SPEAKER CANCELLATION: The Weird Workplace: Turning Cognitive Diversity into Real Cognitive Inclusion
When it comes to cognitive diversity, business leaders often talk a good game. Few, however, are equipped to successfully manage teams of people who “think different,” and the business case for cognitive diversity rarely addresses fears raised by workplace nonconformity. In this session, we will debunk myths surrounding non-conformers, learn to recognize natural barriers to cognitive inclusion and develop strategies to revive creativity, inspire innovation and attract the kind of talent your future needs.
Allyson Robinson
As the first Deputy Director for Learning and Development of the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Workplace Project, Allyson Robinson drives the design and delivery of HRC’s broad portfolio of training and curricula for corporate and non-profit audiences to improve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) cultural competence and inclusion in the workplace. She first joined HRC as Associate Director of Diversity in 2008. As America’s largest LGBT civil rights organization, HRC strives to end discrimination against the LGBT community and realize the promise of fundamental fairness and equality for all. A native of Scranton, Pa., Allyson is a 1994 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where she majored in physics, and holds a master of divinity degree in theology with a capstone emphasis in social justice from Baylor University. She lives with her partner and their four children in Montgomery Village, Md.