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Rebecca Berry
Helping leaders transform their organisations through inclusive leadership | Inclusion Expert | Equity & Diversity Writer
This week's newsletter in brief
What will EDI look like in 30 years?
Have you tried ChatGPT yet? Despite the general unease about the potential impact of AI on the world (which I've written about), and the potential for ChatGPT to be used for lyin'n'cheatin', I love it. I love it to the extent that I'm getting very fond of it, but ChatGPT has clearly watched Her and keeps reminding me that it's AI, not a real person. I know that, but it's so nice to have someone (sorry, something) on hand that can give me a great answer to everything, I just can't help myself from expressing appreciation.
ChatGPT is different to search engines because it curates information from across the web to answer your specific question. A Google search returns a list of websites that you need to hunt through to cobble together exactly what you're looking for. Sometimes, that's what's needed to generate and articulate ideas, but sometimes it speeds things up enormously to just ask ChatGPT.
Some of my recent questions are:
Me'n'GPT have recently been kicking around what society and EDI might look like in the future, and we drew on makeuseof.com to inform the convo. This topic fascinates me, and I'll be thinking and writing about it more over the coming weeks, but I was especially intrigued by the prospect of a major reversal of fortunes (figuratively and literally) for white- and blue-collar workers.
The prediction is that by 2050 white-collar workers will be digital nomads and the 9-5 day will be as quaint a notion as only having three TV channels to choose from. Knowledge work can largely be taken care of by AI, but not human work. So the work that's prized and rewarded right now - generally white-collar work - will flip. Blue-collar work such as plumber and electrician, work that needs a human element such as caring and nursing, will attract the big bucks.
Whether that will happen, who knows? It feels unimaginable right now, but so did the notion of video calls 30 years ago.
I wonder where leadership will sit in that evolution. And I wonder what this means for EDI. The issues around inclusion in a Gen Z-run world, where AI sits alongside humans in day to day life, could be completely different. Or perhaps not as much of an issue as they are today (something to be devoutly hoped!).
I'm interested in your thoughts. And watch this space, I'll be writing more about this soon!
Your weekly roundup
Tons to update you on since my last newsletter!
I finished my series of EDI myths debunked...
... shared some great questions to help create psychological safety...
...shared a disturbing / amazing video showing how AI draws on stereotypes in the way it represents Barbies from countries around the world...
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...dropped episodes two and three of my new podcast, Very Inclusive People...
...suggested how to have courageous conversations...
... five tips in five minutes on how to create psychological safety...
... my favourite coaching tool!...
... shared a directory of Global Majority-owned consultancies and coaches...
... a sobering video for any white person to watch...
... and a newsletternotanewsletter reflecting on the changing relationship with someone with dementia.
Come to my webinar!
Next Thursday 24 August I'm talking about how to facilitate safe space conversations. A must for EDI folk, ERG leads and sponsors, and anyone who wants to be able to create psychological safety. Link here - see you there!
That's it for this week - see you next time!