Open+Inclusive

Open+Inclusive (O+I) offers participants opportunities to investigate and help create cultural change. During a series of four 90-minute sessions, participants investigate the importance of cultural change, research the importance of organizational and individual commitment to change, and receive valuable tools and tips to recognize and overcome barriers to inclusion and improve organizational effectiveness.

Open+Inclusive is an MIT Sloan-grown initiative designed to support necessary changes in work climate and culture highlighted in the Interactive Business Inclusion Solutions (IBIS) report, Quality of Life surveys, and ongoing discussions among our student, staff, and faculty communities. O+I is segmented into four (4) sessions that invite participants to discuss how to create cultural change utilizing research frameworks, best practices, and their own experiences. The sessions include:

Session 1: Climate controls our ability to be smarter together

Session 2: Diversity and collective learning

Session 3: Problem-solving as a team

Session 4: Applying our problem-solving skills to improve Sloan and the broader MIT community

Additionally, the Office of DEI offers extended learning opportunities built around O+I’s core concepts.

MIT and MIT Sloan are committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. If any of the materials on the page aren’t accessible in their current format, please contact the Office of DEI and we’ll provide materials in an alternate format.

To access supplemental materials for O+I, contact the Office of DEI's Assistant Director, DEI, for more information.

RealTalk at MIT Sloan

RealTalk at MIT is a space for our community to have nuanced and authentic conversations about success, challenges, and opportunities for positive, constructive change. We want to use small group facilitated conversations to inform decisions about improving the quality of life inside the Institute.

Upcoming Events

Apr 4 | 12:00pm - 1:15pm

Fireside chat: Shared Sisterhood with Dr. Tina Opie

Please join us for a fireside chat with Dr. Tina Opie – author, speaker, educator, and former MIT MLK Visiting Scholar – about her Shared Sisterhood framework: Dig, Bridge, Collective Action. Learn with us about an approach to achieving racial and gender equity that includes individual, interpersonal, and communal commitments, and empowers us all to be agents for change at MIT. MIT Prof. Ed Bertschinger (Physics) will kindly serve as the conversation moderator. Please note: This event is open to everyone at MIT. All registrants will receive a link to the live stream version of the event a few days prior to the event itself. Registrants may enter a raffle for a free copy of Dr. Opie's book (please indicate whether you wish to enter on the registration page). Lunch will be provided for in-person attendees (please indicate any dietary needs on the registration page). We are committed to making this event accessible for all community members. Please either enter your accommodation request directly on the registration page, or please contact Divya Mathews (divya96@mit.edu). Co-sponsored by: Institute Community Equity Office (ICEO); My Sister’s Keeper (MSK); MIT Women and Gender Studies (WSG); African, Black, American, Caribbean Employee Resource Group (ABAC ERG); MIT Sloan Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI); MIT Sloan HR; MIT Sloan Women 4 Women; MIT Sloan Office of Student Life (SLO); MIT Program in Media Arts and Sciences; MIT Libraries; MIT Women and Gender Services (WXGS); MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AeroAstro); and MIT Office of Graduate Education (OGE)'s GradDiversity.

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Apr 13 | 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Cohort 19: MIT Sloan Open+Inclusive (Virtual)

This is an MIT Sloan-grown initiative that is designed to support the necessary changes in work climate in culture highlighted in the IBIS report, Quality of Life surveys, and ongoing discussions among our student, staff, and faculty communities. O+I is segmented into four (4) sessions that invite participants to discuss how to create cultural change utilizing research frameworks, best practices, and their own experiences. All sessions for this cohort will be run via Zoom on the following dates (times are ET): • Thursday, April 13, 1-2:30pm • Thursday, April 20, 1-2:30pm • Thursday, April 27, 1-2:30pm • Thursday, May 4, 1-2:30pm Please be sure that you can attend all four sessions before signing up. • The sessions materials are interdependent and the shared experiences of the participant group are paramount to the overall experience of the O+I course. • You will not receive credit for the course if you do not attend your sessions and/or work with your facilitators to make up sessions that you miss for emergency reasons. MIT and MIT Sloan are committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. This includes access to participation in the O+I course. If you need a disability-related accommodation to attend O+I or have questions about accommodations, please contact us via email at your earliest convenience (aaashe@mit.edu & arjarvis@mit.edu).

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Apr 25 | 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Cohort 20: MIT Sloan Open+Inclusive (In person)

This is an MIT Sloan-grown initiative that is designed to support the necessary changes in work climate in culture highlighted in the IBIS report, Quality of Life surveys, and ongoing discussions among our student, staff, and faculty communities. O+I is segmented into four (4) sessions that invite participants to discuss how to create cultural change utilizing research frameworks, best practices, and their own experiences. All sessions for this cohort will be run in person, on campus, on the following dates (times are ET): • Tuesday, April 25, 1:30-3pm • Tuesday, May 2, 1:30-3pm • Tuesday, May 9, 1:30-3pm • Tuesday, May 16, 1:30-3pm Please be sure that you can attend all four sessions before signing up. • The sessions materials are interdependent and the shared experiences of the participant group are paramount to the overall experience of the O+I course. • You will not receive credit for the course if you do not attend your sessions and/or work with your facilitators to make up sessions that you miss for emergency reasons. MIT and MIT Sloan are committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. This includes access to participation in the O+I course. If you need a disability-related accommodation to attend O+I or have questions about accommodations, please contact us via email at your earliest convenience (aaashe@mit.edu & arjarvis@mit.edu).

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May 1 | 1:00pm - 2:30pm

Cohort 21: MIT Sloan Open+Inclusive (Virtual)

This is an MIT Sloan-grown initiative that is designed to support the necessary changes in work climate in culture highlighted in the IBIS report, Quality of Life surveys, and ongoing discussions among our student, staff, and faculty communities. O+I is segmented into four (4) sessions that invite participants to discuss how to create cultural change utilizing research frameworks, best practices, and their own experiences. All sessions for this cohort will be run via Zoom on the following dates (times are ET): • Monday, May 1, 1-2:30pm • Monday, May 15, 1-2:30pm • Tuesday, May 30, 1-2:30pm o Please note that the third session will be on a Tues. to accommodate the Memorial Day holiday on May 29 • Monday, June 12, 1-2:30pm Please be sure that you can attend all four sessions before signing up. • The sessions materials are interdependent and the shared experiences of the participant group are paramount to the overall experience of the O+I course. • You will not receive credit for the course if you do not attend your sessions and/or work with your facilitators to make up sessions that you miss for emergency reasons. MIT and MIT Sloan are committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. This includes access to participation in the O+I course. If you need a disability-related accommodation to attend O+I or have questions about accommodations, please contact us via email at your earliest convenience (aaashe@mit.edu & arjarvis@mit.edu).

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May 15 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Cohort 22: MIT Sloan Open+Inclusive (In person)

This is an MIT Sloan-grown initiative that is designed to support the necessary changes in work climate in culture highlighted in the IBIS report, Quality of Life surveys, and ongoing discussions among our student, staff, and faculty communities. O+I is segmented into four (4) sessions that invite participants to discuss how to create cultural change utilizing research frameworks, best practices, and their own experiences. All sessions for this cohort will be run in person, on campus, on the following dates (times are ET): • Monday, May 15, 10:30am-12pm • Monday, May 22, 10:30am-12pm o Please note that we have an “off” week between sessions 2 and 3 to accommodate the Memorial Day holiday • Monday, June 5, 10:30am-12pm • Monday, June 12, 10:30am-12pm Please be sure that you can attend all four sessions before signing up. • The sessions materials are interdependent and the shared experiences of the participant group are paramount to the overall experience of the O+I course. • You will not receive credit for the course if you do not attend your sessions and/or work with your facilitators to make up sessions that you miss for emergency reasons. MIT and MIT Sloan are committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. This includes access to participation in the O+I course. If you need a disability-related accommodation to attend O+I or have questions about accommodations, please contact us via email at your earliest convenience (aaashe@mit.edu & arjarvis@mit.edu).

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Jun 14 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Cohort 23: MIT Sloan Open+Inclusive (In person)

This is an MIT Sloan-grown initiative that is designed to support the necessary changes in work climate in culture highlighted in the IBIS report, Quality of Life surveys, and ongoing discussions among our student, staff, and faculty communities. O+I is segmented into four (4) sessions that invite participants to discuss how to create cultural change utilizing research frameworks, best practices, and their own experiences. All sessions for this cohort will be run in person, on campus, on the following dates (times are ET): • Wednesday, June 14, 10:30am-12pm • Wednesday, June 21, 10:30am-12pm • Wednesday, June 28, 10:30am-12pm • Wednesday, July 5, 10:30am-12pm Please be sure that you can attend all four sessions before signing up. • The sessions materials are interdependent and the shared experiences of the participant group are paramount to the overall experience of the O+I course. • You will not receive credit for the course if you do not attend your sessions and/or work with your facilitators to make up sessions that you miss for emergency reasons. MIT and MIT Sloan are committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. This includes access to participation in the O+I course. If you need a disability-related accommodation to attend O+I or have questions about accommodations, please contact us via email at your earliest convenience (aaashe@mit.edu & arjarvis@mit.edu).

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Jun 16 | 10:30am - 12:00pm

Cohort 24: MIT Sloan Open+Inclusive (Virtual)

This is an MIT Sloan-grown initiative that is designed to support the necessary changes in work climate in culture highlighted in the IBIS report, Quality of Life surveys, and ongoing discussions among our student, staff, and faculty communities. O+I is segmented into four (4) sessions that invite participants to discuss how to create cultural change utilizing research frameworks, best practices, and their own experiences. All sessions for this cohort will be run via Zoom on the following dates (times are ET): • Friday, June 16, 10:30am-12pm • Friday, June 23, 10:30am-12pm • Friday, June 30, 10:30am-12pm • Friday, July 7, 10:30am-12pm Please be sure that you can attend all four sessions before signing up. • The sessions materials are interdependent and the shared experiences of the participant group are paramount to the overall experience of the O+I course. • You will not receive credit for the course if you do not attend your sessions and/or work with your facilitators to make up sessions that you miss for emergency reasons. MIT and MIT Sloan are committed to providing an environment that is accessible to individuals with disabilities. This includes access to participation in the O+I course. If you need a disability-related accommodation to attend O+I or have questions about accommodations, please contact us via email at your earliest convenience (aaashe@mit.edu & arjarvis@mit.edu).

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