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The Slowdown
Brought to you by Slalom, The Slowdown is dedicated to exploring diversity and imagining a more inclusive, sustainable future. With each article, we invite you to pause and consider a new perspective that might change the way you see the world.
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The Right Time to Speak Up
The Right Time to Speak Up
If Sojourner Truth could speak her truth in 1851, we can’t hold back now.
Monique Martin
Jan 20
Shattering the Bamboo Ceiling
Shattering the Bamboo Ceiling
Asian Americans are the most represented racial group in the workforce but are the least likely to hold managerial positions.
Sarah Chu
Nov 30, 2020
Widening Our Lens: Considering Culture
Widening Our Lens: Considering Culture
In an age of complexity, how do we turn down the volume on being “right” so we can empathize, understand, and collaborate?
Karl Ostroski
Nov 12, 2020
A Bend on the Road to Equality: Four Ways Organizations Can Stick with Uncomfortable Change
A Bend on the Road to Equality: Four Ways Organizations Can Stick with Uncomfortable Change
Addressing systemic inequalities, driving forward to an equitable, and just society is an epic journey. We must not quit or give up.
Dr. Flo Falayi
Oct 14, 2020
From “The Baby-Sitter’s Club” to K-dramas, Why Representation Matters
From “The Baby-Sitter’s Club” to K-dramas, Why Representation Matters
Growing up, I viewed whiteness as the default. Asians were SAT tutors, punchlines, or silent extras. Then I met Claudia Kishi.
Chelsie Messenger
Aug 17, 2020
Women & Impostor Syndrome: You’re Not Alone and You Can Defeat It
Women & Impostor Syndrome: You’re Not Alone and You Can Defeat It
A Slalom consultant confronts her own impostor syndrome and encourages other women in tech to speak up, be assertive, and say yes.
Alice Chen
Oct 26, 2020
Four Anti-racist Choices Corporate America Can Make Right Now
Four Anti-racist Choices Corporate America Can Make Right Now
Corporate America’s latest stance on the issue of police violence and anti-Black racism feels like it could be more than the usual lip…
Bryan Nwafor
Jun 22, 2020
Immersive Empathy
Immersive Empathy
How artists, designers, and other creatives of color are using virtual reality and augmented reality to explore race and expose bias.
Tola Onanuga
Oct 10, 2019
It’s All Tadasana
It’s All Tadasana
A woman of color confronts privilege in the Los Angeles yoga scene, and comes away with lessons on how to maintain integrity in times of…
LaNora Terraé Hayden
May 13, 2020
Let COVID-19 Be a Call to Our Higher Selves
Let COVID-19 Be a Call to Our Higher Selves
Too often, we see racism and scapegoating in times of disaster. Let’s instead embrace our shared humanity.
David W. Stoesz
Mar 25, 2020
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