BeamReach & Beyond

Creating Connections: The Power of inclusion in Community Spaces

Hey there. My name is Olla Jongerius and I´m your host of our new episode of BeamReach and Beyond in Season 2. This episode is dedicated to The Power of inclusion in Community Spaces. 

 Joining us today are two brilliant ladies: Anamaria Dorgo calling us from Amsterdam and Beriwan Akbaba joining us from Dusseldorf, while I am recording this in Lisbon. 

In this episode, we explored the role of equity, diversity, and inclusion in building thriving communities, discussing topics such as:

• How these principles contribute to resilient and inclusive communities
• Approaches to understanding and addressing the diverse needs of community members
• The importance of fostering trust and a sense of belonging among community members
• Ways to curate content and encourage participation to amplify underrepresented voices
• Developing effective community guidelines and moderation practices
• And finally, Measuring the impact of diversity and inclusion efforts on community health and engagement

Let's dive into this very interesting conversation.

Additional Resources:

• Participate in Anamaria´s community building course
• Listen to Anamaria´s podcast
• Join Anamaria´s L&D Shakers community
• Join Beri in 2hearts community

Inclusive leadership lessons from sailing around the world

Hey there. My name is Olla Jongerius and I´m your host of our new episode of BeamReach and Beyond in Season 2. This episode is dedicated to the lessons learned from Sailing around the world and the role of Inclusion and psychological safety in it.

 Joining us today is one amazing individual whom I have the privilege of calling a good friend: Uwe Allgäuer. Uwe is an Austrian entrepreneur and a passionate advocate of the location-independent lifestyle, dedicated to building vibrant, growth-minded communities. As the founder of MyStartBulgaria.com, Uwe assists individuals in establishing a new base in Bulgaria, offering comprehensive services in residency, company formation, and tax optimization.

Uwe is also an avid sailor, with a deep connection to the sea that complements his adventurous spirit. As the founder of Nomad Sailing Retreat, he organises sailing adventures that encourage participants to step out of their comfort zones, embrace new challenges, and reconnect with nature.

In this episode, we covered a wide range of topics like

•  the importance of psychological safety at sea, especially when physical safety is lacking
• the role of explicit communication in Inclusive leadership
• how to best solve conflict in a confined space in the middle of the ocean and
• finally, the consequences for captain, the crew and the boat if inclusion is ignored

Let's dive into this very interesting conversation.

Additional Resources:

• Establish your residency in Bulgaria
• Join the next Sailing Retreat 
• Join the biggest digital nomads event in the world: Bansko Nomad fest 

Breaking the Canvas of Equity in Expression: Bridging Gaps in the Art Community

 Hey there. My name is Olla Jongerius and I´m your host of our new episode of BeamReach and Beyond in Season 2. This episode is dedicated to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Art world. 

 Today we have a very special episode as we have not one, not two, but THREE fantastic speakers: Roxana Halls and Dr Marie-Anne Mancio from London and Joana Simões Henriques joining us from Lisbon.

In this episode, we discussed the importance of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the art world, covering topics such as:

• How prioritising these values can enrich and democratise the arts
• The need for diverse representation and visibility in art spaces, including galleries and museums
• Ways to ensure curatorial practices challenge dominant narratives and promote alternative viewpoints
• Efforts to make museums and cultural programs more accessible to diverse audiences
• And Addressing the barriers faced by marginalised groups in gaining recognition and support within the art industry

Let's dive into this very interesting conversation.

Additional Resources:

• Visit MAAT in Lisbon: Museum of Art, Architecture and Technology
• Learn more about Infem´s Collective
• Check Roxana´s work

Guardians of the Globe: Insights on Security, Privilege and Law Enforcement

This episode is dedicated to Global Security and Law Enforcement. Joining us today is Manuel Amarilla, a global security advisor who will share his 30 years of experience of working in police, military, Interpol and United Nations.

Manuel completed more than 40 field missions and market surveys with cross-country records in Americas, Africa, Middle East, Asia, Oceania and Europe. 

He is a ground operational specialist in diplomatic, corporate and travel security, crisis management, strategic-planning, and implementation of critical programs at high-risk theatres of operations. 

Together with Manuel, we discussed the importance of cross-cultural communication in the global security, psychological safety in the missions and how it impacts mental health and suicide rates.

We also dived into the power play and privilege in law enforcement and the danger of imposing Western values where they are not understood nor needed. And finally, we analysed what happens when law enforcement officials forget their primary mission of protecting the rights and freedom of ordinary citizens and them being the servants of the society rather than power play for governments.

Let's dive into this very interesting conversation! 

 

Sipping Beyond the Surface: Wine, Diversity, and the Modern Drinker

 Joining us today is someone I´ve followed and admired from afar for quite some time: Aidy Smith. So you can only imagine how excited I got when Aidy very quickly agreed to participate in this episode despite his very busy schedule and high profile. So yeah, forgive me for a bit of a girlfan vibe during the episode :)

Aidy Smith is most known as the host of the show 'The Three Drinkers'. He  is a wine and spirits presenter with a key focus on the modern drinker. As the wine and spirits columnist for The Independent and official Brand Ambassador for Vivino, Adrian has spent his career developing a fun and curiosity-peaking mind-set to drinks.

He is also the founder of Drinklusive, which is the drinks industry's first Inclusivity Mentorship aimed at increasing the representation of drinks personalities from all diverse communities.

In this episode, we discussed:

• how wine evolved from being a commodity beverage accessible to all,  into something elite and exclusive
• the lack of diversity in the wine industry
• how the needs and perceptions of drinking are changing for the modern consumers
• cultural differences when it comes to wine understanding & consumption
•  neurodiversity, gender, sexual orientation, race and class when it comes to the professional wine community and the future of wine consumption

Let's dive into this fascinating conversation!

Tech with a Conscience: AI's Role in Shaping a Fairer Future for all

This episode is dedicated to AI and how it intersects with the topic of Social Inclusion.

 Joining us today are two brilliant folks: Aubrey Mnisi dialling from Cape Town and Yasemin Efiloğlu, dialling from Berlin, while I am recording this from Bansko, Bulgaria.

In this episode, we covered a wide range of topics like:

• what is The European AI Act and what does it do to ensure that AI systems are safe, transparent, and respect fundamental rights
• what is Feminist AI
• why inclusion by design is a lot cheaper than companies tend to think
• why wouldn´t a self-driving car designed for Germany work on the streets of CapeTown, and why we don´t need to have diverse perspectives and backgrounds in every single project
• and finally, what are our responsibilities as citizens in utilising as well as creating the technology that uses our personal data

Let's dive into this very interesting conversation!

 

Digital Transformation as a tool for shaping an Inclusive Society

Welcome to our fourth episode of BeamReach and Beyond. This episode is dedicated to Digital Transformation & Inclusive Society.  And joining us today are Elizabeth Kiehner from Nortal , Wail Daoud from enpact and Hatem Abuelezz from Creativa Innovation Hub - Mansoura , who will share their rich experience of working in digital transformation from all over the world.  

Today we will tackle the following questions:

• Who holds responsibility when developing technology that affects the wider community? Private companies developing the technology? Governments required to control it? `Non profits´ who need to monitor? 
• How to eliminate fear and boost societal readiness in the adoption of a new technology?
• How can design thnking help you put the user in the centre and answer `what´s in it for me?´ question? 
• What is the role of privilege in digital transformation and how it might exclude vulnerable groups from benefits of the technology for example migrants, refugees, elderly population, people with disabilities and other groups?

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If you have any feedback, recommendations or would like to be a speaker in our next episode, reach out via hi@beamreach-inclusion.com. Also, if you need BeamReach Inclusion expertise with Diversity & Inclusion training, would like us to conduct a comprehensive audit or need a helping hand with DEI strategy design - don´t be shy and get in touch at beamreach-inclusion.com ! Stay tuned and until the next episode!

Best practices of Inclusive learning and teaching in Higher Education & the dangers of DEI policing

Welcome to our third episode of BeamReach and Beyond. This episode is dedicated to Higher Education.

And joining us today are Eileen Petzold-Bradley from Nova Southeastern University, Stephan Schmuck from ESCP and Charlotte Stewart Buckinghamshire New University, who will share their rich experience of working in higher education across the US, Germany and UK.

In this episode, we discuss how expectations from students to have diverse representation in classroom adds pressure on universities to embrace DEI, how political environment affects funding in universities and impacts curriculum; the danger of policing Diversity and Inclusion language, the consequences of the cancel culture, the insights of disability inclusion in education, and finally, best inclusive practices that can help us bring out the best in our students. 

Links mentioned in the conversation: 

• `The Stigma of Virtue. Legitimizing Diversity in New York and in Paris `
• English description of `The Stigma..`

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If you have any feedback, recommendations or would like to be a speaker in our next episode, reach out via hi@beamreach-inclusion.com. Also, if you need BeamReach Inclusion expertise with Diversity & Inclusion training, would like us to conduct a comprehensive audit or need a helping hand with DEI strategy design - don´t be shy and get in touch at beamreach-inclusion.com ! Stay tuned and until the next episode!