If you followed the headlines, you might think inclusion is fading, quietly pushed aside as priorities shift and attention moves on. Nothing could be further from the lived reality. It’s being tested.
What is happening is far more demanding and cannot be ignored.
Recent global research from The Conference Board, alongside conversations in our Asia Inclusion Advantage Council, left me sitting with a different question.
When we talk about inclusion, are we talking about results and impact?
Across the US and Europe, the language is thoughtful, the intent is clear, and support shows up strongly in the data. It might read well but when you step away from the research and into the room, the experience feels thinner than the promise. Not absent but not fully landing.
