Oftentimes, when employees hear the term “diversity, equity and inclusion,” they immediately think it is solely the responsibility of human resources. It’s not. As leaders in organizations, we strive to be good shepherds of the resources in our care – including the diverse group of people on our teams. To do this, and to realize the greatest benefit for our projects, we need to ensure our teammates feel safe to bring their unique experiences and best self to their work. By incorporating human-centered design /design thinking methodologies into your leadership toolkit, you will be able to lower some structural barriers to success. Through a mix of storytelling, statistics, and practical activities, this webinar will guide you to becoming a more aware team leader so you can move beyond having a diverse team and into having a high – functioning, engaged and inclusive one.

Learning Outcomes:

• Distinguish between diversity and inclusion
• Articulate key benefits for inclusion on project teams
• Summarize the business case for human-centered design
• Identify how human-centered design activities can overcome barriers to inclusion
• Apply human-centered design thinking to project management practices

Speaker

Erik K. Rueter, PMP, PMI-ACP, has over 20 years of experience in diverse industries, including tech startups, academia, healthcare, and entertainment. Currently, he is a senior project manager at the American Marketing Association. Erik holds a BA in neuroscience from Wesleyan University, with further education in digital design, Irish studies, and MicroMasters in Design Thinking and Project Management from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He is also certified in diversity and inclusion by Cornell University.

Erik’s contributions to the field include co-authoring papers on health inequity, lecturing at Boston and Emerson Colleges, and advocating for diversity and inclusion with organizations like Medtronic, VSP, and the San Antonio Spurs. He has spoken, in person and virtually, at PMI Greece, PMI Michiana, and PMI Global Summit, among others. He has appeared on podcasts such as “Project Management Happy Hour” and “I Wanna Work There!” and contributed to the books “Mastering Solutions Delivery” and “The Evolution of the PMO,” both key resources for project managers. He founded Human-Centered Success LLC to promote inclusive leadership.

Residing outside Pittsburgh with his husband and two dachshunds, Erik enjoys marathons, gaming, and sharing his insights. Contact: erik@humancenteredsuccess.com.

PDUs

• 1 PDU – Ways of Working

Price

• 10€ Non-members | free for PMI Portugal Members.
• Registration is mandatory.
• Date and time: 27 January 19:00-20:00 (Portugal) / 20:00-21:00 (Norway)
• If you are a member of PMI Portugal add your PMI ID in “Promo Code” and click “Apply” to  get your discount.
• If you are a PMI Global Member and you want to become a PMI Portugal Click here

This event is hosted by PMI Portugal Chapter, so if you have any questions, please reach out via the contact information shared in their event page:

Using Human-Centered Design to Enable Team Engagement - PMI Portugal