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Oct 20, 2026 16 min

Why the DEI Field is not a Profession

from The Element Of Inclusion

DEI was never a profession, it had no structural defence when the pressure came. Here I examine what went wrong. In this episode we cover: Why inclusion failed every test of professionalisation How occupational groups collapse under political pressure How to professionalise your own inclusion practice If you want to go further When we work with clients we gather evidence to serve one purpose: to support or undermine a claim, an assumption or a hypothesis. It stops you building work around unexamined issues and keeps you grounded in evidence your colleagues trust. Here's our method on one page. Get it here: https://cheatsheet.elementofinclusion.com/

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