Approaching Diversity, Equity, Inclusion in Health w/ Humanity & Common Ground - Interview with Dr. Kim Butler Willis

2022-02-14

Dr. Kimberly Butler Willis and her partners at Goodstock Consulting are working to create health equity by taking a strategic approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion that starts with humanity and common ground. Dr. Willis is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Goodstock Consulting, which she was inspired to create after losing a family member in Charleston’s Emanuel Nine shooting in 2015. In this conversation, Dr. Willis tells us: About meeting clients where they are and learning where they want to go

Dr. Willis is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of Goodstock Consulting, which she was inspired to create after losing a family member in Charleston’s Emanuel Nine shooting in 2015.

In this conversation, Dr. Willis tells us:

About meeting clients where they are and learning where they want to go
Why it’s important to focus on existing strengths, and not focus on deficits
Looking for the humanity in everyone - even the “red lights”
How relationships can drive change
Working from the points of Appreciative Inquiry, Human-Centered Design, & Edutainment leads to transformative results
About the 3-tiers of connection

Goodstock Consulting, an organization that is helping create systemic changes within the companies they work with, in order to create equitable, long-term health impacts for the communities they serve.

Learn more about Goodstock Consulting: https://www.goodstockconsulting.com

Connect with Dr. Kim Butler Willis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-b-willis-phd-ches-cdp-312b755b/

Topical time codes:

00:32 - About Goodstock Consulting

2:22 - Meeting clients where they are

3:36 - 3 theories that guide the work

7:13 - Starting points for change

9:01 - Red, yellow, green lights

10:27 - Encountering red lights

12:16 - Reconnecting with humanity

15:14 - Advice to patients seeking care

16:37 - 3 tiers of connection