Abstract
To support the global energy transition, we need a diverse and engaged mining workforce. To achieve the innovation required, we need an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and openly share their ideas. Unfortunately, not everyone experiences inclusion at the same level. Those that are under-represented, including women, Indigenous people, racialized people, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ people, often face additional barriers and feel less included. Inclusion is a felt experience that requires psychological safety and sense of belonging. If or how people experience inclusion is strongly influenced by one’s personal identity and the culture around them. In this presentation, I will share tips on how to live life as a whole person by activating your allies. Using the Ally Activation model —developed through the Activating Allies research study — I will offer strategies that anyone can use to create a ripple of change around them. Through these inclusive practices you will gain confidence to call in your allies — including your partner, your co-workers, and your supervisor — to support you in creating cultures that are psychologically safe and support belonging. Inclusive cultures will facilitate the innovation needed to allow the mining industry to support the global energy transition.