Reconstructing Inclusion

Making DEI Accessible, Actionable, and Sustainable

De: Amri B. Johnson

Narrado por: Mirron Willis

Organizations of all types are making unprecedented investments in unconscious bias training, diversity recruitment, and anti-racism education. Words like belonging and equity are on the list of aspirational outcomes for these efforts, but the pathways to those goals are unclear because their implementation has been reactionary, supplemental, and in too many instances cosmetic rather than systemic.

In Reconstructing Inclusion, Amri Johnson, CEO of Inclusion Wins, explores why that reactionary stance persists and provides a framework for designing a systematic approach that empowers all stakeholders in these efforts—everyone—to thrive.

In deconstructing and rebuilding inclusion's most fundamental concepts, Johnson illustrates an "Inclusion System" that outlines the conditions critical to inclusion becoming normative—accessible, actionable, sustainable, and positively contributing to the organizational mission.

Reconstructing Inclusion offers a guide to better understanding the historical context of inclusion, a rethinking of the efforts organizations are undertaking now, and an actionable, robust approach to carrying this work into the future.

©2022 Amri Johnson (P)2023 Ascent Audio

Interesting reflection on DEI practices

“Reconstructing Inclusion” provides a thoughtful yet critical assessment of DEI initiatives and enumerates strengths and weaknesses of different approaches. There are many gems of knowledge in this work, but be aware that the narrative style can at times be wandering. This book is a good tool for guiding self-reflection and review of DEI practices, although it is not prescriptive in precisely how to build a more inclusive team/company/culture/world.

The audiobook’s narrator has a fantastic speaking voice and was clear to understand, however, the tone came off as somewhat aloof. I had the chance to meet the author, Amri B. Johnson, and his passion, authenticity, and humility would have been very welcome as an alternative narrator.