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How to Avoid the Unexpected Consequences of Your DEI Policy

Harvard Business Review

Will the DEI policy you’re about to implement actually hurt some of the people you’re trying to help? Think about variation within the group of people the policy is aimed at helping; for example, whether the experiences of most women employees might differ from women managers. First, consider subgroups. Second, think big.

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A policy playbook for school innovation, given continued struggles for students

Christensen Institute

As educators, policymakers, and the media fret that the unprecedented levels of federal investment in our nation’s schools during the pandemic haven’t had the impact that they had hoped on helping students rebound, some have asked how policy can help schools rethink and reinvent schooling rather than stick with the status quo.

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A purposeful approach to industry policy

IdeaSpies

What is clearly missing in Australia, by contrast with most other advanced economies, is a coherent and purposeful approach to industry policy. It may be just a "sugar hit", underwritten by the latest commodity price spike. Let's reflect for a moment on where we are.

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Maternal health policy change won’t save enough mothers’ lives

Christensen Institute

Policies are a critical lever for change. But as I’ll detail here, policy alone is not enough. CMS’s policy change shows that we are gaining consensus on the cause-and-effect axis, as demonstrated by the fact that the policy has been enacted. So while policy change is a critical lever to pull, it isn’t the only one.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

What will be needed on the corporate policy and governance side to drive this? How fast and at what scale can the Linear Economy curve be bent toward the Circular? What will be needed from governments at all levels globally in terms of carrots and sticks? This is a panel discussion you won't want to miss!

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The Best Return-to-Office Policies Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All

Harvard Business Review

A conversation with Gartner’s Kimberly Shells on crafting human-centric RTO policies.

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How National Culture and Policy Impact Innovation Strategies

InnovationManagement

National cultures and policies influence innovation rates, approaches to innovation, and funding. The post How National Culture and Policy Impact Innovation Strategies appeared first on InnovationManagement. Here's what innovation leaders need to know.

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