Jun
8
4:00pm
Candid Conversation: How can subtraction add to equity and justice?
By Tidal Equality
About the Candid Conversation
In his celebrated book, Subtract, Leidy Klotz explores how "we pile on 'to-dos' but don’t consider 'stop-doings.' We create incentives for good behaviour, but don’t get rid of obstacles to it. We collect new-and-improved ideas, but don’t prune the outdated ones. Every day, across challenges big and small, we neglect a basic way to make things better: we don’t subtract.
Leidy Klotz’s pioneering research shows us what is true whether we’re building Lego models, cities, grilled-cheese sandwiches, or strategic plans: Our minds tend to add before taking away, and this is holding us back."*
In this Candid Conversation, acclaimed author and academic Leidy Klotz will introduce us to the "untapped science of less." Together with Tidal Equality's co-founder and co-ceo Kristen Liesch, they will connect the dots between how subtracting can add to equity and justice in your workplace and in our world.
About the Speakers
Leidy Klotz (he/him) studies the science of design. His research has appeared in both Nature and Science, he has written for popular outlets including The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and The Behavioral Scientist, and his work has garnered praise in national newspapers on five continents.
A professor at the University of Virginia, Leidy has authored more than 80 original research articles and secured more than $10 million dollars in competitive funding to support his and others’ work in this area. Recognized nationally as a professor who inspires, Leidy has taught thousands of students, including 21 Ph.D. advisees, whose designing and teaching shapes the world. Leidy's scholarship benefits from diversity and inclusion as more than three quarters of his advisees are from groups underrepresented in their respective fields.
Before becoming a professor, Leidy designed schools in New Jersey and before that he played professional soccer.
At the core, Kristen Liesch (she/her) is an impatient person serving other impatient people with the tools they need to accelerate the pace of change toward a more equal and just world.
Named a Forbes D&I Trailblazer, Kristen is a provocative thought leader and disruptive entrepreneur in the DEI space. Her rigorous and research-based thought leadership has shifted how entire organizations and many DEI practitioners around the world think about the goals and the tools in the traditional DEI toolkit.
Co-CEO and co-Founder of Tidal Equality, Kristen is also the co-creator of the Equity Sequence™️ which gives people around the world an elegant and practical framework for making equitable change through their day-to-day work and decision-making, wherever they work, learn, and play.
Acclaim for Subtract
"You need to read this book." —Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"12 Best Business Books of 2021," Wealth Management
Behavioral Scientist's Notable Books of 2021
Habit Weekly top 100 Behavioral Design Books
The Growth Equation 21 best books of 2021
RARE Center for Behavior and Environment Summer Reads
Economics in Ten Recommended Reading
Inc. 12 New Books Every Leader Should Read this Summer
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