Fearless Futures

Looking for some reading to complement your coffee? ☕ Our CEO and Founder Hanna Naima McCloskey is featured as a WeAreTheCity Inspirational Woman. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/etJetj6C

What a year! 🚀 2024 has been transformative, and we’re excited to share the highlights. This year, Fearless Futures didn’t just celebrate our 10th Anniversary—we launched our first White Paper: “DEI Disrupted: The Blueprint for DEI Worth Doing”. If building impactful DEI strategies is on your 2025 agenda, it’s a must-read. We've shared a pic of the event below in case you couldn't make it! Here’s what 2024 looked like in numbers: 🌟 Transformative Impact 9.5/10 average facilitator satisfaction. 92% of participants would recommend our workshops. 78% reported increased confidence in applying equity and inclusion principles. 🚀 Outcomes That Matter 94% found the workshops practical and immediately applicable. Confidence to disrupt systemic inequities grew from 45% to 85% post-programme. 🌐 Global Reach Our work spanned multiple sectors and timezones—from the UK and Europe to North America and Asia—ensuring 97% accessibility for all participants. 💬 What Participants Said: “Fearless Futures doesn’t just teach DEI – it transforms how we see systems of oppression and inspires action.” Want to keep building equity and inclusion in 2025? 🔗 Sign up for our newsletter for incisive, cutting-edge insights: https://lnkd.in/eVhQ_kJz Here’s to more disruption and impact next year! 🎉 #DEI #Inclusion #FearlessFutures #Equity #2024YearInReview #SystemsChange

🌟 Challenge Workplace Transphobia 🌟 Trans people, particularly Trans Women, continue to face inequitable workplace experiences—often fuelled by harmful media narratives and systemic barriers. It’s time for leaders to take action and create workplaces where everyone can thrive. Join our upcoming webinar to: ✅ Understand the roots of cissexism as a system of oppression ✅ Learn how it’s maintained and reproduced in workplaces ✅ Gain actionable strategies to challenge cissexism at interpersonal and policy levels 👉 Sign up now: https://lnkd.in/dQuDshzq #Inclusion #Equity #TransRights #DEI #Leadership

Are you thinking ahead to 2025 already? Wondering how you can make the biggest impact for DEI in your organisation? Come along to our first DFI of 2025! 🗓️ When: February 3-6, 2025 | 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM GMT 💻 Where: Hybrid format (self-led e-modules + live virtual sessions on Zoom) This interactive experience will help you: ✅ Understand and address systemic oppressions ✅ Redesign workplace policies with equity at the core ✅ Build actionable strategies for courageous conversations and stakeholder influence Plus, you’ll leave with the exclusive DFI Playbook—your ultimate guide to driving transformative change. Spots are limited, so don’t wait! Join a community of leaders committed to building workplaces where everyone thrives. 👉 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dMCrg3Qd #DEI #Inclusion #Leadership #Equity #WorkplaceCulture

🔊 After months of hard work, it's finally here! Today, we celebrate our 10th anniversary and the launch of our White Paper, 'DEI Disrupted: The Blueprint for DEI Worth Doing'. We'll let the report speak for itself. Download here now: https://lnkd.in/d9JX-A32 #DEIDisrupted #DEI #WorkplaceCulture #Leadership

Our white paper, ‘DEI Disrupted: The Blueprint for DEI Worth Doing’, is dropping TOMORROW! Today, we're sharing an exclusive highlight from one of the most provocative chapters:  🔹“Expertise, Decision Making, and Deference-DEI”. In this chapter we explore how ‘lived experience’ alone doesn’t always equal DEI expertise: "When identity is mistaken for expertise, organisations risk missing the mark on real DEI impact.” Why does this matter?  Our research reveals that the over-reliance on identity as expertise ‘prima facie’ can dilute DEI’s strategic value—leaving initiatives ineffective and undermining long-term goals. What else can you expect in the white paper? How DEI roles can be strategically defined to ensure sustainable impact. The role of rigorous expertise versus symbolic representation. New frameworks for building accountability within DEI teams. 💡 Curious for more? This is just the beginning. The full report will equip DEI and HR leaders, CEOs, and founders (and anyone with an interest in DEI!) with the blueprint for moving beyond conventional DEI approaches. #DEIDisrupted #DEI #WorkplaceInclusion #Leadership

So how did we do our research? 🧐 We conducted interviews with 20 DEI leaders including: Chief People Officers, Chief DEI Officers, and Heads of DEI from 15 companies representing approximately 159,000 employees in the private sector, as well as independent DEI experts with extensive cross-industry and international experience. We coded the qualitative data from the interviews using inductive and deductive coding to surface key themes and with this, our research began to take shape! Our primary research was complemented by a deep review of the relevant literature which includes: 💎 Original, empirical, peer-reviewed studies 💎 Published academic work (books or journal articles) 💎 Articles from reputable media outlets 💎 Company and industry publications The result is a cutting-edge report that compiles a wealth of data and evidence - as well as decades of combined DEI expertise of the co-authors - to deliver you insights into precisely what characterises “DEI worth doing”. #DEIDisrupted #DEI #WorkplaceInclusion #Leadership

This isn’t your average DEI report. ‘DEI Disrupted: The Blueprint for DEI Worth Doing’ cuts through the noise of industry reports that stick to broad (and tired 🥱) DEI trends. Our research goes further to get to the core of defining challenges to DEI today and the breakthroughs that will define the DEI of the future to make REAL change. Here’s what sets this report apart: 💡 Building Inclusive Cultures That Last – Practical, actionable insights to create workplaces where diverse voices aren’t just welcomed—they’re essential. 💡 Retention & Engagement That Matter – Proven strategies for building teams that are committed, motivated, and inspired to stay. 💡 Innovation Powered by Diversity – Concrete data showing how diverse teams lead to smarter solutions and a competitive edge. 💡 Equity-Led Leadership – A roadmap for leaders ready to move beyond lip service, embedding equity into every level of the organisation. If you’re ready to go beyond the usual DEI checklists and drive real industry impact, this report is for you. #DEIDisrupted #DEI #WorkplaceInclusion #Leadership

Too often, DEI is a promise that doesn’t deliver–a field that many believe is defined by buzzwords and band-aid solutions that barely scratch the surface of systemic inequity. Our white paper, ‘DEI Disrupted: The Blueprint for DEI Worth Doing’ is a radical call to action. It challenges every DEI leader, founder, and CEO to start on a path that disrupts the status quo of DEI. Here are five urgent questions our white paper tackles for those ready to lead the way to a new era for DEI: Why aren’t your DEI initiatives creating change? Discover why regular ‘go-to’ DEI strategies fall short–and what we must do differently to make real changes to our workplace cultures. Is ‘lived experience’ a reliable proxy for DEI expertise? We explore why relying solely on personal identity for DEI credibility is both misleading and damaging, potentially undermining the very goals DEI aims to achieve. Who’s accountable for DEI–beyond box ticking?  When it comes to accountability, the truth is, many DEI efforts are untraceable and unmeasured - it’s no wonder we’re not seeing results. We outline what true accountability should look like. Are you wasting your money on tokenistic DEI training that doesn’t work? With billions spent with providers with questionable experience and little to show for it, we question the real impact of standard DEI training and highlight a radical shift in approach that could finally yield results. Can DEI stand up to the backlash–or does it crumble under pressure? From crisis moments to corporate pushback, we explore how to prevent DEI from being the first value sacrificed in turbulent times. ❌If you want to pay DEI lip service, we suggest you don’t read this report. ✅Our white paper is for those ready to disrupt the status quo and build a new blueprint for DEI that actually works. 🫵Are you ready? #DEIDisrupted #DEI #WorkplaceInclusion #Leadership