Live on the Disrupt Symposium to discuss "Building inclusive, diverse and talented teams"
Summary
Stephen Drew joins the Disrupt Symposium to discuss building inclusive, diverse and talented teams in architecture, covering recruitment, retention, team building, inclusive work environments, women in architecture and the wider AEC industry.Inclusive, diverse and talented teams do not happen by accident. Recruitment, retention, culture and leadership all shape who joins and who stays.
Stephen Drew joins the Disrupt Symposium to discuss building inclusive, diverse and talented teams in architecture, covering recruitment, retention, team building, inclusive work environments, women in architecture and the wider AEC industry.
The conversation covers:
- Why recruitment and retention need to be part of inclusion work
- How team culture affects who stays in a practice
- Why equity, diversity and inclusion cannot stay as buzzwords
- What barriers women in architecture continue to face
- How architecture practices can build more inclusive environments
Read the episode on Architecture Social: Inclusive Architecture Teams at Disrupt Symposium
Watch the original symposium video on YouTube: Building inclusive, diverse and talented teams in your architecture practice
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Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction to building inclusive and diverse teams
- 05:00 Why architecture is a people business
- 10:00 Recruitment and best practice
- 15:00 Team retention and team building
- 20:00 Fostering inclusive work environments
- 25:00 Women in architecture and wider industry barriers
- 30:00 Equity, diversity and inclusion beyond buzzwords
- 35:00 The state of the AEC industry
- 40:00 Practical ideas for architecture practices
- 45:00 Roundtable discussion and questions
- 50:00 Building better team cultures
- 55:00 Closing reflections from the symposium
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