In this interactive session, participants will have the opportunity to reflect on inclusive behaviour change and practice new approaches in real time, building confidence and awareness in how individual actions contribute to collective culture. Together, we’ll analyze current organizational policies and processes through an EDIA lens to uncover barriers and identify opportunities for improvement. The session will also provide practical guidance to begin developing concrete steps for embedding EDIA principles into everyday work, team practices, and broader organizational strategies ensuring that inclusion moves beyond intention to become a consistent part of how we lead, decide, and collaborate.
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Reflect on inclusive behaviour change and practice new methods in real-time
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Discuss current organizational policies and processes through an EDIA lens to identify areas for improvement
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Get started on developing steps to implement EDIA principles in daily work
3 Key Takeaways
- Practical Tools for Change: Participants will leave with actionable strategies to integrate EDIA principles into daily decisions, interactions, and organizational practices.
- Critical Reflection Skills: A deeper understanding of how personal and systemic biases influence workplace culture and how to recognize and shift them in real time.
- A better understanding of a starting point for developing or refining organizational policies and processes that actively promote inclusion, equity, and accessibility.
Meet your facilitator - Angela Simmonds
Angela Simmonds is a leader in building equitable organizations, lawyer & Founder of A Team Coaching, former member and deputy speaker of the Nova Scotia legislative assembly, and a community mobilizer whose 23 year career extends over the various fields of socio-economic development, education, entrepreneurship, policy, and cultural competency. Her work and expertise on the historical injustice and systemic discrimination with Land Titles Clarification Act has received national attention with support from the United Nations Working Group. Most recently, Angela was recognized as one of the top 100 most accomplished Black women in Canada.
