Introducing our new inclusion benchmarking system, and new programs to delight and educate.
We also bring the latest insights and news from Prague, Melbourne, Sydney and Paris, where we shared ideas with some of the leading voices in technodiversity and inclusion. So, read on!
Contents
- Technodiversity: Practical Insights for Everyone
- Data-Driven Tools for Today’s Inclusion Leaders
- Building Together
- Bringing More of Yourself to Work
- Captured by Algorithms
- People Are the Most Important Asset of a Team
- Data That Reshapes How You See Diversity
- Advocating for Technodiversity
- Education & Experience News
- Discover a Better Way of Seeing Diversity with the Atlas
- New Programs and Highlights for Schools and Communities
- ICAP: Creating Tomorrow’s Leaders Today
- 10% Off for First-Time Schools and Educators
- See you at the LTV Conference 2025
- Eat. Celebrate. Experience Asia by the Yarra!
- Voices of Cultural Infusion
- Quantifying Language Disparities
- What Instrument Is That?
- Elusive Inclusion
- Calendar Spotlight
- Christmas, 25 December 2025 and 7 January 2026
1. Technodiversity: Practical Insights for Everyone
‘Technodiversity’ perfectly describes everything we do in the digital sphere. We picked up this term at Tech Show Paris from Olivia Heslinga, Founder of AI for Good Denmark. In this segment we share our latest insights, tips and innovations.
Data-Driven Tools for Today’s Inclusion Leaders
PCI for Self-Assessment and Benchmarking
How does your organisation rate – in the eyes of your own people – in terms of representation, data, leadership, talent retention and attraction, and culture?
Find out with our new tool, PCI, available on Cultural Infusion's Atlas platform, based on our scientific methodology to give you the full picture.
GDEIB Digital for All Your Self-Assessment and Reporting Needs
Are you looking for an easy way to view and share your Diversity, Equity and Inclusion data? Cultural Infusion is GDEIB certified, and we are proud to announce the launch of GDEIB Digital to enable you to effortlessly self-assess and benchmark, underpinned by the Atlas's scientific methodology and unrivalled expertise in cultural and demographic diversity data.
Building Together
Peter Mousaferiadis participated in a lively panel session at Melbourne Build 2025 with Marion Celeste Olen, Lisa Goodman, Justine Moss, Adelaide Cowan.
Bringing More of Yourself to Work
Highlighting the importance of workplaces that make space for people to bring more of themselves to work. We heard that for First Nations workers in construction, this is a two-way street: feeling more comfortable at work benefits their workplace and connects it to millennia-deep local culture.
Captured by Algorithms
Mainstream AI and its algorithms assume everyone is starting from the same place but the reality is completely different: we each have a different context and story. We took this discussion to OPIM’s DEI Forum in Prague to show the liberating power of holistic data that reveals the actual complexity of cultural identity.
People Are the Most Important Asset of a Team
The actual value of diversity is that our differences cause us to come up with different solutions and approaches. So it’s worth knowing who your people are, as we discussed with the Project Management Institute in Melbourne.
Data That Reshapes How You See Diversity
At the Local Government NSW 2025 Human Resources in Sydney, Blacktown City Council reported that the Atlas’s data ‘reshaped how we see diversity’. Blacktown City Council serves about 435,000 people representing around 188 birthplaces and 182 languages and is enjoying its super-enhanced vision.
Advocating for Technodiversity
The consensus from Tech Show Paris 2025, in a nutshell?
- Data sovereignty and values risk erosion under techno-imperial pressures.
- Sovereign ecosystems can emerge if sufficiently prioritised and funded.
- Investing in local AI is operational risk management.
- AI must treat cultural understanding as a technical requirement.
Want to support technodiversity and learn how the Atlas could help your team or organisation gain super-enhanced cultural understanding?
2. Education and Experiences News
Discover a Better Way of Seeing Diversity with the Atlas
Bring your school’s cultural story to life with the Atlas: the world’s unrivalled leader in demographic and cultural diversity data!
Find out how many languages and dialects your class or school speaks! What belief systems, places and heritages are there to learn about? Discover all the amazing hidden diversity in your school!
Supported by the Victorian Government, we still have some limited free spots for government schools.
New Programs and Highlights for Schools and Communities
CREATING | Tomorrow's Leaders Today (ICAP)
Our Intercultural Citizenship Ambassador Program (ICAP)* is a flexible 4- or 8-week program designed for students in Years 7 to 9. It can be delivered after school, before school or during class time, making it easy to integrate into your school’s timetable.
*Available in Victoria only.
FREE for Year 7, 8 and 9 students at Victorian government schools.
ATTENDING | Languages Teachers Victoria (LTV) Conference 2025 | Friday 5 Dec 2025 | 3.15-4pm
Join Cultural Infusion’s Elizabeth Mousaferiadis for the workshop From Data to Drumming and discover how hidden diversity within classrooms can inspire more inclusive and engaging teaching practices. This interactive session combines live data-mapping using Cultural Infusion’s Atlas with a vibrant French-infused drumming showcase!
Where: Catholic Leadership Centre, 576 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, VIC, 3002
WELCOMING | 10% Off for First-Time Schools and Educators
Book your first program with us by 19 Dec 2025 with code 1STBOOK to receive 10% off! Offer valid for first-time bookings by new teacher customers.
Already booked with us?
Forward this email to a fellow teacher who might love our programs!
All bookings also include 3 months’ free access to lesson plans and our award-winning digital tools via our Learning Lands platform.
EXPLORING | Eat. Celebrate. Experience. Asia by the Yarra | Thursday 4-Sunday 7 Dec 2025
The Asia Street Food Festival returns!
Wander through a vibrant culinary wonderland along the Yarra River, savor authentic dishes from over 40 passionate vendors, enjoy lively performances by local artists, and join in traditional folk games and cultural celebrations that bring friends, families, and new acquaintances together!
Where: Alexandra Gardens, 3 Boathouse Drive, Melbourne, Victoria, 3004
3. Voices of Cultural Infusion
Quantifying Language Disparities
Look out for our forthcoming paper ‘Quantifying Language Disparities’, proposing an evidence-based method to support research and strategies involving linguistically diverse people. Can you guess which are closer to each other, Mandarin and Cantonese, or simplified Chinese and Korean?
What Instrument Is That?
Have you ever listened to a track and wondered which instruments you’re hearing? CTO Rezza Moieni published a paper in the Open Journal of Social Sciences based on a multi-instrument detection model he helped build, trained on 300+ traditional instruments.
Elusive Inclusion
Diversity and Inclusion Specialist Ifeanyichukwu Eze wrote for the blog about the value of 'hi-res' data and need for predictive cultural analytics to help predict the causes of violence, exclusions and discrimination.
4. Calendar Spotlight
Christmas, 25 December 2025 and 7 January 2026
Christmas is on 25 December, and Orthodox Christmas is on 7 January, so we figure, why not celebrate both?
If you are in Victoria, Australia, we have a magical and interactive Christmas program to enjoy, only available in December.
May you be merry and well, and if in the meantime you would like to join any of these conversations, please get in touch or follow our LinkedIn pages and jump in!
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