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Thoughts, Stories, News & IDEAS

7/17/2014

Memories & Musings of JO BOWENS LEWIS, PsyD

 
Dr. Jo Bowens Lewis
It is with great sadness that VISIONS share the news of the life transition of Dr. Jo Bowens Lewis, Senior Associate.

Inspirational psychotherapist and change agent Josephine Bowens Lewis was born in Philadelphia, PA on August 27, 1943 to the late Bishop Joseph T. and Clara W. Bowens. Dr. Lewis was a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and a Certified Teaching and Supervisory Member of the International Transactional Analysis Association. “Jo,” as she preferred to be called, was a gifted psychotherapist, conducting workshops and consultations nationally and internationally.

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4/15/2013

Episcopal Divinity School Case Study

 
Episcopal Divinity School
Case: Preparing the Ground – Institutional Change
What has been most effective at Episcopal Divinity School (EDS), Cambridge, MA, in increasing the number of faculty of color and changing the environment of the school to be more welcoming of diversity has been the use of a multipronged approach that addresses all aspects of institutional life.

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6/1/2008

Critical Success Factors for an Inclusive Diversity Initiative

 
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Photo by Monica Melton on Unsplash
Author: Thomas Shelden Griggs, Ph.D.

Assumptions & Critical Success Factors

In this article, VISIONS consultant Dr. Thomas Griggs offers an important look at what it takes to create a successful Inclusive Diversity Initiative, emphasizing the process-oriented nature of managing such a project.

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7/1/2007

Companies that Mimic Life: The New Profit Leaders

 
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Photo by mauro mora on Unsplash
Author: Joseph Bragdon
According to author Joseph Bragdon, firms that mimic living systems emphasize the importance of putting a higher value on people and nature than capital assets. With this operating principle and model of business, firms create spontaneous demand to live harmoniously and respectfully with the systems on which we all depend.

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5/1/2007

Racial Microaggressions in Everyday Life

 
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Photo by hannah grace on Unsplash
Author: Derald Wing Sue
Through personal narrative and social psychological research, Derald Wing Sue examines the subtle biases that communicate hostile and derogatory insults toward people of color on a daily basis.

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7/17/2006

The Spirit of My Father

 
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Photo by Sam Schooler on Unsplash
Author: Josephine “Jo” Bowens Lewis, PsyD
I’m often aware of my father’s presence in the context of working with people. He had a capacity to articulate meaning in words. He certainly was verbose, yet when he spoke, he had something to say. As a minister, he had a gift of speaking to people according to what he was inspired to tell them, and he had a vast knowledge to draw from. At the same time, he would speak to what he heard from the other person. And he had a kindness of intent—that seemed to come naturally to him. That often guides what I say: paying attention to impact.

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4/1/2005

The Role of Feelings in the Workplace

 
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Author: Felipe Garcia
With the changing landscape of the global economy, this article by VISIONS consultant Felipe Garcia examines the need for more effective cross-cultural communication in the workplace.

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6/11/2004

Fear of a Brown Planet

 
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Photo by Alice Donovan Rouse on Unsplash
Author: Roberto Lovato
In “Fear of a Brown Planet”, Roberto Lovato traces the emergence of a “politics of white fear” rooted in California and spreading across the country.

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1/1/2000

White Privilege, Color and Crime: A Personal Account

 
White Privilege and Police
Author: Peggy McIntosh
In another classic article from Peggy McIntosh, white privilege is recognized and unpacked as it relates to crime, courts and the law.

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5/5/1998

Understanding the Role of White Male Leadership in Diversity

 
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Photo by Hunters Race on Unsplash
Author: Cooper Thompson, M.S.
In this article, Cooper Thompson examines white male denial about oppression and some of the barriers to change around diversity work experienced by white males.

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