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

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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