The Better Together Conference

A Two Day Conference To Create Inclusive Cultures

October 18 – 19, 2023

Creating Inclusive Cultures Together

We’re excited to be partnering with Jennifer Brown Consulting for an evolved conference.

What is the Better Together Conference?

Many are striving to build competence, and confidence, to step up, and speak up, but are afraid to say the wrong thing, feeling guilty or even targeted and blamed as the problem. This conference is a space free of shame or blame where people can examine and overcome toxic notions of humanity and understand their roles and responsibilities in fostering inclusion, equality, and diversity.

Why the Better Together Conference?

The conference was born out of—and will continue to center—the idea that we need safe spaces devoid of shame and blame, to ask questions, practice, and learn how to have meaningful and authentic conversations that build bridges across differences. If we don’t, we’ll never have equitable and inclusive cultures where everyone can thrive.

What to Expect

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Interactive and Engaging with diverse experts, facilitators, and participants.

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Level setting and aligning around topics that are often roadblocks to showing up as better colleagues.

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Practical and Actionable tools to deal with inertia and the fear of making mistakes.

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Day 1

Tools and Techniques to Activate Your Allyship

Being an inclusive leader requires an understanding of how to create trust and generate positive outcomes across differences, as well as the skills necessary to build safe spaces where everyone can contribute fully. For many, this is unfamiliar and sometimes intimidating territory, and avoidance of the topic and the perceived risks of engagement are barriers to much-needed development.

On Day 1 of the conference, we’ll provide the space and tools to reflect, learn, and create new pathways so that participants can feel more confident, resilient, and competent in conversations and actions that create more inclusive environments.

Topics include:

Building Trust Across Difference
Understanding and Leveraging Your Privilege
Five States of Men
Empathetic Listening
Inclusive Leader Continuum
Activating Your Allyship

Day 2

Shape & Practice Your Story

Day 2 will provide a safe space to practice the tools and techniques learned on Day 1, guided by experienced facilitators. This will be a rare opportunity to exercise empathy muscles and utilize new language, learning with and through each others’ stories and experiences. Participants will roll up their sleeves and dig into simulated experiences derived from the day-to-day experience of an aspiring inclusive leader. They will leave with greater knowledge, familiarity, and comfort with their own leadership gaps and goals.

Topics include:

Inclusive Feedback
Leadership Interventions (Call In vs. Call Out)
Courageous Conversations
Key Attributes of Inclusive Leadership

Co-Lead, Men for Inclusion Network

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Alexandra Jamieson

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Radical Alignment

The whole conference was so impactful, a turning point, the exercises were great with the replacement of fear with love, that I cannot begin to compartmentalize.

SVP, Fortunte 100 Tech