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“It Matters How We Treat One Another” is the social psychology show - now in its second season! Here, host Matthew David Vasko discusses all the various ways that we can improve our relationships with others - partners, children, parents, extended family, friends, coworkers, and all the different types of people with whom we share our beautiful and diverse world. Features include Inspiring News and The Quote of the Week. Find our premium content on our Patreon, including The Takeaway.

Season 2, Episode 11, Guest: Kia Afcari, Topic: Scientific Support for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). MDV and Kia discuss the overwhelming evidence in support of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and how good it is for both companies and for individuals of all identities.

Kia is the Director of Greater Good Workplaces at GGSC. He has over 25 years of experience helping leaders, teams, and organizations all over the world with DEI and other collaborative change efforts. Kia’s TEDx talk on How We Can Reshape Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Together has over 77,000 views, and he was awarded Chief Learning Officer Magazine’s Silver Award for Innovation for his accomplishments in helping to shift the organizational culture of UC Berkeley’s 8,000 staff.

Links to resources mentioned in this episode:

Lily Zheng: A new model for DEI - https://hbr.org/2025/01/what-comes-after-dei

John A. Powel: "The Power of Bridging" - https://belonging.berkeley.edu/power-bridging

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