The Inclusion Pool Paradox | Joze Piranian | TEDxMcGill

In this talk, lifelong stutterer Joze Piranian asks "Does our current approach to DEI (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) cause more guilt than growth?". Presenting his "Inclusion Pool Paradox" idea on the TEDx stage for the first time, Joze proposes a nuanced approach that prevents our inclusionary practices at work, schools and in society from unintentionally becoming exclusionary ones. This talk was filmed and edited by TVM, Student Television at McGill. Joze Piranian is a lifelong stutterer turned Forbes featured International Speaker on Inclusion and Resilience. Born and raised in Lebanon, Joze avoided speaking for more than 25 years out of the fear of being judged for being different. Then, everything changed. He won the Inspirational Speaker of the Year and performed stand-up comedy in 3 continents and 4 languages, most recently for a CBC television taping at the Winnipeg Comedy Festival. Having graduated from McGill University with a Bachelors in Commerce and Psychology, from Queen’s University with a Master of International Business and from Cornell University with a certificate in Diversity & Inclusion, Joze has since delivered hundreds of stand-up comedy and speaking engagements about Inclusion and Resilience at Google, Tesla, TikTok, Dell, IBM, Rogers, BCG, TD, Manulife and Diageo.With more than 3 000 000 views on Goalcast, Joze has also been featured on Forbes, ABC, TEDx, NowThis and CBC. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx