Reconstructing Inclusion S3E3: When Empathy Becomes Optional: A Conversation with Maaria Mozaffar

When did empathy become something we can turn on and off depending on who's in front of us?

Nov 14 • 

Amri B. Johnson

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Why I'm Sticking With “Inclusion” (And What That Actually Means)

What does it say for one to abandon a timeless and well-regarded idea due to silly political shuffling?

Nov 7 • 

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October 2025

Reconstructing Inclusion S3E2: Time to Transcend the Letters: Reconstructing Inclusion Around Humanity, Not Identity Categories

Why symbolic D-E-I must go, the five shifts redefining inclusion, and what it means to recognize the dream we've been co-creating.

Oct 13 • 

Amri B. Johnson

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September 2025

DEI Should Die?

This is coming from a practitioner, author, and supporter of the so-called practice. Check out why I (kind of) agree with Elon.

Sep 19 • 

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Reconstructing Inclusion S3E1: Ingrid Hu Dahl on Finding Belonging in a (Mixed) Racialized World

I'm thrilled to kick off Season Three of the Reconstructing Inclusion Podcast with an extraordinary conversation that perfectly embodies what this new…

Sep 12 • 

Amri B. Johnson

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The Real Reset: Beyond Binary DEI

DEI, as I frame it, was never about slogans, mandatory training, or demographic box-checking.

Sep 5 • 

Amri B. Johnson

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August 2025

Can (so-called) DEI advocates let go of the wrong paradigm?

Or, will the space be blinded by arrogance, ignorance, and the glow of past “success,” and the possible generative future be blighted?

Aug 26 • 

Amri B. Johnson

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The Problem is [ ]...and Writers Who Can't Handle Dialogue

My response to Josh Slocum: considerate, civil, and relatively conservative, at least for what many would expect from someone who works in the so-called…

Aug 18 • 

Amri B. Johnson

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Reconstructing Inclusion S2E12: Season Finale | The Sky Is Still Not Falling on DEI

Much of what we're seeing is "a natural market correction," but the path forward requires moving from a focus on "what people are" to understanding "who…

Aug 1 • 

Amri B. Johnson

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July 2025

Cognitive Diversity and the Real Work of Inclusion: Lessons from Professor Alex Edmans

Inclusion, diversity, and equity get plenty of airtime in organizational life (of course, a bit less so right now) but too often, the conversation…

Jul 25 • 

Amri B. Johnson

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What if I said that I am against empathy

What would be the current state of the world if compassion were driving decisions?

Jul 1 • 

Amri B. Johnson

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June 2025

Why Your Inclusion Strategy Needs a Beliefs Upgrade Before a Behavior Makeover

Here's what I've learned after years of watching well-intentioned inclusion initiatives crumble: You cannot build sustainable inclusion on shaky belief…

Jun 20 • 

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