Joe Gerstandt 
speaker, facilitator, freak flag flier
2009 N. 49th Ave. Omaha, NE 68104
Phone: 402.740.7081
joe.gerstandt@gmail.com

A speaker, facilitator and writer, Joe Gerstandt helps organizations deliver on their promises. He does this by Illuminating the Value of Difference, and by helping to craft next generation organizational cultures. Joe works with Fortune 500 corporations, small non-profits, and everything in between. He also speaks at numerous conferences and summits each year and blogs at joegerstandt.com. His insights have also been published in The Diversity Factor, The Workforce Diversity Network newsletter, The American Diversity Report, the Corporate Recruiting Leadership Journal and numerous other print and on-line journals.  Read Full Bio

Summary of Session: New Tools, New Rules: Putting Social Technology to Work for Diversity and Inclusion
A lot of people are saying a lot of things about the explosion of new social media and social networking tools; unfortunately there has not been much conversation about what these tools mean for D&I work.  While we tend to think of these tools as being more relevant to people working in marketing or technology, they are actually incredibly applicable to the work that we do.  This session will help you better understand the new web and how it can help you move your work forward.

Learning objectives of the session:

1. Participants will have a framework for understanding what Social Technology/Web 2.0 and what makes it different.
2. Participants will understand why Social Technology is so applicable to D&I work.
3. Participants will leave with some ideas about specific applications (how could we use this for diversity recruiting, multicultural marketing, etc.)
4. Participants will leave with some guidelines for how to get started.

Summary of Keynote: RESET!
Walk into an organization today and ask ten people what diversity means or what inclusion means and you will likely get ten different answers. Words matter, and it is probably going to be difficult for us to move this work forward without a common language or common logic in place.  Using a combination of stories and interactive exercises, this session illuminates some of our common blind spots around diversity and inclusion.

The learning objectives of the session:

1. Participants will have a new foundational language and logic to consider for their organization.
2. Participants will understand some common blindspots that get in the way of this work.
3. Participants will leave with some simple, yet powerful action items that apply on an individual or organizational level.

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