The Element Of Inclusion

Hosted by Dr Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey Diversity & Inclusion I Broadcaster I Speaker I

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Jun 2026

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Hosted by Dr. Jonathan Ashong-Lamptey Every week we inform and educate using applied research and thought leadership Get your pen and paper ready because this is one of the world's most valuable resources to help you on your Inclusion journey We provide book reviews, research breakdowns, explainers, opinion pieces, interviews and much more We're on a mission to help a million people like you to make your workplace more inclusive

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June 16, 20269 min

Why AI Means Not Everyone On Your Team Will Be Human

If your organisation measures AI adoption by usage, the metric masks a deeper gap. Here I break down what the best AI organisations measure instead. In this episode we cover: Why AI competency requires evidence not usage How unspoken assumptions shape your AI culture Why your future team won't be entirely human If you're finding that your AI work produces activity but no measurable outcomes, start here: https://realitycheck.elementofinclusion.com/

June 9, 20269 min

Why Your Inclusion Wins May Be Based on False Evidence

If your inclusion results rest on circumstantial evidence, you take credit you cannot defend. Here I explain how to look for causation. In this episode we cover: How circumstantial evidence masquerades as proof Why good work can produce wrong conclusions How the 3 I's test causation If you're finding that you can't prove your results actually belong to you, start here: https://realitycheck.elementofinclusion.com/

June 2, 202612 min

A 4 Step Framework For AI Fluency Leaders Need To Understand

If AI fluency in your organisation means learning tools, the thinking underneath is being skipped. Here I break down a 4 step framework. In this episode we cover: Why human thinking is non-negotiable with AI How vague prompts mirror vague inclusion strategies Why AI adoption has an ethos problem If you're finding that AI is reshaping decisions faster than your processes can keep up, start here: https://implementation.elementofinclusion.com/

May 26, 202617 min

9th Birthday Special: What I've Learned About You

If most inclusion content leaves you frustrated, I explain the nine filters that separate serious practitioners from everyone else. In this episode we cover: How content design filters for serious leaders Why evidence separates credible work from performance How core principles outlast trends and recognition If you're finding that your inclusion work earns praise but struggles to earn trust, start here: https://xray.elementofinclusion.com/

May 19, 20267 min

The Inclusive Question That Changed Everything

If your inclusion work looks busy but nothing is actually changing, one question exposes why. Here I break down the question that changed everything. In this episode we cover: Why activity data never counts as evidence How reporting misalignment makes you invisible When one question protects your entire role If you're finding that your work produces impressive activity reports but leadership still asks "so what?", start here: https://realitycheck.elementofinclusion.com/

May 12, 202614 min

Why The Long Way To Inclusion Is Actually The Shortcut

If your inclusion work keeps producing activity but not lasting results, the foundation is the problem. Here I break down why the long way is actually the shortcut. In this episode we cover: Why skipping diagnostic work guarantees failure How foundational effort compounds over time When quick wins collapse under scrutiny If you're finding that your initiatives look good on paper but nothing sticks beyond the first year, start here: https://realitycheck.elementofinclusion.com/

May 5, 20269 min

Why Managing AI Is An Inclusion Problem

If your organisation treats AI as a technology problem, the people decisions it shapes go unchecked. Here I explain why managing AI is an inclusion problem. In this episode we cover: Why the experience of exclusion is becoming universal How inclusion skills apply directly to AI decisions Why "people are most important" is being challenged If you're finding that AI is reshaping how decisions get made about people in your organisation and nobody is asking whether those decisions are fair, start here: https://implementation.elementofinclusion.com/

April 28, 202610 min

Why AI Is Being Used As An Excuse To Stop Investing In People

If leadership is using AI as permission to stop investing in people, that is an inclusion decision. Here I break down why. In this episode we cover: How AI gave leadership permission to withdraw investment Why productivity targets are assumptions not claims When broken infrastructure makes AI strategy impossible Episodes referenced: Why "We Have Copilot" Is Not A Modern HR Strategy I Asked 100 HR Leaders If They Use AI. Here's What They Actually Said. If you're finding that leadership treats AI as the answer but can't explain what workforce problem it's actually solving, start here: https://xray.elementofinclusion.com/

April 21, 202611 min

Why "We Have Copilot" Is Not A Modern HR Strategy

If 'We have Copilot' passes for your AI strategy, you're scaling decisions you can't explain. Here I examine three structural risks. In this episode we cover: Why having Copilot is an untested assumption How AI scales broken systems at speed Why HR owns AI consequences, not IT Episodes referenced: The Incentive Problem of Diversity and Inclusion I Asked 100 HR Leaders If They Use AI. Here's What They Actually Said. If you're finding that AI is making people decisions in your organisation but nobody can explain or audit them, start here: https://realitycheck.elementofinclusion.com/

April 14, 202611 min

I Asked 100 HR Leaders If They Use AI. Here's What They Said

If AI is making people decisions nobody examines, HR is accountable for outcomes it cannot explain. Here I unpack what 100 leaders missed. In this episode we cover: How AI reproduces historical bias at scale Why most HR leaders stopped asking about fairness When data becomes evidence and why it matters If you're finding that AI tools are making decisions about your people and you can't explain how, start here: https://realitycheck.elementofinclusion.com/