Executive Session
NW Diversity Learning Series presents
The Fourth Annual
Executive Diversity Education Session
Beyond Tame Solutions for a Wicked Problem: Evolving the Diversity Business
Case
Presenters
Patricia Digh
David Robinson
Patricia Digh was formerly the Vice President of International and Diversity Programs for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) in Washington, DC. Her first book, Global Literacies: Lessons on Business Leadership and National Cultures (Simon & Schuster, 2000) was named a "Best Business Book for 2000" by Fortune Magazine. Her most recent book is The Global Diversity Desk Reference (Wiley, 2003). Her third book, Life Is a Verb, is due out from Globe Pequot Press in October 2008. Patti has designed diversity initiatives and training for clients around the world for the past 20 years.
Clients include Shell Oil, Equity Residential, DaimlerChrysler, the Government of Guyana, the New Zealand Institute of Personnel Management, the U.S. Postal Service, PBS, The Center for Association Leadership, "The American Society for Quality, The American Psychological Association, and The American Cancer Society.
David Robinson is a strong artistic leader with extensive experience in theatre, visual art, creativity, and education innovation. His 20 years of professional directing experience help him design programs for academic and corporate environments utilizing theatre techniques to discover the creative impulse. As a life long visual and theatre artist, he has mastered the competencies that are now being recognized by contemporary organizations as invaluable to their health and sustainability: creative, artistic, and imaginative.
Recent clients include The Society for Humanism in Medicine, the Hudson Institute, The Fetzer Institute, Prudential Financial, and the San Lorenzo School District, in association with Dell and Microsoft.