Stephen Burrell

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Look inward first

As a DEI advocate one of the things that scare me in Denmark is the gaslighting around racism, homophobia, sexism, etc. If everybody is singing the same song and thinking the same things, then you are setting yourself up for failure as you will be blindsided in your echo chamber. I think that if you put a good person in a bad system, the system will win every time. In the majority of cases the statement is true, the people we surround ourselves with makes a difference. There are some notable exceptions to this statement, for example, Nelson Mandela. In my experience, remarkable people interact with a diverse bunch of people. I think you can get a sense of a person by looking at their social media accounts – Who are they connected to, and who do they follow?