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Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community

Antoine Patton takes his audience at QCom through what he calls a 'diversity sprint'. He outlines the problem not only of inclusion in a mostly white and male workforce, but also the problem companies have of accessing a diverse range fo applicants. After all, education is expensive and poverty is hard. There's no real conclusion - we hear from five participant groups with ideas around community centres and apprenticeships - but as Patton says, "if you work at a company who has a budget around diversity, try to encourage them to ingrain education into that.

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