WAPPP Spring 2023 Seminar Series: Behavioral Science for Inclusive Organizations

Date: 

Monday, March 6, 2023, 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Location: 

Online Via Zoom

Led by Iris Bohnet, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government and WAPPP co-director, in conjunction with Bohnet's course MLD-310, our Spring 2023 Seminar Series will argue that behavioral design (“nudges”) offer a middle ground to establish healthy behaviors and is often more powerful than awareness-raising and less costly than shoves.

Featuring practitioners across sectors—entrepreneurs who have built evidence-based DEI tools; Human Resources (HR) and DEI leaders; as well as policymakers and -shapers—the seminar will explore how organizations can promote desired behaviors around effective talent management, create organizational policies and practices that level the playing field for all, and build an inclusive culture in the workplace.

Jan. 30 — Stephanie Lampkin VanPutten, Fortune 40 Under 40; Founder & CEO of Blendoor – "DEI & ESG Data Disclosure in the Future of ‘Woke"

Feb. 6 — Edward Chang, Assistant Professor in the Negotiation, Organizations and Markets Unit at Harvard Business School - “Does Diversity Training Work The Way It’s Supposed To?”

Feb. 27 — Kate Glazebrook, Co-Founder and Chair of Applied – “How tech design can remove bias from hiring processes”

Mar. 6 — Raafi-Karim Alidina, MPP’17, Stephanie Fernandez, MPP’22, Valeria Roos, EE’23 - "Practicing DEI: A Conversation with HKS Alums"

Mar.27 — James Heighington, Google’s Chief of Staff for diversity, equity, and inclusion - "Corporate diversity reports: solving the right problem with the wrong data”

Apr. 10 — Robert Livingston, Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School – “How to Promote Racial Equity in the Workplace and Society”

Apr. 17 — Oona King, VP of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at SnapInc.; Baroness King of Bow – “How to move an industry: behind the scenes of The ACT Report”

 

Online Via Zoom