winner effect, Learning and Development, Product Development, Jane McGonigal, Deepa Kartha, Zinda.xyz, Journyz

This Ad is a Love Letter to the Age of Inclusion

Energy BBDO, an awesome advertising agency here in Chicago, just dropped a really interesting new commercial in conjunction with their client Pearle Vision.

DEI, Who's Doing it WellTom AlexanderAugust 2, 2018Ad, Age of inclusion, tech, Chicago, awareness, company, business, bbdo, marketing, adversitising, pearlvision, Energy BBDO, Pearle Vision, Free the Bid, Elle Ginter, Lewis Lazare

The Three Buckets of "Wokeness"

What we are really talking about here is intervention, at the right moment, in the right fashion. There is something really powerful about the concept of intervening. It's a whole other level of awareness.

Taking Action to Create a More Inclusive Workplace

You can’t wave a wand and have a diverse and inclusive business. You have to thoughtfully build the infrastructure to support this type of endeavor. It’s like a foundation for a house.

Workplace Culture, Resources, DEI, Employee SpotlightTom AlexanderJuly 24, 2018work environment, work, diversity, Inclusion, HRMAC, HR Leader Spring 2018, Stacking the Deck, hiring manager, Work Policies

100 Days of Holistic

The first 100 days after a launch can go by pretty fast. We’re glad to say that we’ve made waves in the first 100 days and not floated along. That’s what Holistic is all about.