This podcast features Lisa Annese, Chief Executive Officer of the Diversity Council Australia.

Lisa discusses her strategic communication plan, driven by her progressive agenda and based on research.  Lisa also discusses the importance of diversity and inclusion to economic success, social and cultural life, and how and why the Diversity Council seeks to influence for positive social change.

The podcast focuses on how creating change and informing policy have to be informed by the evidence, which often spans and goes beyond individual experience.

Lisa stresses the importance of influencing ‘the power brokers of the status quo’, and that it’s strategically important that these people are not disengaged and shut out from progressive cultural policy.

She considers how do I engage business leaders, how to use evidence to persuade people to adopt principles and practices of inclusion and diversity; the importance of articulating benefits to inclusivity in business terms, to engage stakeholders

Lisa also discusses communication strategy and understanding what it is you want to say, think in the language of your audience, and engage with your audience in a way that is relevant to them

This is an engaging and warm conversation where Lisa talks of her life, her love of literature and how reading science fiction can help you think or imagine ‘otherwise’.  We hope you enjoy it!