DEI will be nothing more than an initiative unless management is genuinely curious. Curiosity is the attribute that solicits another person’s opinion, which is diversity in action. It also engenders equity by making the relationship one of co-exploration.  

And the way you include everyone is by creating a prophetic work culture that “uproots and plants” people by calling them up to bigger tasks and responsibility instead of waiting until people get bored with their workload and leave for a career advancement. 

DEI creates a work culture that optimizes the potential for creativity, which is also called “innovation.” For more on this thought stream, read https://medium.com/bemeaningful/creativity-explained-and-why-it-will-be-mission-critical-in-2021-55a14c895f47