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Clockwork recently launched the Minnesota Tech Diversity Pledge<\/a>. Because of this, I\u2019ve been thinking a lot about what diversity really means \u2014 to our company but also in a broader sense for our community and for workplaces. I get really frustrated with conversations about diversity that start and end with numbers. Numbers are important, but they are only one critical piece of an even more important pie. At Clockwork, we don\u2019t know everything and we\u2019re not perfect, but I do know that the conversations have to grow and expand beyond numbers for workplaces to be truly diverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We can\u2019t stop at butts in seats, we have to rethink what we mean by and how we measure diversity. If Google had equitable, diverse numbers, would that fix diversity? No, it would be a great start of building a new, representative workforce, but that\u2019s not all it\u2019s going to take. Google wouldn\u2019t be able to say, \u201cWe\u2019re done. We fixed diversity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To start expanding the conversation, I\u2019ve put some thoughts together about what I think diversity means beyond the scope of numbers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diversity means<\/strong> we expand our ability to welcome all people in. We have to broaden our horizons in terms of who we see as qualified and technical within our industry; we have to expand our ability to coach, mentor and train people; and we have to expand how we include people in the work family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diversity means<\/strong> bringing underrepresented communities into the fold, but it\u2019s also finding ways for everyone to work well together. I\u2019m an outspoken gay woman, and how I work and collaborate with Christians and Muslims is as important to me as getting more people of color into leadership roles. How can a diversity of perspectives be respected? How can people bring their whole selves to work and feel included?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diversity means<\/strong> we change how workplaces are structured so that all people have the ability to both work and lead productive personal lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diversity means<\/strong> we create work cultures that are adaptable so as numbers and policies change, organizations do, too. Because the numbers we count will change. We have to think about humans \u2014 what all humans need to succeed and what attracts all humans to workplaces?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diversity means<\/strong> connecting and partnering with like-minded organizations who are doing work that we agree with but might not have the bandwidth to do ourselves. It\u2019s amplifying and supporting a network to raise people up inside and outside your organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The numbers matter \u2014 but then what? We don\u2019t fix anything systemic if we only<\/em> fix our numbers. <\/strong>How do we ensure that all people, of all backgrounds, feel good at work once they are there? How can we push beyond numbers and policies to make sure that office cultures adapt, too?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Diversity doesn\u2019t mean ONLY these things, but I think a progressive, open, future-focused discussion about diversity should include these things. What are you or your organization doing to move the needle forward on diversity? What can we learn from each other to all get better? Here\u2019s to an ongoing conversation that improves the numbers and our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you want to participate in the conversation, join us by using #mntechdiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are a business leader and want to take the pledge, visit www.mntechdiversity.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re inside an organization, share the MN Tech Diversity website with your leaders and help us grow the movement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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