The 2026 NW Diversity Learning Series will be like no other.

We face a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment (VUCA) for diversity and inclusion efforts. Yet, attracting diverse talent and creating inclusive workplaces where employees are engaged and contribute to the success of the organization is more important than ever.

How do we move forward effectively? What can we do? We believe, in a climate such as this, it is much more productive to work collectively and co-create than to work alone.

To that end, we ask you to join the 2026 Series, help us create a dialogue space to explore answers to the difficult and complex issues we face—as employees, as organizations, as a society. We’ll supply a subject matter expert/facilitator; we ask you to supply your questions, your thoughts, and your willingness to dialogue. Let’s tap into our collective wisdom. In other words, you all have ideas and experiences that are relevant—by putting our minds and hearts together, we’ll come up with some better answers, some better solutions—collectively. (This is also a chance to practice inclusion together!)

Our goal is to come up with constructive and innovative actions on Diversity, Inclusion, Equity, Accessibility and Belonging. We invite you to work with us to turn our VUCA world into VUCA Prime (a world with vision, understanding, clarity and agility)!
The 2026 NW Diversity Learning Series will be like no other. We face a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous environment (VUCA) for diversity and inclusion efforts. Yet, attracting diverse talent and creating inclusive workplaces where employees are engaged and contribute to the success of the organization is more important than ever.

Each of the five workshop topics indicate workplace uncertainties that are ripe for practicing inclusion.

Structure of the Series:   Five, two-hour, online, interactive workshops that feature a dialogue format.

TWO WAYS TO PARTICIPATE:

Workshops will provide employees with the opportunity to learn valuable, interpersonal dialogue skills and to practice using them to discuss workplace uncertainties.

Special Events will provide employees with insight into current workplace issues from thought leaders in related fields. The 60 to 90 minute sessions will explore innovative or challenging issues affecting the workplace. Employees will gain insight and new perspectives on these current topics.