Michelle Silverthorn

Michelle Silverthorn is Founder and CEO of Inclusion Nation, that works with Fortune 500 companies, tech start-ups, nonprofits and universities to design authentic, inclusive spaces for success. A recognized organizational diversity expert and speaker, she has written extensively on the topic. She is a TEDx speaker, and author of the new book, "Authentic Diversity: How to Change the Workplace for Good" (CRC Press, Sept. 9, 2020). Learn more at michellesilverthorn.com.

Articles by Michelle Silverthorn

• Tips for interrupting unconscious bias

  Friday, October 02, 2020

  "Why do you brush your teeth?" When I ask that in my unconscious bias trainings, people give me a very strange look. Because you want healthy teeth and fresh breath, obviously. Except, for millennia, humans were perfectly happy without either. So what changed? Advertising. Marketing. Pepsodent, especially. They made you want to brush your teeth. They made you desire that clean feeling. They made it into a habit. A habit is changed behavior. And making people want to do something is how we always think habits should form.