workshops & presentations

Demystify series

  • How to use and understand this growing umbrella terms for atypical brains

    Unique abilities and social constructs that limit their expression

    Stigmas, biases, and workplace frustrations for neurodivergents

    Intersections with gender and queerness

  • Definitions and explanations of constantly evolving language; explanations of different pronoun displays

    Brief history of gender expression and a dive into the acculturated construct of gender

    Newer terms like agender, pangender, and the asexuality spectrum (demi, gray, etc.)

    Explanation of the pros and cons of displaying your pronouns in email / Slack / Zoom etc.

  • Explanation of how many people qualify as having disabilities and some examples of visible, invisible, and sometimes visible disabilities

    Myth-busting about the wide range of disability experiences

    Language usage considerations

    Intersections of disability with race and gender

    The power and promise of universal access

Cultural expansion series

  • Ways we conflate opinions and lived experiences in conversation, leading to misalignment, misunderstanding, and marginalization

    Examples of communication failure and derailments that lead to missed opportunities to learn from one another's lived experiences

    Practice identifying opinions vs. lived experiences with real-life examples

  • Exploration beyond acculturated ideas of “right,” “best,” and “normal” when it comes to workplace culture

    Recognition of individuality within cultural contexts and the ways any given person experiences tensions with normative expectations

    Engagement with the subjectivity and relativity of Western and corporate cultural norms that are taken for granted

  • Practices to interrogate our expectations of others at work

    Reframing to greet difference with curiosity and benefit of the doubt

    Frameworks to build relationships across difference and improve them over time

    Scenarios and examples to practice calibrating successful relationships over time

Anti-bias series

  • Explanations and colorful examples to illustrate our most powerful biases and mental shortcuts and make them easy to recognize

    Reflection exercises and practices to step into discomfort and discover our own blind spots

    Practice with shame-free detachment and radical self-honesty to bring biased thinking into conscious awareness

  • Reframes on “qualified” talent and new perspectives to consider regarding high-value skill sets

    Approaches for recognizing positive and negative bias in the performance review and calibration process

    Practice identifying and articulating biased judgments and gaps in examples of interview and performance conversations

  • Interventions to speak up and interrupt bias in ourselves and others, with kindness and humility

    Honest reflection around intention and approaches that facilitate vs. shut down learning

    Work on personal mindset and harmful self-judgment to improve our impact as we disrupt bias

Advanced content

  • Discover colonial constructs that are normalized within concepts of “professionalism” and “progress”

    Interrogate feelings of superiority and inferiority that implicitly reproduce oppressive systems

    Explore embodied feelings and concepts of “knowing” that transcend intellectualized Western norms

  • Kimberlé Crenshaw's coining of the term and the court case history that demonstrates its importance

    Illustrative visualization depicting race and gender intersections, with examples of what marginalization at a unique intersection can look like

    Powerful reflection questions to interrogate our own intersections and what's highly visible—and invisible—to us from those vantage points.

  • The hidden aspects and history of cancel culture

    Misconceptions that are growing out of cancel culture

    Ways we contribute to cancel culture without realizing

    Options to engage on sensitive topics that undermine cancel culture and promote an environment of learning and curiosity

  • Roadmap of the "phases" of the allyship journey, with caveats about the word "ally" and the endless nature of this journey

    Examples of watch outs, attitudes, and common behaviors at each phase, along with recommendations for where to focus energy

    Personal stories across identity groups to accompany each phase and a structure to understand how allyship expands and converges to include all marginalized groups over time

  • “Isis was amazing...seriously was one of the best implicit bias sessions I've seen.”

    participant in a CLE (continuing lawyer education) on implicit bias

  • “This workshop was wonderful. Thank you for the space and time to explore these important concepts. You delivered the content in a clear and approachable way and my wheels have been turning ever since!”

    participant in a workshop on confronting colonial thought patterns

  • “It was fabulous, very engaging and the examples were soooo helpful. Definitely one of the best trainings I've seen.”

    participant in a workshop on building cross-cultural relationships

  • “Super informative. Easy to parse. Ten out of ten!”

    participant in self-guided course on building cross-cultural relationships

  • “I loved the structure...talking from personal experience was a plus...the way you broke down feelings, situations, and steps to take...the content and delivery were on point. Six stars out of five.”

    participant in an allyship workshop

  • “Thank you for such a thoughtful and impactful session. The content was exceptionally well-designed and presented, and the seamless transition to discussion resulted in many valuable personal insights.”

    participant in an info session on neurodivergence and disability at work

  • “I've worked at a number of companies with varying levels of effort put toward creating inclusive environments and none of them have come close to the work you've done and how you present it.”

    participant in a DEI Learning Moments series

  • “You have a unique ability to create a safe space for growth but hold people accountable for that growth in a way that does not produce shame.”

    coaching client