Demographic shifts are changing the demands on design and product creation every day, and it is a fact that teams that leverage diversity are more creative, more collaborative, and better at solving problems. This thought-provoking workshop is designed for agency leaders and those in charge of recruitment and retention who are committed to empowering their creative workforce to address tough diversity, inclusion and culture questions head-on and strengthen their organization’s core culture. Through this day-long workshop, participants will:

• Build an understanding of why managing bias are critical to enhancing creativity and breakthrough innovations which ultimately contributes to the success of the design industry and your agency
• Begin to build an understanding of how to create a more equitable environment for employees of color and LGBTQ employees to do their best work, to thrive and to grow into leadership positions.
• Gain access to resources to do this work immediately

Diversity, equity and inclusion experts will lead and faciliate the workshop, which is organized and hosted by We Are HERE, a Portland collective of creatives of color and LGBTQ creatives. Space is limited, register early!